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For Many Chinese, New Wealth and a Fresh Face
By SHARON LaFRANIERE
The breathtaking pace of transformation for upwardly mobile Chinese now extends to faces, as cosmetic and plastic surgery becomes a more widespread expenditure.
Brendan Smialowski for The New York Times
Dr. Ronald Sroka examines a patient, Joseph Walsh, at his family medical practice.
Dr. Ronald Sroka has been in practice for 32 years, and has a roster of 4,000 patients, but with costs going up and reimbursements going down, he is looking for an out.
A Fight Over How Drugs Are Pitched
By NATASHA SINGER
Marketing to doctors using prescription records bearing their names is an increasingly contentious practice, with three states enacting laws to limit the uses of the records for marketing.
City Issues Rule to Ban Dirtiest Oils at Buildings
By MIREYA NAVARRO
Buildings in New York City will be required to phase out using the most-polluting heating oil under a new regulation that is expected to improve air quality significantly.
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College-Bound and Living With Autism
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Experts Fred Volkmar and Lisa Wiesner respond to reader questions about success in school and the long-term course of autism.
Bacterial Ecosystems Divide People Into 3 Groups, Scientists Say
By CARL ZIMMER
Scientists report that the three “enterotypes” may have discrete effects on people’s health.
Japanese Revisit Nuclear Zone While They Can
By ANDREW POLLACK
With just hours to retrieve belongings before a government deadline, neighbors of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant flocked back home.
Briefly Returning to the Nuclear ZoneMedical Experts Dispute a Hospital’s Claims on Heart Device Data
By BARRY MEIER
A hospital said that patients benefited when cardiologists there switched to heart devices made by a company that paid it consulting fees.
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
In Tuscany, leftover bean soup is “reboiled” with bread to make a wonderful comfort food.
Ohio County Losing Its Young to Painkillers’ Grip
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
Overdoses have surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of accidental deaths in Ohio.
In Online Games, a Path to Young Consumers
By MATT RICHTEL
Food marketers are pitching their products to children via Web sites that critics say blur the line between activities and advertising.
Personal Best
For an Exercise Afterburn, Intensity May Be the Key
By GINA KOLATA
One study finds a hard workout’s calorie-burning benefits continue after the exercise is done.
Come On, I Thought I Knew That!
By BENEDICT CAREY
Most of us think bigger is better in terms of font size and memory, but new research shows we are wrong.
Well
New Lessons to Pave a Road to Safety
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Short of keeping teenagers off the road entirely, is there a way to make their driving safer - for them and for the rest of us?
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Vegan Promoter Uses Photos of Meat and Dairy Items, and Fury Follows
By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF
A San Francisco-based “vegetarian lifestyle” magazine and Web site acknowledged that it regularly used images of meat and dairy-filled foods to accompany vegan-themed articles and recipes.
The Disappearing Family Doctor
April 22, 2011
Happiest Places Post Highest Suicide Rates
April 22, 2011
The Delectable Pairing of Bread and Soup
April 22, 2011
Pesticide Exposure in Womb Affects I.Q.
April 21, 2011
Think Like a Doctor: A Litany of Symptoms Solved!
April 21, 2011
From the Week in Review
Maybe Just Drunk Enough to Remember
By JOHN ELIGON
A woman testified that she was intoxicated, unable to recall a cab ride home. But she could recount being raped. Here’s a look at the science on alcohol and memory.
Time Demands on a Caregiver
April 22, 2011
Remaking Alzheimer's: A Few Questions
April 21, 2011
A Mother’s Nighttime Rage
April 20, 2011
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Personal Health
The Nose May Not Know What It’s Missing
By JANE E. BRODY
Smell and taste disorders can affect more than the ability to “smell the roses” in life and to enjoy food.
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The Claim: To Reduce Snoring, Try Sleeping on Your Side
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Advice long given to snorers may not work for everyone.
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A Generation of Autism, Coming of Age
By AMY LENNARD GOEHNER
A half million children with autism will enter adulthood in the next decade. How will they be cared for?
Ask the Experts About Autism
Dr. Fred Volkmar of the Yale Child Study Center and Dr. Lisa Wiesner respond to reader questions about autism.
The Weekly Health Quiz
In the news: Memory, snoring and a new way to classify people. Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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Patient Voices: Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
A genetic disease that causes weakness in the hands, arms, feet and legs, C.M.T. can cause difficulty walking and performing tasks.
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UnitedHealth Group Reports Strong Earnings
April 21, 2011
This Week's Health Industry News
April 18, 2011
Inside Health
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Administration Wants Tighter Painkiller Rules
By BARRY MEIER and ABBY GOODNOUGH
The Obama administration wants legislation requiring training for doctors who prescribe powerful painkillers.
Research »
Vital Signs
Exercise: Fewer Healthy Habits for Young Mothers
By RONI CARYN RABIN
A study finds young women with small children exercise less than other women their age and don’t eat as well.
Fitness & Nutrition »
Recipes for Health
‘Bouillabaisse’ of Fresh Peas With Poached Eggs
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
In the Provence region of France, it’s a tradition to make a “poor man’s bouillabaisse” with vegetables instead of seafood.
The Radiation Boom
By WALT BOGDANICH
Articles in this series examine issues arising from the increasing use of medical radiation and the new technologies that deliver it.
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The Science of Living a Healthy Life
The truth about exercise and weight loss, adventures in estrogen replacement and what research shows about relationships and physical well-being.
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