Disposable diapers were introduced by Procter & Gamble in 1961. First used as an occasional convenient substitute for cloth diapers, their popularity has since exploded. By 1990 they were the primary diapering method for 85% of American...

Before the advent of the disposable diaper in the 1960s, babies had to resign themselves to the discomfort of soggy cloth nappies, while their parents or nannies were saddled with the unpleasant tasks of washing, bleaching, and drying. Tired of diapers...

A diaper (in North America) or nappy (in the United Kingdom, many Commonwealth countries and Ireland) is an absorbent garment worn by individuals who are incapable of controlling their bladder or bowel movements, or are unable or unwilling to use a...

My wife, alias the Toxic Avenger, came to me last fall with eyes of fire. We were having another baby. Since she would be doing all the entry-level work of feeding the baby, I would be commander in chief of the exit detail. Need...

PUCKER UP Have you ever seen a group of grown men in diapers, running with balloons between their legs, causing them to waddle like toddlers? No? Then you've never been to a relay game at a diaper-lovers party. I went to my first...

Former astronaut Lisa Nowak didn't wear diapers during her 950-mile road trip to confront a romantic rival, her lawyer said Friday, disputing one of the more bizarre details to emerge from the NASA love triangle."The biggest lie in this preposterous tale that has been told...

Help! Some Beatles fans are feeling down about the latest use of a Fab Four song in a commercial _ the 1967 peace anthem "All You Need Is Love" highlights a new disposable diaper campaign."I just cannot see a Beatles song being used for trivial...