Europeans Announce Pioneering Surgery
PARIS — Physicians at four European universities have successfully transplanted a human windpipe, using stem cells from the recipient’s own bone marrow to reline a...
Sweet Potato Puree With Apples
This dish is great for Thanksgiving and always goes over well. Once you’ve tried it you’ll never want those candied yams again. 2 pounds...
TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say
Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S. by 18 percent and decrease the number...
Health Insurers Offer to Accept All Applicants, on Condition
WASHINGTON — The health insurance industry said Wednesday that it would support a health care overhaul requiring insurers to accept all customers, regardless of illness...
What Happy People Don’t Do
Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television,...
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies
Women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies and healthier babies than do obese women who become pregnant, researchers reported on Wednesday.The review...
To Treat Properly, First Deal With the Fear
It was the first time I had met Cynthia. She was dressed impeccably in a blue suit with an understated brooch on the collar —...
Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective Against Dementia, Researchers Find
The largest and longest independent clinical trial to assess ginkgo biloba’s ability to prevent memory loss has found that the supplement does not prevent or...
Protests Over a Rule to Protect Health Providers
WASHINGTON — A last-minute Bush administration plan to grant sweeping new protections to health care providers who oppose abortion and other procedures on religious or...