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Baldness drug problem Losing their hair to middle age pushes many men to take anti- baldness drugs. But one popular drug has an unintended consequence: It skews results from the prostate-specific antigen test used to screen men for prostate cancer.
Sleepless in the nursery
WHEN BABY won’t sleep, new parents get desperate. And when the market sees a need, it promptly fills it. These days you can hire sleep consultants, browse “sleep training” books by the hundreds, and buy all manner of infant sleep-assistance products — aromatherapy dollies, fleece crib sheets, maternal heartbeat CDs, even disembodied hands — stuffed mitts that cup baby’s head and bottom, as if …
Top parenting tips offered
By Rachel Kubicek THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) There are no black and white answers when it comes to the question of how to be an organized mom. There are too many sticks in the spokes of life to plan for life to run smoothly all of the time.
