This article contains updates from recent medical events relevant to counselors including: Reports on human life cycle; Cyanide poisoning from laetrile; Time spent with children; Emergency room visits; Risk vs. benefit of jogging; Transsexual desires; Food allergy and hyperactivity; Obesity and industrial accidents; Obesity and diabetes; Health and American lifestyles; Medical treatment of hyperactivity; Hyperventilation; Estrogen & depression; Vitamin C and the common cold.