Nearly 30 percent of us stop taking our medicines before we should but playing doctor can be a dangerous game...

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Like many high achievers, science trainees (and their mentors) walk a tightrope, deftly balancing too much work, too few resources, and too few hours in the day. This sets the stage for chronic stress, which may cause a number of health problems, including muscle aches, digestive problems, and heart disease. Excessive stress on the job also has psychological costs; in the long term, it may lead to anxiety and depression, and on a day-to-day basis, it negatively affects thinking, emotions, and judgment, impairing an individual's ability to work at his or her personal best.

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Gail and Kent Repogle were on a Mediterranean cruise, soaking up the-sun as well as the history, culture, and beauty of each port they visited. After leaving Monte Carlo, Florence, and Rome, they disembarked in Livorno for a day trip to the ancient city of Lucca, where Kent suddenly experienced the signs of heart trouble. Falling ill is frightening enough, but it's especially so when you are thousands of miles away from home. And even people in good health can experience medical emergencies while traveling.

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As Ida Kalde’s Alzheimer’s disease progressed, she became increasingly confused, combative and delusional. She accused her son and daughter-in-law, Pete and Evelyn Ruut, whose Kingston, N.Y., home she lived in, of hiding the baby she thought she had given birth to. “We were nearly at the end of our rope,” Evelyn Ruut says.

To help quiet Kalde, her doctor prescribed the antipsychotic medication Risperdal. “She was noticeably calmer, more normal acting and appearing than she had been in a long time,” Evelyn says.

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