Bob Condor

Busy week for American Heart Association officials, who staged their annual Scientific Sessions meeting at McCormick Place. On Monday, it was publicized that a Duke University study showed that research...

Any parent with younger kids has experienced a "just wait" moment, likely numerous times. Here's how it goes: Another parent, sometimes a complete stranger, compliments your child's appearance, behavior or...

Pittsburgh is a serious jazz town--and this musical fact didn't escape one bow-tied visitor from our own jazz-worthy state. Pittsburgh cabdriver and jazz clarinetist Darryl Cann told the story about...

Voters made all sorts of decisions in the last week that will resonate for two, four or six years, depending on the term and elected office. In Oregon, residents faced...

Severely detaching your retina is a scary matter. But Johanna Shapiro found a way through the fear and uncertainty, thanks in no small part to the poetry of Emily Dickinson....

In the super-sized ice bucket of soft drinks, there appears to be room for a half-pint. Eight-ounce cans of Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite and Vanilla Coke are showing up for...

When Dr. Tod Cooperman scratches his head while shopping for garlic supplements, we should all be worried. He is a physician and president of ConsumerLab.com, which tests products for potency...

Twenty-two years ago, I walked into a basement classroom at Iowa State University all excited about my first editing class. After earning an undergraduate degree in business and working three...

Besides the agony of da feet and other body parts, runners were pumped and proud after the Chicago marathon. Here's what some said days later: Tim McCaughey, 44, Springfield (first...

When Linda Waite goes home at night, she can apply lessons from the workday to her family life. The most important advice? "Put your family first when you are home,"...