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- The Hardest Job a Man May Ever Have
More and more American men are faced with the daunting task of caring for sick and disabled loved ones. As health providers and caregiver organizations recognize this growing trend, they are struggling to come up with ways to offer help to the men who spend their days caring for others.
- The Truth About Weight-Loss Pills
Late night infomercials make it sound like you can you pop a pill, sit on the couch, grab a doughnut, and lose weight, but only if you're willing to fork over the cash for a "fat burner" or "fat trapper."
- Making Baby Genius
Throw out those flash cards. Dump those alphabet videos. The way to a baby's brain is through the heart.
- Pain, Pain, Float Away
For people who suffer from chronic pain, meditation may be the first step to recovery.
- How to Have a Smarter Child
Heredity, has a lot to do with how smart your child will turn out, but the environment in which he or she develops is an important factor.
- Hormones for Your Head
Your body speaks a chemical language in which hormonesare the key words. Researchers learning to speak this languagesay they soon will find new ways to treat anxiety, depression,addiction, and other mental and emotional problems by using hormones.
- Preparing for Parenthood With Yoga
Yoga is something that can be practiced during any phase of life, even pregnancy. Furthermore, proponents of the ancient practice say yoga during pregnancy can actually help the woman prepare for childbirth and parenthood by getting her (and dad!) into mental, physical, and spiritual shape -- gently.
- The Hardest Job a Man May Ever Have
A look at male caregivers.
- Love, Intimacy, and Breast Cancer
What now? Here are insights on intimacy from women living – and loving – with breast cancer.
- Once Upon a Time -- Again
Creative storytelling helps open communication with -- and foster an understanding of -- people with Alzheimer's disease.
- Boning Up on Bones
It's not your run-of-the-mill camp, though the 46 boys who attended Camp Calcium at Purdue University this year participated in all the fun and games typically associated with six weeks away from mom and dad. But the camp is also an innovative setting for a research project, now in its seventh year, looking at how the body uses calcium to build bones during the adolescent growth spurt. Findings f
- No Need to Be a Dating Dud
If all of your dates think you're a dud, don't give up,go to school -- romance school. Although they may not be ableto teach you the language of love, they may be able to teachyou what to say and what not to say, among other things.Here's an inside look -- and a few valuable tips.
- Artificial Intelligence, Real Issue
The subject of man-made life and artificial intelligence both fascinates and repels us. But when does a smart machine become a thinking creation?
- Pacemakers -- for Anxiety
Imagine a device -- permanently implanted in your bodylike a pacemaker -- that controls anxiety by stimulatinga nerve in your neck that leads to your brain. Can thisapproach -- called vagus nerve stimulation -- be a permanentsolution for people who have gone from drug to drug andtherapy to therapy without success?
- Dizziness Not Always Child's Play
We've all felt woozy at one time or another. In fact, dizziness is one of the most common of health complaints.
- Why Guys Die Sooner
Each of the Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. kills men at a higher rate than women. A big reason for this, say experts, is a culture that teaches men, from boyhood on, to ignore their physical well-being.
- Wanna Feel Sexier?
With a little creativity and confidence, a woman can learn to boost her own sex appeal. A sex therapist shows how.
- Baby Boomers Listen Up
Years of exposure to loud concerts, cranked-up stereos, personal CD players, leaf blowers, and other environmental noises are a big part of the reason doctors are now seeing more middle-aged people with hearing loss
- Got Pain? Think Sex.
A visit to the dentist may never be the same. Research suggests that abandoning yourself to your steamiest sexual fantasies can relieve aches and pains.
- School Lunches Get a Garnish.
Today's school cafeterias are offering leaner meals, with less salt and cholesterol and more fruits and vegetables. But given a choice, will your picky eater pick healthier foods?
- Keep Weight Training Injury-Free
More people are lifting weights to strengthen bones and get a tight, toned body -- and more people are getting hurt trying. Lifting weights is great, say experts -- but you have to follow some commonsense guidelines to keep it safe.
- Your Baby Wants Body Art
Some call it self-expression, some say disfigurement, but the issues are larger than just style or rebellion: People with tattoos are nine times more likely to be infected with hepatitis C.
- Filling Sick Lately?
The argument over whether mercury in silver dental fillings is dangerous has spilled over into the courts, with a consumer advocacy group accusing the American Dental Association of deliberately misleading the public -- and endangering health.
