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Victoria Grove wanted to find out if she was destined to develop the form of emphysema that ran in her family, but she did not want to ask her doctor...

Kathy Ruland decorated her family's new two-bedroom condo at the Plaza Hotel with care. The windows, overlooking Central Park, are draped with gold silk, and the living room showcases her...

After months of speculation, NBC confirmed Tuesday that it would sidestep the annual star-studded "upfront" presentation for advertisers and hold a series of client meetings with media buyers instead. Perhaps...

In the complex, expensive and emotionally charged world of fertility treatment, doctors are sounding a call to arms to reverse the soaring rate of multiple births. The doctors are responding...

Mohamed al Fayed waited more than 10 years for the day in open court where he could lay out his theory of high-level conspiracy in the deaths of Princess Diana...

A nationwide study has found that the uninsured and those covered by Medicaid are more likely than those with private insurance to receive a diagnosis of cancer in the late...

Baba Amte, a follower of Mohandas Gandhi whose dedication to helping the lepers of India brought him the Templeton Prize and many other international awards, died Feb. 9 at his...

As violence in Africa threatened to overshadow his six-day tour of the continent, President Bush on Saturday defended his decision not to visit strife-torn nations, saying he wanted to focus...

The women gathered in the airy living room, wine poured and pleasantries exchanged. In no time, the conversation turned lively -- not about the literary merits of Geraldine Brooks or...

A technical problem gave the FBI access to the e-mail messages from an entire computer network -- perhaps hundreds of accounts or more -- instead of simply the lone e-mail...