Health
Tasty tricks for cutting fat, calories from recipes
Mashed bananas or baby food prunes don't sound very appetizing on their own, but substitute one of those ingredients for the vegetable oil in a store-bought brownie mix and it will add moisture whil
Jewish marathoners balancing diet, faith
Jonah Pesner is looking ahead to his crucial carb-loading, fuel-up meal on the night before running his first Boston Marathon. On the menu: matzoh.
Fad-free advice: Hormones or no, keep drinking milk
Research: Vitamins may increase risk of death
Taking antioxidants like vitamins A and E to prolong life may actually have the opposite effect, new research has found.
The DNA of antioxidants
Birth control pills, salon haircuts can raise stroke risk
Post-cancer pregnancy: 'Little message that I was going to live on'
Daphne Babrow's son, Evan, is only 5 months old and she's already thinking about getting pregnant again. The decision won't be easy.
Study: More deaths from heart surgery with older blood
Heart surgery patients were more likely to die or suffer problems if they received transfusions of blood that is more than two weeks old rather than fresher blood, according to a new study that adds
Docs to weigh costs in choosing cancer treatment
You've learned that you have cancer, and the doctor is discussing treatment options. Should the cost be a deciding factor?
Study: Preemies more likely to die in childhood
The largest-ever study of the long-term consequences of premature birth finds that children born early have higher death rates in childhood and are more likely to be childless in adulthood.
Study: Big belly could carry bigger dementia risk
Having a big belly in your 40s can boost your risk of getting Alzheimer's disease or other dementia decades later, a new study suggests.
Autism: What you should know
iReport: 'Naughty Auties' battle autism with virtual interaction
Walk into Naughty Auties, a virtual resource center for those with autism, and you'll find palm trees swaying against a striking ocean sunset. Were it not for the pixelated graphics on the computer
Asperger's: My life as an Earthbound alien
Reflux: A burning nighttime problem
Elevating the head of her bed with bricks doesn't do much for the décor in Deborah Kronenberg's bedroom, but it has made a big difference in her persistent nighttime heartburn.
Revised CPR method helps save Arizonans
Mike Mertz was dead.
One man's story: When an autistic child grows up
When meeting Jeff Donohoo, it's not immediately apparent he is a 36-year-old man living with autism. In fact, unless you get him talking about the Atlanta Braves -- one of his true passions in life
Study: CPR works as well as home defibrillators
Having a defibrillator at home can help a heart attack survivor live through a second crisis, but so can CPR and at a much lower cost. That's the bottom line from the first test of using these heart
