Jennifer Barrett

What female entrepreneurs are doing to help themselves—and their sisters.

Despite new laws, Chapter 7s are on the rise

How popularity lists are changing the way parents pick names for their kids.

An expert's view on finding work even in a difficult economy.

The family fight that created Adidas and Puma.

Can employers put you on a diet? No, but they can make it more expensive to be fat. New ways companies are monitoring employee health habits and rewarding those who shape up.

Snoring isn't just annoying, it's linked to serious health problems. A look at the risks—and the remedies.

Making sense of the Federal Reserve's latest interest-rate cut.

A new plan promises relief to homeowners facing foreclosure, but it may not be enough.

Could Heath Ledger's overdose have been prevented?

The new economic stimulus plan encourages consumers to spend money-but isn't that what got so many into trouble in the first place?

Did Vytorin's makers intentionally suppress unfavorable trial results? Rep. Bart Stupak will hold hearings to try to find out.

Why more men--yes, men--are turning to cosmetic procedures to hide the effects of aging.

A new book explains how the obesity epidemic has been shaped by economics, and what we can do to reverse the trend.

Though a potential vaccine failed in trials this year, there are other promising options for lowering HIV transmission rates.

More older women are getting breast surgery than ever before, in the hopes of reclaiming their pre-pregnancy figures.

As the death toll climbs in Bangladesh, aid groups brace themselves for the challenges ahead.

Sure, we know the holiday leaves us stuffed. But it's not just the extra calories that make us groggy.

For years smokers trying to kick the habit have had three choices: taking an antidepressant like Zyban, switching to nicotine replacements like patches or gum, or going cold turkey.

Blame sun and smoking for early wrinkles. What will erase these marks of time?

David Burnes was on a walking tour of Madrid last fall when the low-grade discomfort he'd been feeling in his back for weeks morphed into molar-grinding pain.

Stuart Forbes celebrated his 60th birthday on April 11. A week later, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. "It was quite a month," says Forbes, who runs a consulting firm outside Boston.

I've Seen a Lot of Famous People Naked, and They've Got Nothing on You! by Jake SteinfeldBette Midler, Priscilla Presley, Harrison Ford--as a former fitness trainer to the stars, Steinfeld saw them all "naked." Well, stripped of their makeup and celebrity, at least.

The day Merck withdrew the painkiller Vioxx last year, amid concerns it increased heart-attack and stroke risks, the company lost $25 billion in market value.

One boy's struggle to lose weight and the new surgical procedure he hopes can save his life

Lawyer Mario Cuomo, a three-term Democratic governor of New York, has long been an admirer of Abraham Lincoln. He's certainly not the only one. In his new book, "Why Lincoln Matters: Today More Than Ever" (Harcourt), which will be published next week, Cuomo says that politicians from both parties--from Franklin D.

John Graham used to joke that his doctor would go bankrupt if he relied on him for income. The longtime carpenter, who was also trained as an emergency medical technician (EMT), was so seldom sick that he can't recall taking anything stronger than an occasional aspirin for a headache.

The Republic of Tea doesn't advertise. But it has found a clever way to get the word out about its products. In 2001, chairman Ron Rubin and COO Stuart Avery Gold wrote "Success @ Life: How to Catch and Live Your Dream," a blend of business advice and spiritual teachings.

Strapped for cash but nowhere near your own bank? Think twice before you stop at the nearest ATM. Not only can the bank that owns the machine charge you a fee, but your own bank may make you pay for using a rival's machine or a nonbank ATM.A recent New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) survey found that New Yorkers got clipped by as much as $4.75 to get money from another bank's machine. (Nationwide, the average is roughly $3.) Worse, you don't see the surcharge until you receive...

Women Make the Best Salesmen by Marion Luna BremAt 30, the author was newly divorced, jobless with two kids--and with a tumor in her breast she'd been told would kill her within five years.