The urge to punish is more than Wall Street loathing: it?s based in instincts that have had a protective effect on communities throughout human history. 
Most people are worried about the health of the economy. But does the economy also affect your health? 
New powerful genetic techniques may provide an alternative to amniocentesis, which can cause miscarriages. 
David Servan-Schreiber wants you to buy into a way of life: a way of staying cancer-free by paying careful attention to what you eat and how you behave. 
The finding is the latest evidence to suggest that a baby?s sleep environment is a critical factor in the risk for sudden infant death syndrome. 
Studies find that speaking to older people in the belittling style known as elderspeak can have health consequences. 
For thousands of New Yorkers like Mr. Green, the prolongation of life at all costs was the only legally sanctioned course of treatment. 
Why do both presidential candidates champion one of medical care?s most pervasive myths? 
Infection with the AIDS virus in China is spreading beyond the country?s original high-risk groups and the virus has spread to all provinces. 
The use of acetaminophen in the first year of life is associated with an increased risk for asthma, eczema and allergic runny nose later in childhood, a study suggests. 
A task force has recommended stopping colorectal cancer screening at age 75 for people who have no evidence of disease. 
Joseph DeRisi, a molecular biologist and biochemist, helped invent the ViroChip, which accelerates the ability of researchers to diagnose viral infections. 
A clinical trial has shown that pregnant women who receive the influenza vaccine provide immunity to their newborns as well. 
A new study suggests that free drug samples provided in doctors? offices, a marketing tool, do little to help poor patients and may present health risks for children. 
Connecticut?s consumer protection officials issued a public warning against eating contaminated Chinese candy. 
Researchers are reporting that the ?talking cure? can be effective against some chronic mental problems, including anxiety and borderline personality disorder. 
A social movement argues that you can be healthy no matter how fat you are. 
Trainers and coaches say relaxation is crucial to a strong performance, and tension only serves to diminish an athlete's performance. 
Can?t afford sick workers? In one Michigan town, small companies are paying more to keep them well. 
Sharing adult meals with a baby and feeding them a range of foods encourages the child to be more adventurous at the table. 
Business leaders fear that John McCain?s proposal to revamp taxation of health benefits would help to erode employer-sponsored health insurance. 
The new law, which will affect more than one-third of all Americans, comes after 12 years of advocacy by friends and relatives of people with mental illness and addictions. 
A series of disclosures on consulting arrangements may force changes in doctors? relationships with drug makers. 
A bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday brings California closer than any other state to instituting routine H.I.V. screening. 
Medicare will stop paying hospitals for the added costs of treating patients who are injured in their care. 
Sjögren?s disease, in which the body attacks its own secretory glands and tissues, is common but hard to detect. 
The cooling effects of alcohol on intact skin have led many parents to employ it as a quick remedy against fevers in small children. 
The fumes from ?road tar? or asphalt give me a headache. What is in it? Does it contain carcinogens? 
Health is the opposite of a commodity: it flits around like Tinkerbell, defying all the best intentions and predictions. 
Physicians miss most opportunities to respond empathetically to their patients, a new study found. 
Dr. Ron Davis speaks about major health care issues while battling pancreatic cancer, which is the nation?s fourth-leading cause of cancer death. 
The vexing issue of when bereavement or sadness becomes a disorder, and how it should be treated, requires more study. 
Alzheimer?s closed in on a wife early, grindingly taking over more than half of our years together. 
When the proper diagnosis comes too late. 
A staff nurse tells her first experience with ?Condition A,? the sudden death of a patient. 
Theoretically, anyone can become an addict. But it is more likely the fate of some, including truant young men, the children of addicts and those with depression. 
What we are learning about the interplay of hormones, breast cancer, chemotherapy and the pregnant body. 
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