Debi Clendening has lived through it: the lost hair, the weakened body, the sobbing because your life seems out of your hands. ...more

November 15, 2007

Researchers in Oregon on Wednesday reported they had created the world's first fully formed, cloned monkey embryos and harvested batches of stem cells from them - a feat that, if replicated in people, could allow production of replacement tissues or organs with no risk of rejection. ...more

November 15, 2007

Hey, don't let off the rating companies so easily. Imagine, that's what I heard after writing a headline that said: "Let's All Blame The Rating Companies For Every Thing." ...more

November 3, 2007

Two workshops geared toward greening thumbs in Northdale have 146 attendees signed up, but space is available. ...more

October 24, 2007

Two workshops geared toward greening thumbs in Northdale already have 146 attendees signed up, but space is still available for those interested. ...more

October 24, 2007

Treat the Troops was founded on a simple concept: baking cookies. A woman in South Carolina decided a few years ago that troops in Iraq would enjoy batches upon batches of homemade cookies - and she was right. Today, the charity group receives 250 requests per month from military men and women overseas. ...more

October 21, 2007

Of all the things I cooked for my sister's homespun Maine wedding in 2000, one recipe was particularly unassuming: tomatoes with a hefty sprinkling of cumin, baked until they started to shrivel up. ...more

September 19, 2007