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When Daniel St. Hubert was released from prison, there was little that correction officials could do to ensure that he received the therapy he needed. Nine days later, he was accused in a killing.






Author: By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ, MARC SANTORA and PAM BELLUCK
Posted: June 7, 2014, 1:27 am
Have you struggled to help a violent child? The Times would like to hear from you.






Author: By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Posted: June 6, 2014, 10:55 pm
Readers solve the case of a 36-year-old mother with fever, diarrhea and a strange sore on the back of her leg.






Author: By LISA SANDERS, M.D.
Posted: June 6, 2014, 10:54 pm
Nuts and seeds like sunflower, pumpkin, chia and sesame are loaded with nutrients and give dishes heft and a satisfying texture.






Author: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
Posted: June 6, 2014, 8:09 pm
Can you solve the mystery of a 36-year-old stay at home with debilitating fever, shortness of breath and a strange sore on the back of her leg?






Author: By LISA SANDERS, M.D.
Posted: June 6, 2014, 5:15 pm
What does it take to play the role of Rocky Balboa on Broadway? Actor Andy Karl shares his workout strategy to transform himself into the iconic boxer.






Author: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Posted: June 6, 2014, 4:52 pm
Women who had at least five blistering sunburns during their teenage years had a greater likelihood of developing any of the three main forms of skin cancer, but especially melanoma.






Author: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Posted: June 6, 2014, 12:02 pm
Chronic cancer means you will die from it — unless you are first hit by the proverbial bus — but not now, not necessarily soon.






Author: By SUSAN GUBAR
Posted: June 5, 2014, 8:53 pm
After her husband died, I urged her to move from the house. Instead she rearranged the furniture.






Author: By JANE GROSS
Posted: June 5, 2014, 8:05 pm
The powerful Nordic hamstring exercise requires only a partner, a soft surface and a little insouciance about falling on your face.






Author: By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Posted: June 5, 2014, 4:20 am
The Senate voted on Wednesday to approve a procedural measure limiting debate on the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell as secretary of health and human services.






Author: By REUTERS
Posted: June 4, 2014, 11:35 pm
Speaker John A. Boehner called on President Obama to support legislation offered by House Republicans for changes in the Department of Veterans Affairs.






Author: By MICHAEL D. SHEAR
Posted: June 4, 2014, 4:54 pm
Widespread screening for colorectal cancer has helped prevent an estimated half-million cases of the disease since the mid- 1970s, a new study suggests.






Author: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Posted: June 4, 2014, 3:11 pm
Volunteers who were told to exercise by walking a mile consumed more calories afterward than those who were told to have fun while completing the same workout, a provocative new study found.






Author: By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Posted: June 4, 2014, 4:12 am
Arizona’s rules on the use of abortion drugs are likely to be struck down and will continue to be blocked while a lawsuit against them plays out, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.






Author: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: June 4, 2014, 12:27 am
Treatment for inflammatory bowel disease — Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis — has made great advances, with less disruptive surgery.






Author: By JANE E. BRODY
Posted: June 3, 2014, 8:54 pm
Tattoo artist Vinnie Myers has developed a unique specialty in nipple tattoos for women who have undergone treatment for breast cancer.






Author: By CAITLIN KIERNAN
Posted: June 3, 2014, 7:45 pm
Adult deaths and children’s emergency room visits in Colorado are being linked to newly legal marijuana, often in its edible form, and opponents of legalization are warning other states to pay heed.






Author: By JACK HEALY
Posted: June 3, 2014, 2:42 pm
A sense of purpose helps sustain people in old age, new studies show.






Author: By PAULA SPAN
Posted: June 3, 2014, 9:00 am
Reductions in power plant emissions would lessen heart and lung ailments, they say, if the Obama administration can achieve them.






Author: By DENISE GRADY
Posted: June 3, 2014, 1:03 am
Surgeons and other doctors are experimenting with the devices, recording and streaming procedures and looking up data.






Author: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Posted: June 2, 2014, 8:58 pm
A growing cadre of families who are raising their children on entirely uncooked fare, but many doctors caution against the trend.






Author: By ABBY ELLIN
Posted: June 2, 2014, 7:56 pm
A study of data from 188 countries finds that obesity abounds in rich and poor countries alike, and sometimes neighbors have quite different levels.






Author: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Posted: June 2, 2014, 7:32 pm
Words matter. Putting a label on normal variations of physiology can cause needless worry, spending and even bodily harm.






Author: By AARON E. CARROLL
Posted: June 2, 2014, 10:31 am
A system that is based on calories rather than size would be fairer to consumers and could curb consumption, according to research financed by an organization that advocates the tax.






Author: By STEPHANIE STROM
Posted: June 2, 2014, 4:01 am