Patricia Cornwell is an award-winning novelist of forensic mysteries and police procedurals that focus on medical autopsies and investigations. Her novels are characterized by the graphic authenticity of their detail and their compelling psychological st...

Malaysian doctors want to be free of encumbrances around their necks. Not their stethoscopes, but neckties.The Malaysian Medical Association has asked the Health Ministry to scrap a regulation requiring doctors to wear ties while on hospital ward rounds, saying the gentleman's fashion accessory could pose...

Older people would rather exercise alone than be surrounded by a bunch of youthful hard bodies in Spandex, suggests a study that examined how group fitness appeals to people of different ages.The results are a cautionary note about providing the right exercise setting for senior...

Older people would rather exercise alone than be surrounded by a bunch of youthful hard bodies in Spandex, suggests a study that examined how group fitness appeals to people of different ages.The results are a cautionary note about providing the right exercise setting for senior...

Investors have been hammering airline stocks, anxious about possible weakness in domestic travel.But analysts disagree on how much a cooling U.S. market would hurt the industry. Some say it could imperil expected 2008 earnings; others say carriers could overcome it due to continued strength in...