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Dubious Invention: The ‘Mommy Tummy’ Simulates Pregnancy for Men
Being pregnant is at once the best and worst feeling in the world. You’re giddy with the idea that your body is growing another human being, but your ankles are swollen and your waistline is erupting like Mt. Vesuvius. “If you …
Survey Shows Men Need to Cuddle, Women Value Sex
That old chestnut about women always wanting to cuddle? Myth, according to a Kinsey Institute study, which finds that kissing and hugging were more important to the happiness of men than of women.
Should Radiation from Japan Scuttle Spring Break in Hawaii? A Mom Agonizes
There’s something about having kids that can turn a fairly rational person into a neurotic worrywart. So it was with our spring break trip to Hawaii, planned long before Japan trembled, flooded and announced that the
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‘Paradise Built in Hell:’ How Disaster Brings Out the Best in People
In her 2009 book, A Paradise Built in Hell, author Rebecca Solnit describes how in the aftermath of natural and man-made disasters — such as the one unfolding in Japan — human beings tend to respond by banding together, not …
Worried About Radiation Exposure? Watch Out for Fake Treatments
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning American consumers about counterfeit medications claiming to protect against radiation exposure.
In Japan, Pregnant Women Have Double the Reason to Dodge Radiation
When Kathryn Higley, head of the department of nuclear engineering and radiation health physics at Oregon State University, learned she was pregnant years ago, she immediately informed her supervisor, who outfitted her with a …
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Japan’s Next Nightmare: Health Problems from Radiation Exposure
As workers continue to attempt to contain damage of the four reactors in Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, residents of the country are becoming increasingly worried about the health risks associated with radiation …
Tending to Japan’s Psychological Scars: What Hurts, What Helps
Even seen on tiny screens from thousands of miles away, the images of destruction in Japan are devastating. The emotional aftermath seems unimaginable, and yet once the immediate crisis is over, the survivors will certainly be …
Radiation Exposure: Fast Facts About Thyroid Cancer and Other Health Risks
There’s growing alarm worldwide about radiation poisoning, with an explosion Monday morning at the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex.
Kindergarteners Process the Earthquake in Japan
My family was awakened Friday morning on the West Coast by my parents on the East Coast: had we heard that the ripples from the earthquake and tsunami that had rocked Japan while we slept could hit Seattle?