CONNECTICUT DINING | HOSPITAL FOOD
Defying a Stereotype With Gourmet Dishes
By WENDY CARLSON
The New Milford hospital cafe defies stereotypes by offering affordable, gourmet entrees, prepared with ingredients from local farms or from the hospital’s own rooftop garden.
VITAL SIGNS
Risks: Women’s Cancer Risk Increases With Height, Study Finds
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The authors suggest that levels of growth hormone might be involved in the genesis of cancer, or that taller people are at greater risk for mutations simply because their bodies comprise more cells.
Walter Reed Hospital Holds Closing Ceremony
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
Joao Silva for The New York Times
Soldiers and guests watched a parachute demonstration at a closing ceremony for Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Patients from the Washington hospital, which opened in 1909, will be moved to facilities in Maryland and Virginia.
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Pomegranate molasses makes this Lebanese dish both sweet and sour.
VITAL SIGNS
Nutrition: Stealthy Vegetables: Getting Children to Eat More
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
A study finds that when puréed zucchini, broccoli, tomatoes, cauliflower and squash are added to foods, children really don’t seem to mind.
N.R.C. Lowers Estimate of How Many Would Die in Meltdown
By MATTHEW L. WALD
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is completing an ambitious study that says the great bulk of radioactive material released in a meltdown would not escape the building.
Ruling Upholds Gene Patent in Cancer Test
By ANDREW POLLACK
A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that genes can be patented, overturning a lower court decision that had shocked the biotechnology industry.
Study Faults Approval Process for Medical Devices
By BARRY MEIER
A top scientific group said the system that examines the safety of devices like artificial hips should be replaced.
Cost of Treating Veterans Will Rise Long Past Wars
By JAMES DAO
Though the withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq and Afghanistan will save the nation billions of dollars, the cost of caring for veterans is projected to grow for decades to come.
Sept. 11 Revealed Psychology’s Limits, Review Finds
By BENEDICT CAREY
A wide-ranging psychological review found a succession of missteps after the attacks.
Study of Medical Device Rules Is Attacked, Unseen
Robert C. W. Ettinger, 92, Dies; Proponent of Life After (Deep-Frozen) Death
David Servan-Schreiber, Exponent of Cancer Treatments, Dies at 50
Drug App Comes Free, Ads Included
Practical Traveler: Planning a Vac(cin)ation
McDonald’s Trims Its Happy Meal
That’s Not Trash, That’s Dinner
Views
Men in Grief Seek Others Who Mourn as They Do
By PERRY GARFINKEL
Research increasingly suggests that men and women experience grief in different ways, and the realization has bolstered a nascent movement of bereavement groups geared to men throughout the country.
Interactive: How Men Grieve
Cooking With Summer Tomatoes
July 29, 2011
Breast-Feeding Doll Is Coming to U.S.
July 29, 2011
Designing a Better Food Label
July 28, 2011
The Hidden Costs of Medical Student Debt
July 28, 2011
Some Nose-Job Patients May Have Mental Illness
July 27, 2011
From Opinion
OPINIONATOR | FIXES
Treating the Cause, Not the Illness
By DAVID BORNSTEIN
A group is training young volunteers to treat the social factors, like poor nutrition and housing, that make patients sick.
The Weekly Health Quiz
In the news: Happy Meals, nose jobs and migraines. Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Columns
PERSONAL HEALTH
Sun’s Rays May Leave Mysterious Marks
By JANE E. BRODY
Many rashes result from a photosensitivity reaction, a combination of the sun’s UVA radiation and exposure to a drug, perfume or another substance.
Gym Class: Ballet Aerobics
The Times's fitness guinea pig, Karen Barrow, tries a Figure 4 barre workout. For more Gym Class videos, go tonytimes.com/well.
Vitamins to Prevent Vision Loss
Dr. Stephen Rose of the Foundation Fighting Blindess responds to readers’ questions about nutrients and vitamins to counter macular degeneration.
How Do You Feel About Medicare?
July 29, 2011
In China, a More Western Approach to Elder Care
July 27, 2011
A Push to Repeal the Class Act
July 22, 2011
INSIDE HEALTH
Money & Policy »
Bill to Ban Stimulant Drug Advances in Senate
By KATIE ZEZIMA
A bill that would ban the new stimulant drug known as bath salts passed the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously Thursday.
Research »
Scant Evidence to Link 9/11 to Cancer, U.S. Report Says
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
A report from a federal agency said there was not enough evidence or research to say 9/11 had caused cancer.
Fitness & Nutrition »
RECIPES FOR HEALTH
Sicilian Stuffed Tomatoes
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
These stuffed tomatoes can be made more flavorful with additional anchovies.
Multimedia
Patient Voices: Macular Degeneration
Six men and women speak about their lives with progressive vision loss.
Consults: Ask an Expert About Macular Degeneration
More Patient Voices:Times Essentials
REPORTER'S FILE
Making Sickle Cell Disease a Manageable Illness
By CAROLYN SAYRE
On most days Giovanna Poli acts like a typical 12-year-old, but she is living with sickle cell disease.
The Radiation Boom
By WALT BOGDANICH
Articles in this series examine issues arising from the increasing use of medical radiation and the new technologies that deliver it.
