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Meet the boy believed to be 'patient zero'

Tucked away in this small mountain village in Mexico, off a dusty road flanked by pig farms, is where the earliest case of swine flu -- a virus spreading globally -- was confirmed.

Hunting for the secrets of a happy marriage

No one can truly know what goes on inside a marriage except the two people involved, but researchers are getting increasingly good glimpses at what makes couples tick, how relationships are stressed and what factors can keep the spark alive.

Why so many minds think alike

You're in a room with 10 other people who seem to agree on something, but you hold the opposite view. Do you say something? Or do you just go along with the others?

Meet the conditions expert doctor

My name is Otis W. Brawley, M.D. I am an oncologist or cancer doctor.

How to be a heavenly houseguest -- and keep your sanity

Shuffling through airport security in your socks or sitting in traffic may seem like a breeze compared with the stresses of settling in under the same roof with family.

Stay wise about weight as you age

As we age we grow, not only in wisdom, (one hopes) but also in size (one hopes not!).

How to talk to your doctor about chronic pain

Good chronic pain treatment can be hard to find. A chronic pain patient has every right to believe that his or her doctor will listen sympathetically and prescribe the appropriate treatment, but that is not always the reality.

How to slash your heart disease risk by 83 percent

Your genes don't ordain heart disease. Researchers are learning more about the lifestyle factors that predict heart health, and these are in your hands.

When to skip that massage

Massage, that art of laying on hands, has been around for a while and has seen some changes through the years.

Class trains doctors for the toughest conversation

It's been more than a decade since her 13-year-old daughter, Maria-Victoria, died in a car accident, but Lynda Boucugnani will never forget the doctor who delivered the news. "I remember he sat down, but his first words were, 'Your daughter is deceased.' That just struck me as so cold, so cold," says Boucugnani. The experience was horrendous, she says. "I expected a little bit more compassion ... there was no, 'I'm sorry,' no touching my hand. These things would have meant the whole world to me."

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