Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) has always been a bit of a mystery.
The Future of Birth Control
Perhaps at no other point in history has the role of contraception in society been so thoroughly explored, analyzed and debated.
Family MattersPregnancy
Are Crib Bumpers a Nursery Necessity? CPSC Vets their Safety Record
For nine months of pregnancy, babies-to-be are cushioned in watery darkness. Once they’re sprung, few parents are eager for them to bang their noggins on hard crib rails, hence the indispensable crib bumper.
4 Ways Americans Are Healthier Already
January is the month in which magazines and newspapers tell us how to change our unhealthy ways. That’s not news. What is headline-worthy is that Americans seem to be taking the advice. Indeed, as it turns out, we may not be the …
CommittedDivorce
The Divorce So Bad it Made the Family Judge Flip Out
Spending days ringside to other people’s parents bickering and arguing and general dysfunction takes a soul strong of stomach and long on patience, which is why only a hardy few to be a family court judge.
You May Be Less Bald Than You Think
Not long ago, I was having dinner with a friend in his late 20s, and when the topic somehow turned to hair loss, his panic was palpable. “I don’t even want to talk about it,” he said, shuddering and putting a hand to his …
New Hope For An Anti-Cocaine Vaccine
OK, so maybe there’s not an epidemic of coke-snorting mice in your neighborhood, but if there were, a new finding at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City could help them. It could also help millions of humans addicted …
CommittedParenting
The Daddy Bonus: Which Fathers Get Paid More at Work?
One of the more intriguing explanations for the pesky and persistent gender gap in wages is that becoming a mother tends to depress a woman’s ability to earn, while becoming a father has the opposite effect, especially among …
Family MattersPregnancy
Nursing School Says No Way to Placentas on Facebook
The placenta is not a showy organ. It does yeoman’s work sustaining baby throughout pregnancy, then, shortly after the moment that should be its, ahem, crowning glory, it’s unceremoniously tossed into the medical waste bin.
New Way to Investigate Crime: A DNA Test for Hair Color
Never mind what the sleuths on CSI would have you believe, finding DNA at the scene of a crime can sometimes be a dead end. Your genome may readily reveal your susceptibility to certain diseases or even the consistency of your …
CommittedInfertility
Predicting IVF Success: There’s an App for That
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a money-, time-, and dignity- gobbling exercise with lower than a third chance of success.