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French Mother Indicted in Smothering of Infants
A nursing assistant was charged with what prosecutors called modern France’s worst case of infanticide.
Getting Into Med School Without Hard Sciences
A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.
Added to the Recall List: Millions of Frozen Mice
Salmonella outbreaks that sickened more than 400 in the U.S. and Britain have been traced to mice sold as food for exotic pets.
Books of The Times: Stefanie Syman’s Yoga History, ‘The Subtle Body’
Stefanie Syman’s book examines how yoga, the centuries-old spiritual discipline, became a fitness routine for American athletes, C.E.O.’s, movie stars and soccer moms.
The Bay Citizen: In Mission, Aging Hospital Is Seen as a Bargaining Chip
St. Luke’s Hospital in the Mission district is essentially on life-support, with its future largely dependent on the fate of an expansion plan by its owner, California Pacific Medical Center.
Recipes for Health: Baked Large Limas With Spinach and Feta
This Greek-inspired dish makes a hearty meal rich in nutritious spinach.
Advance on AIDS Raises Questions as Well as Joy
Experts are pondering issues raised after a trial found that a vaginal gel could help women avoid infection.
Eldercare Questions
Submit your questions about caregiving to an elder law attorney.
Monitoring Mother
New technology is making it possible for adult children to monitor aging parents closely -- perhaps too closely.
When Unemployed Means Unhealthy Too
As a primary care doctor in a city hospital clinic, I see patients from all cultures, speaking all languages. But lately there have been patients from a new culture-the recently -laid-off-now-without-insurance culture.
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