Dads matter. When people think about depression soon after a baby is born, they often forget about fathers. But many new dads do get depressed, and you can read their depression in their children’s behavior! Fathers and their well-being have an important effect on their babies’ development, but this has been too little studied. The [...]

For some parents, the idea of planning to have their baby born at home feels natural and normal; for others, especially in high-tech countries, the idea of a home birth may feel frightening and unnecessarily risky. Conflicting medical opinion has made the truth of the situation murkier, with the American Public Health Association encouraging more [...]

Dr. Greene has been concerned about acrylamide since 2002 when The World Health Organization convened an emergency expert panel in to evaluate the potential health threats of acrylamide, a known toxic substance possibly created by heating starchy foods to high temperatures. The initial study in Sweden that suggested starches produce acrylamide, conducted early in 2002, [...]

For most people who develop mental illnesses, the problem usually starts in childhood or adolescence, according to a study published in the June 6, 2005 Archives of General Psychiatry. Researchers from Harvard Medical School conducted face-to-face surveys of almost 10,000 adults to learn about how common psychological problems are in the general population, and at [...]

Headlines trumpet that Red Delicious apples have been shown to have higher antioxidant levels than seven other apple varieties, according to a study to appear in the June 29, 2005 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. But what’s the story on apples and antioxidants? And are Red Delicious really the best? When I was in [...]