Bob Condor

Nine years later, Michael Jacobson might not be categorized as a household name, but his influence clearly has reached millions of homes in America. He is executive director for the...

Most mornings, Mardi Barrett Brick would wake up before her husband, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease. She moved quietly to the other end of the couple's mobile home to play...

What Pascale Furlong's mother remembers most when American soldiers arrived in southeastern France during 1944 is the sugar packets. "My mother was just a little girl in Annecy," recalled Furlong,...

When Diana Dyer of Ann Arbor, Mich., was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago, she asked her physician, "What can I do for myself?" There was a long pause....

A male neighbor laughed in Dina McGowan's face when he heard she was part of an all-women's coaching group running a football camp for 12- to 15-year-olds this summer. "I...

You might find it peculiar that a PhD biologist such as Sandra Steingraber is curious about playground equipment. She offered a simple explanation. "My daughter is 3 years old," said...

Five years ago Tom McMahon was diagnosed with prostate cancer. "I got the news and basically withdrew from life," said McMahon, 73, a retired psychotherapist who lives in San Jose,...

The first time Dr. Andrew Weil ate Rosie Daley's cooking, he thought it was too "green" and too much like eating spa food. Imagine that: the country's most notable natural...

Persuading kids to watch less television may be his formal goal, but Dr. Tom Robinson takes a decidedly casual approach. "I think you have kids come up with their own...

What we don't know about herbal supplements is worth finding out. But that requires some doing. By law, the government doesn't regulate herbs for safety, quality or effectiveness before products...