Too often, when contemporary poets employ humor, they do so at the expense of their art. The potential for sublimity and poetic revelation in language seems to be diminished by its inclusion. The poems end up feeling cheapened or even... Read More

Thanks to its small size and distinctive sound, the ‘ukulele has been lampooned in everything from literature and film to comic strips. But Jim Tranquada and John King hope to change the instrument’s image by exploring its legacy in... Read More

Prostate cancer doesn’t just affect the patient, but also his spouse or partner, asserts Anne Katz, RN, PhD, in "Prostate Cancer and the Man You Love". A clinical nurse specialist at Canada’s Manitoba Prostate Centre and editor of... Read More

Debilitating abdominal pain and diarrhea are just two of the many symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)—an often-devastating and almost always lifestyle-changing condition that affects more than one million Americans, says the... Read More

Pain occurs in many forms, from chronic back issues to emotional trauma, and unfortunately, many people struggle with remedies and short-term solutions. In her work as an alternative medicine expert, author Letha Hadady (Asian Health... Read More

Despite the attention brought by the award-winning movie The King’s Speech, the speech disorder called stammering in the UK and stuttering in the US is still highly misunderstood. "Understanding Stammering or Stuttering" provides an... Read More

Three remarkable lives, intertwined via social circles, professional achievements, and a shared commitment to progressive ideas: if only this trio were men, everyone would know their names. Alas, it is their three husbands whose names we... Read More

Robert Duncan, we learn in the first few pages, was adopted by a theosophist couple who happened to be looking for a boy born at precisely the date and time that he was born. His birth mother, Marguerite, died hours after Robert was... Read More