by Stanley Mieses | Jun 4, 2009 | Wellness
It's finally happening—fat people in America are getting fed up. They're tired of taking it on their cushioned chins from comedians and commentators on national television who otherwise would not dare treat another minority with such disdain and...
by David Wallis | Jun 30, 2009 | Wellness
On a Yelp message board, the question "where to flirt" in San Francisco ignited a vigorous online debate. Jason D. ranked funerals as the fifth-best flirting hot spot, beating out bars and nightclubs. "Whoa, whoa, back up," objected Jordan M....
by Teya Skae | Aug 6, 2009 | Wellness
In the world of nutrition, health and longevity, we are subjected to an overload of often conflicting dietary advice. So what should we eat and what should we avoid? The more we understand about the biochemical changes any food undergoes, depending on how it has been...
by Maureen Turner | Sep 3, 2009 | Wellness
The laboring mom was determined to have a natural birth, and her nurse-midwife, Anastasia Hallisey, was determined to help her do it. But at the same time, Hallisey had another patient in labor, who also required her attention. Moving back and forth between the two...
by Judy Foreman | Oct 1, 2009 | Wellness
In the Lodz ghetto in Poland, home to as many as 204,000 Jews during World War II, there were 170 doctors, as well as a few nurses and midwives, according to diaries and memoirs. Like all the others, the Jewish healers lived with the daily terror of being shipped off...
