By SABINE VOLLMER, Raleigh News & Observer

Amid rising demand for crops and limited farm acreage, where are tomorrow's food, livestock feed and clothing fibers going to come from? Scientists at a handful of large agrochemical companies are working on answers.

For eight years Sandra Naylor went to one eye doctor after another, but none could explain why, exactly, her vision was blurry.

It wasn't until she was referred to Dr. Sanjay Asrani, a Duke University glaucoma specialist, that Naylor learned she had an unusual form of glaucoma -- one that could cause her suddenly to lose part of her eyesight.

Penny-pinching Americans are increasingly rethinking how much they are willing to pay for pretty.

Charles Ashley Mann, a cosmetic dentist in Raleigh, N.C. is booked three weeks out instead of four, and demand for veneers, the most expensive procedure, is down.

Patients who undergo vision-correcting laser eye surgery sign a release form with an extensive list of risks, but some researchers and former patients say a potential complication is not mentioned: depression that can lead to suicide.