In 2009, not long after Dr. Margaret Hamburg became commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a package arrived at her home. Inside was a clunky device called an e-cigarette. “It was my first exposure to this emerging, new technology,” Dr. Hamburg recalled. The package was sent by an antismoking activist as a warning about…
During a typical weekend night at a McDonald’s parking lot in New Haven, Conn., car engines rev, spectators scream and amateur drivers tear into the street for late-night drag races. But on Saturday, the raucous races came to an abrupt halt. Police car lights flooded the staging ground, and officers shut down the illegal sporting…
Bruce LeFavour, an eclectic, self-taught American cook who, on nothing more than three years in Europe and an innate appreciation of perfect ingredients, helped craft the early California cuisine movement, died on Oct. 4 at his home in Port Townsend, Wash. He was 84. His death was confirmed by his daughter Cree LeFavour, who said…
Fluctuations in earnings may affect your heart health. Previous research has found that higher income is associated with lower rates of cardiovascular disease. Now a new study reports that changes in income also have a significant effect. The report, in JAMA Cardiology, prospectively followed 8,989 people, recording changes in income between two interviews that were…
After first pledging to upend the way people worked, WeWork vowed to change how they lived: WeLive, a sleek dormitory for working professionals with free beer, arcade games in the laundry room and catered Sunday dinners, would spread around the world. It has not quite turned out that way. WeLive has not expanded beyond its…
How do you encourage people to eat their greens? A new study shows that naming vegetable dishes with adjectives that promote their flavor increases positive thinking about healthful eating. New research examines the psychological effect of food descriptions. For some, a healthful diet means having to tolerate eating bland tasting, unsatisfying foods, which can seem…
It is well-known that exercise is good for cardiac health, but older adults tend to fall through the cracks when it comes to rehabilitation programs. Now, a study has shown that these individuals have the most to gain. New research examines the effects of exercise on older adults in physical rehabilitation. Heart disease is the…
Barbara Newman Zack and Norman Joel Rubin are to be married Oct. 13 at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Mich. Rabbi Aaron Starr is to officiate, with Hazzan David Propis to take part. The bride, 72, retired as a substitute social studies teacher at Hillel Day School in Farmington Hills, Mich. She was previously a…
Kimberly Aylin Harris and Gilbert Godfrey Campbell III are to be married Oct. 13 at the JW Marriott Resort and Spa in Las Vegas. The Rev. Dr. Gilbert G. Campbell Jr., a Baptist minister and father of the groom, is to officiate. The bride, 37, works in Washington as a regional president of Compass Real…
Steven Scott Mazzola and Dr. Jeffrey Scott Akman were married Oct. 12 at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington. Dr. Jehan El-Bayoumi, a friend of the couple and authorized to officiate by the District of Columbia, led the ceremony. Mr. Mazzola (left) 48, is a senior grants manager at the…