- The Importance of Being -- Married
There are many reasons to choose wisely and carefully when picking a spouse, but here's one you may not know: New research suggests that a good marriage is good for your health -- and that a bad one can be a real heartbreaker.
- Period Problems: What They Mean and When to See the Doctor
The Monthly Bill. The Woman's Curse. The nicknames we give to the monthly shedding of the uterus lining reflect the troubles it brings. So how do you know what's normal and what's not?
- Fighting a Mysterious Disease
Many autoimmune ailments like lupus, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis are misunderstood and misdiagnosed. Where does that leave suffering women?
- Back to Basics for Moms-to-Be
Having a baby can be a big pain in the back, either before or after delivery.
- InsemiNation
They may not even know who they are, the citizens of this nation-within-a-nation. They're the offspring of anonymous sperm donors, oftentimes raised without knowing the circumstances of their birth, without knowing the identity -- and medical history -- of their biological father.
- Can 'Chi' Ease Arthritis Pain?
Alternative healers say they've developed treatments that can ease the pain of arthritis using your 'chi' -- the life force that flows through the human body.
- Can 'Chi' Ease Arthritis Pain?.
Alternative healers say they've developed treatments that can ease the pain of arthritis -- without drugs. But to use them you must start thinking in terms of 'chi' -- the Chinese term for a life force that flows through the human body.
- All in the Family
Reaserch shows that the family that eats together, stays healthy together.
- Bush Backs Strictly Limited Stem Cell Research
U.S. funding only permitted for cells already taken from embryos.
- Reclaiming 'Rebirthing'
Recent bad press aside, practitioners say most of what we've heard about 'rebirthing' is all wrong. Done properly, rebirthing is a gentle, breath-focused form of personal growth, they say, with benefits for those seeking vitality and energy.
- Support: That's What Friends Are For
Anyone facing a serious medical condition for the first time may recognize an urgent need not only for expert medical advice and treatment, but for support -- from friends, family, acquaintances, and others who have already passed through the furnace of diagnosis and treatment.
- School of Hard Knocks
An astounding 97% of students report hearing homophobic remarks at school, from peers and teachers alike. But words aren't the worst of it, according to a new report. Gay kids -- and those rumored to be -- suffer daily physical and emotional abuse at school. For some, suicide is the only way out.
- Disability's in Eye of Beholder
With the right training and adaptive equipment, people with limited vision don't have to lead limited lives.
- The Importance of Being ... Married
There are many reasons to choose wisely and carefully when picking a spouse, but here's one you may not know: New research suggests that a good marriage is good for your health -- and that a bad one can be a real heartbreaker.
- Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Come Under Fire
Direct-to-consumer, or DTC, advertisements for prescription drugs may negatively impact the doctor/patient relationship.
- RX Errors on the Rise
As the number of prescriptions soars, so too does the number of mistakes. For patients, the consequences can be serious.
- Medical Mistakes
Medication errors happen more often, causing housands of deaths from preventable errors.
- Save for a Rainy Medical Day.
Medical Savings Accounts an Alternative to Managed Care -- for Some
- X Marks the Spot for Male Fertility
Strange as it seems, fellows, when it comes to the quality of your sperm, it may be the 'female' chromosome that calls the shots.
- Kindness Is Contagious
A leading 'positive psychologist' is working to prove that kindness is catching. Witnessing good deeds physically inspires the viewer to model that behavior, he says, a finding that can -- and should -- be applied to childrearing and education.
- A Bitter Pill to Swallow
The demand for prescription drugs is growing as fast as the supply of pharmacists to dispense them is shrinking.
- Caregivers: The Invisible Patient
Caregiving is a relentless job that so isolates the one providing care that she becomes 'invisible' to family, friends, and the healthcare team. This isolation and invisibility puts the caregiver at risk for serious illness of her own -- and even death.
- Prescription Discount Cards Latest Medicare Reform Tactic
President George W. Bush is expected to announce a discount card plan as an immediate way of keeping prescription drug prices down for seniors.
- The Healing Art
Patient, Express Thyself
- What Would You Do to Have a Baby?
A matter of time before the first human clone appears -- for better or for worse -- leaving the rest of humanity to deal with the ramifications.
- Senior Gamblers Testing the Odds
America is growing grayer -- and the gray are going gambling. With time on their hands and a monthly check in their pockets, U.S. seniors are flocking to casinos and other gaming venues. Is this is a good source of socializing and entertainment -- or of financial disaster?
- A Vacation Away Keeps the Doctor at Bay
Surveys Show Americans Don't Use Their Leave Time