Hurricane Harvey survivors feel grief, distress months later
Thursday, 8 February 2018, 10:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Deb Eberhart couldn't sleep and was easily moved to tears as she worked to coordinate repairs to her Houston home in the months after flooding from Hurricane Harvey besieged it with 3 feet (0.91...
How does assisting with suicide affect physicians?
Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 10:55
Last update: about 7 years ago
When my mother was in her final months, suffering from a heart failure and other problems, she called me to her bedside with a pained expression. She took my hand and asked plaintively, “How do...
Why are so many of our pets overweight?
Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 10:53
Last update: about 7 years ago
The Conversation
When I looked at my appointment book for the day, I thought something must be wrong. Someone who worked in the fitness industry was bringing his cat in to the Tufts Obesity Clinic for Animals. Did he...
Price tag on gene therapy for rare form of blindness: $850K
Friday, 2 February 2018, 14:37
Last update: about 7 years ago
A first-of-its kind genetic treatment for blindness will cost $850,000, less than the $1 million price tag that had been expected, but it's still among the most expensive genetic therapies in the...
Authentically handmade? How to know amid mass production
Friday, 2 February 2018, 14:26
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Guatemalan women skilled in traditional Mayan beadwork technique have made chic pillows and pouches for West Elm. Hand-dyers in India, using petals collected from discarded Hindu temple floral...
Sex cases put spotlight on sex addiction, but is it real?
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 14:29
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Is sex addiction a true addiction, a crime, or a made-up condition used by misbehaving VIPs to deflect blame or repair tarnished images? A tide of high-profile sexual misconduct accusations...
Paris couture: Cardin honoured; Sergeenko faces backlash
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 14:19
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — The 95-year-old French fashion icon Pierre Cardin made an exceptionally rare appearance at Paris Couture Week, model Naomi Campbell led fashion industry insiders in criticizing...
Are 3-D mammograms really better? US puts scans to the test
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 10:01
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A better mammogram? Increasingly women are asked if they want a 3-D mammogram instead of the regular X-ray — and now U.S. health officials are starting a huge study to tell if the newer,...
Menswear a wrap in Paris with colorful Kenzo, urban Lanvin
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 09:58
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Lanvin and Paul Smith capped a masculine and utilitarian menswear season in Paris as Kenzo paid tribute to Irish singer-songwriter Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries, who died last...
Viagra goes generic: Pfizer to launch own little white pill
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 09:37
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The little blue pill that's helped millions of men in the bedroom is turning white. Drugmaker Pfizer is launching its own cheaper generic version of Viagra rather than lose most sales when the...