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March 2007
See Our Highlights
What's hot in the March issue? The top medical breakthroughs of the year! Take an interactive tour of the human body to find out more, and vote for your favorite discovery. Other highlights: Test how healthy your diet is, listen to our interview with Ellen Pompeo, check out our hero pets, and more!
Page 10 Preview Your Medical Future
Take an interactive tour of the human body and cast your vote for your favorite medical breakthrough of the year.
Page 10 Smile! You're in Reader's Digest
Does everyone say you've got the best smile around? Prove it!
Page 10 Take Our Health Test
How does your diet rate? Take our quiz to see what you're doing right -- and wrong -- when it comes to healthy eating.
Page 10 Free Downloads
Brainteasers, a food portion guide, 101 cleaning tricks, and more!
Page 10 RD Out Loud
Listen to an exclusive interview with Jeff Foxworthy, and Maria Bartiromo's money advice.
Page 10 Tell Us About It
Do you have an amazing story? Want to share a joke? Submit it at rd.com/magazine.
Page 80 Have an Invention Idea?
Learn about camps, contests, and how to patent an idea.
Page 94 Video Exclusive: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
See our exclusive video of the basketball legend. Plus, buy a copy of his new book.
Page 133 Battlefield Advances
View a photo slideshow of Staff Sgt. Jacque Keeslar's recover.
By Michael J. Weiss
Page 143 Top Medical Breakthroughs
Take an interactive tour of the human body to see some of the year's most amazing discoveries.
Page 149 'The Mr. and Mrs. Happy Handbook'
Buy a copy of this new book by Steve Doocy.
Page 154 Grade John McCain
Rank John McCain on nine traits associated with successful presidencies.
Page 155 John McCain Interview
Read our full interview with the senator.
Page 161 Listen to Ellen Pompeo
Hear our interview with the Grey's Anatomy star. Plus, view a slide show of on-the-set photos.
Page 166 See Our Hero Pets
View a phoot slide show of these heroic animals, and send us your own stories!
By Maureen Mackey
Page 174 Could You Be a Hoarder?
Take a quiz to find out!
Page 189 Hear a Clip
Listen to a song from Kathryn's CD After the Silence.
By Ellen Sherman
Page 195 Home Repair Scams
Could you be a victim? Take our quiz.
Page 212 Before Everybody Loved Raymond
Buy a copy of You're Lucky You're Funny.
By Phil Rosenthal, from You're Lucky You're Funny
Page 110 Breathing Room
Little Kate's spine was squeezing her lungs, threatening to kill her. A new device gives her a fighting chance.
By Lisa Collier Cool
Page 116 Brain Powered
A wave of recent advances shows how the mind affects health in ways we never imagined.
By Dan Ferber, PhD
Page 136 Stopping a Stroke
When the mother of two passed out, a revolutionary surgery was her best hope. But the clock was ticking.
By Lisa Collier Cool