November 2002

  • Instinct has the power to hush reason. But when is it safe to go with your gut? Researchers may remain uncertain about the reliability of intuition, but it is a difficult force to deny.
  • Postpartum depression is more common than you think, and more serious too. Up to 80 percent of new mothers experience mild depression within a year of giving birth.
  • She's a pillow away from George W. Here, we find out what's behind this first lady -- the woman who calms and steadies her husband and, in turn, an entire nation.
  • Miserable marriages today are often harmonious down the road.

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