Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 4:10am
| By HELEN BRANSWELL The Canadian Press
TORONTO — When Kathy Donkner was diagnosed with sleep apnea, she spent several nights in a sleep lab, hooked to scores of electrodes tying her to a device that gathered data about her breathing and sleep patterns. Read More
Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 4:09am
| By LAURA BEIL The New York Times
COME SUMMER, the beaches of this barrier island will be choked with cars and sunbathers, but in the offseason the land is left to wild horses. Smallish, tending toward chestnut and black, they wander past deserted vacation rentals in harems of five... Read More
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 3:55am
| By JOHN McPHEE Out There
There’s a great scene in the movie The Green Mile, when a death row inmate, John Coffey, gets a taste of freedom. Outdoors on a moonlit Louisiana night, he scoops up a handful of fallen leaves and grass to his nose and inhales its scent. Read More
Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 3:54am
| By THE NEW YORK TIMES
How will spring’s false start affect trees?
Q: After a late-winter warm spell that was followed by early-spring cold, I noticed that the trees in my neighborhood did not fully blossom. Even crabapple blossoms perished in the cold. What can... Read More
Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 4:16am
| By New York Times
Use sunscreen, and vitamin D supplements
Q: Will a facial moisturizer with SPF 15 protection keep the skin from generating vitamin D on a sunny day?
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Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 4:16am
| By NATALIE ANGIER The New York Times
When first we meet Hannah, the wondrously mopey mid-20s heroine of HBO’s new hit series Girls, she seems to have more strikes against her than a bowling alley. Read More
Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 4:18am
| By JASON BROWN
I was at the gym a few days ago, and I picked up a copy of Maclean’s magazine to read on the treadmill. What caught my eye was an article on how much trouble Canadian elementary, junior and high school students are having with mathematics.... Read More
Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 4:18am
| By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS New York Times News Services
Some people respond to exercise by eating more. Others eat less. For many years, scientists thought that changes in hormones, spurred by exercise, dictated whether someone’s appetite would increase or drop after working out. But now new... Read More
Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 10:43am
| By THE NEW YORK TIMES
In the event of another disaster at a nuclear power plant, the first responders may not be humans but robots. They may not even look humanoid. Read More
Are supplements really necessary?
Q: A doctor told me that you don’t need daily vitamin supplements if you eat right, and that they don’t dissolve anyway. Is he correct?
A: Probably not, on both counts. Even those few who... Read More
