Overdose
The patches that help smokers give up cigarettes by delivering nicotine directly through the skin carry a warning that's not to be taken lightly: If you wear the patch, don't smoke. A Massachusetts hospital reports five heart attacks in people who evidently did not follow the advice.
Most Popular »
- Has 'Climategate' Been Overblown?
- Mexico's Witness-Protection Program: What Protection?
- Let Down by a Tiger We Never Knew
- The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
- Why Has Taiwan's Birthrate Dropped So Low?
- Can the Federal Government Really Create Jobs?
- How Strong Is the Evidence Against Amanda Knox?
- Time to Give Up the Ghost on bin Laden
- Humanure: Goodbye, Toilets. Hello, Extreme Composting
- The Chicago Suspect: Are Pakistani Jihadis Going Global?
- Has 'Climategate' Been Overblown?
- Why Has Taiwan's Birthrate Dropped So Low?
- Parents' Sex Talk with Kids: Too Little, Too Late
- Humanure: Goodbye, Toilets. Hello, Extreme Composting
- The Job Market: Is a College Degree Worth Less?
- Can the Federal Government Really Create Jobs?
- Max Baucus and His Women
- Mexico's Witness-Protection Program: What Protection?
- Let Down by a Tiger We Never Knew
- Facebook's Secret Code
Top Stories on TIME.com
Quotes of the Day »
DEBI HEISS, on Ohio's execution of 51-year-old Kenneth Biros; Heiss's sister Tami was a victim of Biros, and the family applauded as the time of death was announced. It was the nation's first execution by a single injection rather than the three-drug process
RSS