Surgeons are offering an added benefit to breast-cancer patients: removing the tumor and cosmetically repairing the breast at the same time. This "oncoplastic surgery" could minimize the number of times a patient must go under the knife.

Thanks to the credit crunch and a growing number of defaults, card issuers are coming down hard on borrowers. Here's how to avoid five common pitfalls.

Thirty-two years after the end of its Cultural Revolution, China is buzzing with once-forbidden Western classical music activity and more than 40 million youngsters are currently studying the piano or violin. The size and caliber of this talent pool has led some American music schools to enhance their China ties.

In our faddish culture, there is nothing more annoying than bandwagon jumpers. Which brings us to the 2009 Tiguan, a new compact sport-utility vehicle from Volkswagen.