Smoking Raises Grandkids’ Asthma Risks Long Before They’re Born
A new study finds a link between grandmothers' smoking and their grandchildren developing asthma and wheezing.
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The Baby Boomer Babysitter’s Club
If Boomers shift from executive jobs to caregiving, will Millennials get their baby boom?
The Missing
As a kid, Rachael Maddux thought she could shut herself away from the reality of death. Instead, through Reader’s Digest, she came face to face with the fragility of life.
Death With Dignity
After two and a half decades of heart attacks, strokes, heavy drinking, chain smoking, and, finally, cancer, my grandfather decided to end his life at 76. The whole family gathered to watch.
Do Your Grandmother’s Experiences Really Make It Into Your Genes?
Epigenetics is a hot field right now, and while many recent findings aren't nearly as revolutionary as its practitioners believe, we have seen some provocative study results that are hard to dismiss.
Grandparents Hate Living With Kids
Despite the growing number of multigenerational homes and efforts by researchers to prove otherwise, grandparents do not enjoy living with children.