Avoiding the Painkiller-Overuse Rut in Migraines Associated Press That day in July was one that Tammy Morse won't soon forget. Five months earlier, her husband lost his job as a recruiter for the financial services industry. Even a Tiny Bit of Flab Raises Heart Failure Risk Reuters Even a little bit of extra weight can raise the risk of heart failure, according to a U.S. study published on Monday that calculated the heart hazards of being pudgy but not obese. How Kids Get Hurt Washington Post Experts Find Thousands of Childhood Deaths Preventable Hitting the Right Notes To Aid the Ill Washington Post "Beautiful" is the word Cathy Maglaras uses to describe the first time she sat playing her harp to a man as he died. "People always ask, 'Isn't that depressing?' But no," she explains. "Actually I felt so honored to be there at such an intimate moment." Blind, Yet Seeing: The Brainʼs Subconscious Visual Sense The New York Times BLINDSIGHT A patient whose visual lobes in the brain were destroyed was able to navigate an obstacle course and recognize fearful faces subconsciously. Drug Rehabilitation or Revolving Door? The New York Times Their first love might be the rum or vodka or gin and juice that is going around the bonfire. Or maybe the smoke, the potent marijuana that grows in the misted hills here like moss on a wet stone. New Research Shows Why Every Week of Pregnancy Counts The Wall Street Journal This time of year, some hospitals see a small uptick in baby deliveries thanks to families eager to fit the blessed event in around holiday plans or in time to claim a tax deduction. Conventional wisdom has long held that inducing labor or having a Caesarean section a bit early posed little risk, since after 34 weeks gestation, all the baby has to do was grow. Keeping Up Apprearances in a Downturn The Wall Street Journal Vanity appears to be trumping frugality in a looks-conscious society. FDA Warns of Risky Weight Loss Pills WebMD Health News FDA Tells Consumers Not to Use More Than 25 Weight Loss Products Due to Undeclared, Illegal Ingredients Branson Slams Britain's "Horrific" MRSA Problem Reuters Britain faces a "horrific" problem with hospital superbugs, entrepreneur Richard Branson said on Tuesday, accusing politicians and hospital bosses of tinkering with the problem but not doing enough to solve it.
