What’s Going Around: Healing Dry Winter Skin (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News) The dry winter weather can have a negative effect on skin. [News Source]

What Was Ailing Tiny Tim? (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) Ebenezer Scrooge may be the most memorable character from Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," with his "Bah, humbug!" and stingy ways. But medical sleuths are more interested in the book's biggest unanswered question: What exactly was wrong with Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit's sickly son? [News Source]

Searching for local heroes in China. I’ve become worried that China’s newfound eating habits are contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, in China’s rural heartland, evidence suggests that climate change is already beginning to disrupt harvests. [News Source]

What’s gotten into your genes? Did you know that you may be able to change your genetic destiny – for the better or for the worse? [News Source]

The cold truth: Consumers get deluged with treatment claims (Lansing State Journal) Many people intent on avoiding colds, or on recovering from one quickly, swear by Airborne, Zicam or Cold-Eeze. Others praise large doses of vitamin C. Pharmacies stock plenty of other over-the-counter options promising to boost your immune system or fight colds. [News Source]