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Prime Targets for Scam Artists
By PAULA SPAN
"Some people are more likely to fall for some kinds of frauds than others," according to one expert.
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Christopher T. Martin
Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society.
Just how broken is the United States health care system? Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, paints a grim picture in his new book "How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick In America.''
Well
Paying the Price of a Fat Pet
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Many pet owners are finding that the extra pounds on a pudgy cat or dog can lead to severe - and costly - health problems.
With Classroom Breakfasts, a Concern That Some Children Eat Twice
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
New York City’s health department is concerned that a free breakfast program may cause obesity in some students who are already eating at home.
Collaboration on Hepatitis Drugs Lags
By ANDREW POLLACK
A combination of two pills proved extremely effective in a small trial but the two companies who manufacture the pills have not agreed to collaborate, to the chagrin of some doctors.
A Spate of Teenage Suicides Alarms Russians
By GLENN KATES
President Dmitri A. Medvedev and experts warned that too much publicity surrounding the deaths might be contributing to a copycat effect.
Well
Life, Interrupted: A Young Cancer Patient Faces Infertility
By SULEIKA JAOUAD
Last spring, I found out I had leukemia. Before the horror of the news even had time to sink in, I had to absorb a second shock: The chemotherapy treatments that could save my life would also make me infertile, writes Suleika Jaouad.
Veterans Department to Increase Mental Health Staffing
By JAMES DAO
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to hire about 1,600 psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other clinicians in an effort to reduce wait times for services.
Well
Reinventing the Third-Year Medical Student
By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D.
The third year of medical school has long been a pivotal point in training, but recently, the tradition of monthlong "rotations," a speed-dating introduction to the major disciplines of medicine and the issues patients face, has come under fire.
Studies Question the Pairing of Food Deserts and Obesity
By GINA KOLATA
Two new studies say that poor neighborhoods have a wider variety of food choices than do more affluent ones, and found no relationship between the type of food being sold and obesity.
Well
Why Was Warren Buffett Screened for Prostate Cancer?
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Mr. Buffett's cancer was detected with a prostate specific antigen blood test, but the decision to screen him goes against the recommendations of a government panel that issues screening guidelines.
Bills Seek to Change Rule on Generic Drug Labels
By KATIE THOMAS
The measures would permit generic drug companies to update warning information about the drugs they manufacture, giving patients the ability to sue the companies for failing to warn them about potential risks.
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Mental Health Center for Youth Is Closing
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Measles Cases Rose in 2011
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In a Shift, Medicare Pushes Bids
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On Campus, Opening Up Conversations About Sex
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Device Malfunction Casts Doubt on Industry Pledge
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Ireland Takes Up Bill on Abortion Access
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Popular J.&J.; Drugs May Not Return Until 2013
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Indian State Finds Itself in Tight Grip of Addiction
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New Analysis Debunks Connection Between Gum Disease and Heart Attack
Oven-Roasted Salmon, Quinoa and Asparagus With Wasabi Oil
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Oven-Roasted Salmon, Quinoa and Asparagus With Wasabi Oil
A pungent flavored oil drizzled on at the end can embellish even the simplest fish, grains and vegetables.
Jogging Your Brain
April 20, 2012
Whom Do Women Call? Husbands Lose Out to Daughters
April 20, 2012
Oils for Cooking and Drizzling
April 20, 2012
Are Most People in Denial About Their Weight?
April 18, 2012
The Well Quiz: Test Your Vegan I.Q.
April 18, 2012
'Elderly' No More
April 19, 2012
Where the Oldest Die Now
April 18, 2012
Fistfuls of Pills
April 17, 2012
Reconnecting Through Art
April 13, 2012
Columns
Really?
Really? Car Accidents More Frequent on Tax Day
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
A study published this month suggested that the stress of meeting tax deadlines affects road safety in April.
Personal Health
Too Many Pills for Aging Patients
By JANE E. BRODY
Overmedication of the elderly is a widespread problem, a public health crisis that compromises the well-being of growing numbers of older adults.
Q & A
The Sound and the Fury
By C. CLAIBORNE RAY
M.R.I. machines pass rapid pulses of electricity through metal coils, resulting in banging noises as loud as a rock concert.
The Weekly Health Quiz
In the news: Warren Buffett, teenage births and vegan eating. Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
More Expert Answers on E.M.D.R.
Update: Dr. Francine Shapiro answers reader question about E.M.D.R. and war trauma, broken relationships and more.
From the Magazine
Post-Prozac Nation
By SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE
Just because the wonder drugs of the ’90s have disappointed doesn’t mean the science should be completely discarded. But it does mean we need a more sophisticated theory of depression.
How Exercise Could Lead to a Better Brain
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
A mouse that runs all the time is smarter than one that doesn’t. Probably true for people, too.
Can You Make Yourself Smarter?
By DAN HURLEY
A new memory game has revived the tantalizing notion that people can work their way to a higher I.Q.
From Opinion
Op-Ed Columnist
... And Love Handles for All
By FRANK BRUNI
Is it flaw or fate that America has become so fat?
Podcast: Science Times
This week: The Well transformation; cutting corners in science; and sex at Harvard.
Inside Health
Views »
Essay
Endless Screenings Don’t Bring Everlasting Health
By LISA M. SCHWARTZ, M.D. and STEVEN WOLOSHIN, M.D.
Many tests and procedures have been oversold, their benefits exaggerated and their harms ignored.
Money & Policy »
In Tough Times, Three Planned Parenthood Branches Fight Back by Merging
By EMILY RAMSHAW
Three branches of Planned Parenthood have merged to become Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, the national health care organization’s eighth-largest affiliate.
Research »
Vital Signs
Hazards: Poor Health in Pregnancy Linked to Delays
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The individual contributions of hypertension, diabetes and obesity in mothers are not clear, but the increased risks to their children are more than double for developmental delays and more than 50 percent for autism, a study suggests.
Fitness & Nutrition »
Recipes for Health
Radicchio or Asian Greens Salad With Golden Beets and Walnuts
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
A walnut-oil vinaigrette is a wonderful companion to bitter greens.
Times Essentials
Reporter's File
Making Sickle Cell Disease a Manageable Illness
By CAROLYN SAYRE
On most days Giovanna Poli acts like a typical 12-year-old, but she is living with sickle cell disease.
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