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A world-renowned Harvard child psychiatrist whose work has helped fuel an explosion in the use of powerful anti-psychotic medicines in children earned at least $1.6 million in consulting fees from...

An Israeli government official acknowledged Saturday that the crucial issue of the future status of Jerusalem is unlikely to be resolved in negotiations with Palestinians this year, reflecting the abiding...

Two large studies involving more than 21,000 people found that those with Type 2 diabetes had no reduction in their risk of heart attacks and strokes and no reduction in...

With only three weeks to go before Zimbabwe's presidential runoff, police briefly detained the opposition's standard-bearer, Morgan Tsvangirai, on Friday for the second time this week and directed his party...

When Pam Glazer, a 53-year-old architect and self-described "granola-head from way back," began planning a pool for her home in Southampton, N.Y., she searched for a way to keep it...

The key to decorating small spaces is to create flexible furniture arrangements, optimize storage and aim for a light and airy design. Using an open floor plan in a small...

Citing high oil prices and the slowing economy, the International Air Transport Association on Monday sharply lowered its industry forecast for 2008, saying it now expected a collective loss of...

MasterCard executives have found a new poster boy for the angst-ridden economy: Mr. Bill. The small clay figure that appeared in "Saturday Night Live" short films three decades ago --...

On the ground floor of a nondescript building, a few blocks from the University of Georgia campus, sits a little room stuffed with instruments and decorated with Christmas lights, lava...

"Sex and the City" and its legion of female fans over the weekend gave Hollywood exactly what it needs to survive an uncertain summer movie season: an unconventional hit. The...