Contra Costa Times

For many children with attention deficit disorder, Ritalin is a miracle drug. One dose, and many children who once acted on impulses are able to focus on schoolwork or play...

There's a new edition of the pregnancy bible, this one in Spanish. For a generation of fledgling parents, the "What to Expect" series has become something of a bible on...

Robert Swanson expected for most of his childhood to die of AIDS. Understandably, homework was low on his list of priorities. "He'd say, Why should I study? I'm going to...

He used to fly F-16 fighters, but now he is a Top Gun of the Internet. John Howard, one of Sandia/California National Laboratories' newest employees, says the dangers of cyberspace...

A mother's love for a dying son inspired her to start a business to help others. Looking back on the happy times, Cathy Leibow remembers most the gentle laughter that...

Everyone talks about the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, but nobody does anything about it. For example, you can't move the tournament to another date. Pebble Beach Golf Links has tee...

The ads once promised to turn 90-pound weaklings into Charles Atlases. Charles Atlas, for you younger readers, was a muscleman with a "dymnamic tension" system that promised to make boys...

The sonogram screen flickers in the darkened examining room. At the Perinatal Center in Walnut Creek, Dr. Paula Melone peers at the screen closely, then turns to her patient, Angel...

At 2-0, Penn State was the No. 1 college football team in the country, according to the Associated Press poll. At 3-0, Penn State was No. 2. At 5-0, Penn...

For Greg Burke, one is the perfect number. One child, that is. Growing up the oldest of five, Burke often made sacrifices so his family could make ends meet on...