HEALTH-CARE SAVVY

• Genes and the heart (page 7)
• Genetic testing tips (page 7)

SPECIAL REPORT

• Stand-ins for salt and sugar (page 8)
• Shaking salt and sugar from your diet (pages 8, 9)

GETTING PERSONAL

• Avoid winter's hazards
  (page 10)

OFFICE VISIT

• Constipation: When the going gets tough (page 11)

ON YOUR MIND

• Daily aspirin to prevent heart attack; fragmented sleep; converting cholesterol units; antibiotics for nursing mothers (page 12)

PLUS:

• 4-page index of 2007 stories

UPFRONT

• Editor's note: Critiquing drug ads (page 2)

HEALTH WIRE

• New rules for grass-fed cows; job stress and a repeat heart attack; hearing-loss warning on erectile dysfunction drugs; C-reactive protein and blindness; the not-so-useless appendix (pages 2, 3)

NEWS; SAY YES, SAY NO

• High lead levels can threaten adults (page 3)
• Safer shopping; heavy-duty nachos; smart Super Bowl snacking; over-the-counter overload; the helpful pedometer (page 3)

MEDICAL MATTERS

• Pros, cons of rheumatoid arthritis drugs (page 6)
• Fear of falling (page 6)