American medicine in the 1990s underwent great technological advances in areas ranging from plastic surgery to techniques that greatly improve a person's vision. General surgery, which had been a shrinking specialty, achieved new heights with advances...

Robert Coleman Atkins, MD (October 17, 1930 – April 17, 2003) was an American physician and cardiologist, best known for the Atkins Nutritional Approach (or "Atkins Diet"), a popular but controversial way of dieting that entails eating...

Byline: Lauren Schulz, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Happy anti-carbohydrate warriors who have lost weight by eating steak and eggs will be waiting for their moment of vindication: that the Atkins diet is not only effective but safe for the heart. Many mainstream nutritionists...

JANE E. ALLEN, SPECIAL FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-18-2003 Diet guru Robert Atkins dies of injuries from fall By JANE E. ALLEN, SPECIAL FROM THE LOS ANGELES TIMES Date: 04-18-2003, Friday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star...

What do Madonna, a Jewish Kabbalah center, Dr. Robert Atkins and a Portugal-based restaurateur have in common? One six-story Upper East Side building that resembles a spaceship. The owner of three Brazilian food restaurants in the city, Alfredo Pedro, said he plans to start renovations...