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How passive smoking can harm hearing: Tests show it takes toll on teensMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:47PMThe findings add to the catalogue of health problems already attributed to second-hand smoke, including increased risks of asthma, heart disease and lung cancer.

Friends step in for mother who’s always there for othersMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:46PMMary Thomas has spent most of her life helping others. And now she needs a hand. The financial toll of caring for her son Jordan, 13, who has congenital myotonic dystrophy, has been challenging for the 65-year-old Chisholm woman and her family.[...]

Arun Shourie digs deep into pain in his new book, 'Does He Know a Mother's Heart?'Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:43PMThis time around, Arun Shourie could be forgiven for repeatedly digressing before he returns to the heart of his argument or observation.

Keeping Kids From Dying FatherMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:43PMOnly on FOX: It's got to be one of the most heart-wrenching custodial fights to ever play out in a Houston family court.

Sports BriefsMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:32PMWOMEN'S BASKETBALL Mystics rally from 24 down, beat L.A. in OT LOS ANGELES — Matee Ajavon scored 27 points, and the Washington Mystics overcame a 24-point deficit, completing the largest second-half comeback in WNBA history, with an 89-85 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday night. The Mystics (3-10) ...

How a family tree can save your lifeMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:32PMThe word Alzheimer's is not one you skip over lightly, especially when it appears in a document describing the illnesses and infirmities that have afflicted your own family. But Alzheimer's makes an appearance twice in a family history that, so far, covers a total of 15 people. I knew that my aunt had died of the disease in her 80s. But my grandfather on my dad's side died before I was born, and ...

African HIV patients living 'near-normal lifespan': studyMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:29PMHIV patients in Africa who are receiving regular treatment can expect to live a near normal lifespan, Canadian researchers suggest in the world's first large-scale study to examine HIV patients' life expectancy on the continent.

Mom Has Alzheimer's? Your Risk May Be HighMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:24PMA study suggests that adults whose moms are affected with late-onset Alzheimer's may have an increased risk for the disease, compared with children of dads with late-onset Alzheimer's.