Health

Toasting Addiction Recovery

Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Lewis, among those sharing painful pasts

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Frank Rosci, JE Feature

The spirit-crushing anguish of addiction and the daunting path to recovery are the soul-searching topics of a new book, Moments of Clarity: Voices From the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery , by Christopher Kennedy Lawford. In the work, the son of actor Peter Lawford and member of the Kennedy clan relates compelling stories of how he and others --...

Business

Not Tonight, Dear; the Dow Is Down

When stocks take a plunge, can a couple's love life take a dive, too?

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Frank Rosci, JE Feature

Has the stalled, sinking and downright sorry economy -- and the abysmal economic conditions it has wrought -- cast a cold, even icy, spell over the loving relationships normally enjoyed by couples? And because of hard times -- and the attendant money worries that they bring -- are men and women taking things out on each other, and being intimate...

Wellness

It's 11 P.M.: Do You Know If Your Children Are Sniffling?

Reports about cold remedies for kids have scared parents. Should they be worried?

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Frank Rosci, JE Feature

A recent news report that Vick's Vapo Rub -- valued for generations as a trusted remedy for chest discomfort caused by colds and flu -- may be harmful to young lungs has set off alarms of concern among many parents and left them wondering about children's health remedies in general. Steven Shapiro, D.O., and the head of pediatrics at Abington...

Health

February's Disabilities Month, and Autism Gets a Hearing

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Michelle Mostovy-Eisenberg, JE Feature

"I always knew something was wrong with Robyn," Hillary Walter of Elkins Park said of her "smart, friendly, sweet, outgoing" daughter -- a twin -- who didn't speak until she was 3. Then, about a year-and-a-half ago, the child was diagnosed with a form of autism. "It's very hard sometimes," said Walter, especially when trying to explain to other parents...

Fighting Cancer

Going Pink

New breast-cancer initiative finds a home with Yad B'Yad

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Frank Rosci, JE Feature

In an atmosphere that was upbeat and inspiring -- with breast-cancer survivors, caregivers and well-wishers on hand -- the Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia recently launched its new breast-cancer initiative, Yad B'Yad ("Hand in Hand"). Each of the 40 women in attendance received a small shopping bag containing information about the program, in addition to a telling...