As flu season approaches, many New Jersey parents are furious over a first-in-the-nation requirement that children get a flu shot in order to attend preschools and day care centers. The decision should be made by parents, not the state, they contend. ...more

October 17, 2008

One in four teen girls have rolled up their sleeves for the relatively new vaccine against a virus that causes cervical cancer, federal health officials said Thursday. ...more

October 10, 2008

You can leave the car at home. Really. Find out how from groups ready to sell you on carpools, bicycles and mass transit options. Stick around for the free pizza, T-shirts and prizes. ...more

October 7, 2008

Feeling nickel-and-dimed to death at the grocery store? ...more

October 4, 2008

With sauna-like summer days lingering on, people might not be focused yet on the fall flu season. ...more

September 28, 2008

saying for the first time that every child of age 6 months and older should get them. ...more

September 26, 2008

at least in the United States. ...more

September 22, 2008

With sauna-like summer days lingering on, people might not be focused yet on the fall flu season. ...more

September 13, 2008

. So Sarah Palin, in addition to being the mother of five, is also the soon-to-be grandmother of one. Welcome to 21st century America. ...more

September 4, 2008

Samantha Spady was an All-American girl: homecoming queen, class president, captain of the cheerleading squad and volunteer in a drug-education program. On Labor Day weekend 2004, the 19-year-old threw herself into the drinking fun that surrounds a big football weekend at Colorado State University. ...more

August 31, 2008