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In pursuit of hot spots, we often miss the point In our blind obsession with erogenous spots are we missing the forest for the trees? Is technology ruining regular sex for women? Sexploration answer your queries. Flying?s a literal headache for many travelers Headaches associated with air travel appear to be a ?huge and painful problem,? Israeli researchers report. Cells switch identity in biological breakthrough Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases. Mental skills fade earlier than thought Simple tests of perceptual speed, spatial ability and verbal function showed that some cognitive skills begin rapidly fading nearly 15 years before death, said Valgeir Thorvaldsson, who worked on the study. New HIV infections in NYC 3 times U.S. rate New Yorkers are contracting HIV at three times the national rate, the city health department said, attributing the difference to the city's large population of high-risk groups. Newsweek: Prophylactic mastectomies on the rise Like Christina Applegate, more women are choosing prophylactic mastectomies when diagnosed with breast cancer. But does the radical procedure increase survival rates? Meat co. takes blame for deadly outbreak The head of Canada's biggest meat processor said on Wednesday his company was fully accountable for a deadly nationwide outbreak of listeriosis food poisoning. Blood test OK?d for heart transplant rejection Government regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for broader use of a blood test that can spare heart transplant patients the ordeal of repeated biopsies to check if their bodies are rejecting the new organ. Doggie 'doctors' diagnose their owners' ills Dogs are increasingly proving they're able to sniff out various types of cancer and other ailments in people - often before their owners even know they're ill. Readers' photos of their wonder pets Why 'Mama' and 'Dada' are baby's first words Languages in many cultures have apparently made the task easy by creating words for mothers and fathers that feature patterns of repeating sounds, a new study suggests. Study won?t sway company on eye drug cost What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000? Hospital worker may have exposed babies to TB Kaiser Permanente is telling 960 mothers that they and their babies may have been exposed to a San Francisco maternity ward worker diagnosed with active tuberculosis. Steroid abuse scars a young muscle man for life For one 21-year-old muscle man, the quest to build a perfect body ended in grotesque, lifelong scars. Egypt septuplets stir debate on fertility drugs The 27-year-old Egyptian woman and her husband already had three children ? all girls. They badly wanted a boy,  so doctors gave her hormones. The startling result:  healthy septuplets and a heated debate. Ad gives hot dogs a bum rap, experts say A new TV commercial shows kids eating hot dogs in a school cafeteria and one little boy?s haunting lament: ?I was dumbfounded when the doctor told me I have late-stage colon cancer.? Early ear infections may pack on pounds later Chronic childhood ear infections may damage a vital taste-sensing nerve in kids, perking a preference for rich foods and making them prone to weight gain later, new research suggests. Weight-loss camps invite mom and dad along Weight loss camps are inviting mom, dad and siblings to share the experience so they can stay motivated when they return home ? where unhealthy temptations and habits lurk. Indonesia's 'tree man' home after surgery An Indonesian man dubbed the "tree man" because of gnarled growths on his body has returned from hospital after 13 pounds of warts were surgically removed, a doctor said. Mental ills may have an evolutionary upside Natural selection wants us to be crazy ? at least a little bit. While true debilitating insanity is not nature's intention, many mental health issues may be byproducts of the over-functional human brain, some researchers claim.