Health/Fitness :: Top Story
Condom Fashion Show
In a bid to promote safe sex and raise awareness about the risk of HIV and Aids, a fashion show in Colombia featured 12,000 condoms. Reuters’ Tara Cleary reports.
Health
Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it’s resistant to the main drug for treating it.
Is Her Kid All Right? Mother Worries About Brain-Damaged Son Coming Out... Again and Again
Austin-based psychologist Drema Dial writes about an unusual conundrum at Salon.com: having a son who comes out as gay--again and again.
Aging vets’ costs concern Obama’s deficit co-chair
The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama’s deficit commission said Tuesday.
FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine
Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year.
Book Reviews
The Manly Art Of Seduction
Author Perry Brass navigates the scary waters of dating in the gay world, offering refreshing tips on how to approach a man, as well as taking it to the stages of emotional and physical intimacy.
Fitness
How I Got Tricked by an Omelette
Scene: Breakfast time at Suka restaurant in London at the Sanderson Hotel, where a beautiful buffet lay before me. As usual, I’m starving.
(Don’t) Shake it Like a Salt Shaker
How much salt is too much? How does the body use it? And how can we avoid excess salt in our diet?
Get Your Workout In
A lot of people look at vacation as a time to spoil themselves. They forget all of their fitness goals and eat like kings, and then have to repair the damages to themselves when they return to reality.
Sugar-Free Isn’t So Sweet
If you’ve ever read the nutrition information on a protein bar and wondered what are sugar alcohols, you’re not alone.

