WASHINGTON ― But what should we do about the mentally ill who walk among us, stumbling toward what may be violent confrontations with authority? That question was asked by dozens of readers after a column last week about our inability to stop an obviously unstable Jared Lee Loughner on his way to the rampage in Tucson. The anguished e-mails were a reminder that milder versions of the Tucson traged

Across much of the world, including most every Middle Eastern state, citizens and some national leaders are cheering the fall of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s longtime dictator. They are voicing the fervent hope that Tunisia’s revolution will be the first of many dominoes to fall. My advice: Be careful what you wish for.Arab commentators and others, tapping a wellspring of popular d

  The Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia, is shown Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. (AP)PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ A doctor who gave abortions to minorities, immigrants and poor women in a ``house of horrors'' clinic was charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors, prosecutors said Wednesday.Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 69, made mil

A drug commonly used to shrink enlarged prostate glands also increases the accuracy of the test used to detect aggressive forms of prostate cancer, Washington University researchers have found.Dr. Gerald Andriole, chief of urologic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, said a four-year study confirms that men who used the drug Avodart (the generic form is called dutasteride) receive

Another new year, another ― fill in the blank ― doughnut ditched, gym membership bought, resolution made, cute workout top purchased.A few weeks into January, though, resolve has a tendency to subside. Even those with the best of intentions sometimes stand at the foot of the fitness mountain. Unused gym cards remain in sweaty little hands, price tags are still attached to moisture-wicking fabric s

A 65-year-old lady suffered walking difficulties for about five months. She visited five hospitals but was not diagnosed with any specific disease. Her symptoms only continued to get worse and finally she could not walk. An MRI scan found that her spinal cord was squeezed by a narrow spinal canal and multiple disc herniation in the cervical spine. This is called cervical myelopathy. Patients with

WASHINGTON - Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is bringing his iconic men's magazine to the iPad.The octogenarian publisher, in a message on his Twitter feed, @hughhefner, said current and back issues of Playboy would be available on the Apple device in March."Big news! Playboy -- both old & new -- will be available on iPad beginning in March," Hefner said.He did not provide any more details but in resp

(captured from News.com.au)Supermodel Miranda Kerr has posted a picture of herself breastfeeding her newborn son online, reported Australian news.com.au.The snap was taken by Kerr’s husband and famous actor Orlando Bloom with the heading “Our darling little man xxx.”Kerr, who is best known as one of the Victoria’s Secret angels posted the picture on her blog on the KORA Organics website. The coupl

By Kim Ji-hyun The recent success of the Hollywood blockbuster “Avatar” triggered a stream of 3D films meaning that moviegoers are now often seen in theaters armed with special 3D glasses as well as popcorn. Reflecting the growing popularity, IT companies from home and abroad unleashed jumbo-sized 3D TVs with enthusiasm at the Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas during the second week of t

(Yonhap News)Growing number of migrant women seeks legal advice on divorce, child rearingA growing number of migrant women living in South Korea sought legal advice on divorce and children last year, a state-funded aid center said Thursday, raising concerns about difficulties at home faced by multicultural families.According to the Emergency Support Center for Migrant Women, 54,194 people have con

NAIROBI (AP) ― Pirates captured a record 1,181 hostages in 2010 ― almost all of them off the Somali coast ― during a year in which hijackings and attacks became more violent, a global maritime watchdog said.Attackers seized 53 vessels worldwide in 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Maritime Bureau’s piracy reporting center in Kuala Lumpur. All but four were taken by