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Life, Interrupted: Hope Is My New Address

Life, Interrupted: Hope Is My New Address

May 20, 2012 8:42 am
Anne Francey Suleika Jaouad at a halfway house following her bone marrow transplant. I opened my eyes to find doctors peering over my hospital bed. They had some welcome news. I...
  • Using a D.M.V. Wait to Enroll Organ Donors
    Using a D.M.V. Wait to Enroll Organ Donors
    Josh Haner/The New York Times Waiting in line at the D.M.V. Last summer I went to my local Department of Motor...
    on May 20, 2012 5:42 am
  • When Garlic Goes Green
    When Garlic Goes Green
    Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times Quinoa Pilaf With Sweet Peas and Green Garlic Garlic is typically harvested...
    on May 19, 2012 8:34 am
  • Turning Yoga Into Art
    Turning Yoga Into Art
    Robert Sturman, an artist from Santa Monica, Calif., has traveled around the world painting and photographing...
    on May 19, 2012 5:33 am

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U.S. may speed approval of ‘breakthrough’ drugs

May 10, 2012 10:48 am
WASHINGTON — Experimental drugs that show a big effect early in development for treating serious or life-threatening diseases would get a faster and cheaper path to U.S....

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Traces of Marijuana Found in Trayvon Martin’s Body: Does It Matter?

May 20, 2012 5:41 am
Among the voluminous evidence released Thursday in the shooting death of 17-year-old Florida high school student Trayvon Martin is a toxicology report showing that the...

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Ontario sets up panel to tackle childhood obesity

Ontario sets up panel to tackle childhood obesity

May 20, 2012 11:43 am
The Ontario government is setting up an expert panel to tackle childhood obesity. The aim is to reduce the obesity rate by 20 per cent over five years. About one-quarter of...

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Honey & Propolis — Thanks, the Bees!

March 11, 2012 9:29 am
Almost 900 years BC, in the medical treatises of the Ancient Egypt have been fixed the first messages about the useful properties of the honey. The Honey — A Lot Of Vitamins...