Well: Vulnerability to Fructose Varies, Health Study Finds

Well: Vulnerability to Fructose Varies, Health Study Finds By ANAHAD O'CONNOR In some people, consumption of the sugar sharply effects a hormone that helps to regulate fat accumulation, researchers at Harvard reported.

Well: Epidurals May Be Given Early or Late in Labor

Well: Epidurals May Be Given Early or Late in Labor By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Whether a woman has an epidural early or late in labor makes no difference in birth outcome, a large review of studies has found.

Well: Prostate Cancer Recurrence Risk Tied to Lipid Levels

Well: Prostate Cancer Recurrence Risk Tied to Lipid Levels By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Abnormal lipid levels are associated with an increased risk for recurrence of prostate cancer, researchers report.

Well: Ask Well: Ebola on Airplanes, Ebola in Sneezes

Well: Ask Well: Ebola on Airplanes, Ebola in Sneezes By DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. Can I get Ebola on a flight? What is the likelihood of Ebola being spread by sneezes?

Well: With Electronic Medical Records, Doctors Read When They Should Talk

Well: With Electronic Medical Records, Doctors Read When They Should Talk By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D. In the middle of a simmering crisis in medical data management, doctors shouldn’t be spending all their time reading information recorded by others. They should be talking to patients.

Well: In Interrogations, Teenagers Are Too Young to Know Better

Well: In Interrogations, Teenagers Are Too Young to Know Better By JAN HOFFMAN A study of 57 videotaped interrogations of teenagers by the police found that none of them remained silent, suggesting they are particularly vulnerable at such times.

Well: O.C.D, a Disorder That Cannot Be Ignored

Well: O.C.D, a Disorder That Cannot Be Ignored By JANE E. BRODY Obsessive compulsive disorder is characterized by intrusive and disturbing thoughts that compel the sufferer to engage in ritualistic, irrational behaviors to relieve the resulting anxiety.

Well: Lentils in Salads, Pilafs and Pies

Well: Lentils in Salads, Pilafs and Pies By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN This is one legume you should always have in your larder.

Opinion: Can Celiac Disease Affect the Brain?

Opinion: Can Celiac Disease Affect the Brain? By MOISES VELASQUEZ-MANOFF Some scientists have linked gluten with neurological symptoms.

Well: Living with Cancer: Hiding Under a Wig?

Well: Living with Cancer: Hiding Under a Wig? By SUSAN GUBAR Since cancer patients are robbed of physical stamina and a normal body, why not at least create an illusion of well-being?