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en-us Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:40:43 GMT NYT > Health http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=6ca35c2132d71a6e4e5b30b6e3fc4fd4 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/magazine/wonder-dog.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/magazine/wonder-dog.html Michele Asselin for The New York Times A golden retriever was the only thing that could reach a raging, disconnected boy.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6ca35c2132d71a6e4e5b30b6e3fc4fd4&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6ca35c2132d71a6e4e5b30b6e3fc4fd4&p=1"/></a>

Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy
A golden retriever was the only thing that could reach a raging, disconnected boy.

Lives: Dazed and Confused
How skipping school in late-’70s New York became a lesson in the costs of dropping out.

Digital Domain: On HealthTap, Advice for You and Points for Doctors
On HealthTap, an interactive Web site, users can ask for medical advice, and doctors can gain whimsical “awards” for their answers.

The Texas Tribune: Texans Lead Battle for Women’s Health
In the skirmish between Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood that intensified over the past week, all roads led to Texas.

Preoccupations: Disabilities Can Be Workplace Assets
In the job market, people with disabilities bring vast experience in coping and adapting — qualities that help them become valuable employees.

Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding.

Well: Today's Teens Better Behaved Than Their Parents
In fact, today's teenagers are misbehaving a lot less than their parents did.

Well: What Doctors Can Learn From Musicians
Could a coach bring back the intellectual vibrancy from medical-school days for one doctor, the way a music teacher inspires constant growth?

Army Studies Workout Supplements After 2 Deaths
The military has removed dietary supplements containing the ingredient dimethylamylamine from stores on its bases, though the products are widely available elsewhere in the country.

Komen Foundation Urged to Restore Planned Parenthood Funds
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation was faced with dissension in its own ranks and roiling anger online over its decision to end its long partnership with Planned Parenthood.

TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories
Top Science and Health Stories on TIME.com

New 'Super-Earth': A Potentially Habitable Planet?
In an improbable spot, scientists say they've discovered a world like our own where water and biology might exist

Sharpest telescope ever
A new system provides all the clarity of stargazing from space and none of the challenges

U.S.-China Solar War: Tariffs on Imports Spark Debate
Tariffs on Chinese imports is a feel-good solution that could do a lot of harm

Happy Birthday, Opportunity! Mars Rover Turns 8
Since 2004, the interplanetary car has been trundling across the Martian surface

Climate Change: Why It's Time to Focus on Farming
The fact that the climate is already changing, and will continue to change, means we need to start adapting agriculture to a warmer world immediately

The 'Choking Game': 1 in 7 College Kids Has Tried It
The potentially lethal Choking Game, which involves cutting off the blood supply to the brain, appears to be popular with some college students who think it's not as dangerous as using illicit drugs

New Mexico Is Stretching, Slowly but Surely
The driving distance between Phoenix and Dallas is getting farther. It's a minuscule difference -- not even a millimeter a year -- but it's a tangible phenomenon, and you can blame on the middleman: New Mexico

The Milky Way's Babies: Why Can't We See More of Them?
Our galaxy ought to have a lot more company -- so where is it?

Gravitational Lensing: The Optical Illusion That Explains the Cosmos
You may never have heard of gravitational lensing, but it's redrawing the very map of space

NASA's Lunar Orbiter Finds the Moon's Wetter Regions
The darkest, least habitable spots on the lunar surface turn out to be the wettest too