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Obama Says Health Plan Benefits Small Business
In his weekly radio address, President Obama pressed ahead with his argument for a health care overhaul.
The Good Life: Where Psychology Stands On Living Well
Unfortunately for us, there is no formula for fulfillment or guide to life satisfaction; however, humans have turned to philosophy, religion and science time and again for answers to our...
Combination Of Education Methods Could Be The Key For Some Students Aiming For Higher Education
U.K. students with only a vocational background are still less likely to get to university than those with A levels, despite the fact that government policy advocates vocational education as...
Researchers find differences in how adolescent girls` and boys` brains react to peer interaction
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), including a Georgia State University scientist, have found differences between girls and boys in how parts...
For Abused Women, Leaving Is A Complex And Confusing Process
Nothing could be easier than walking out the door, right? According to a new journal article, an abused woman actually goes through a five-step process of leaving that can be...
Screening For Childhood Depressive Symptoms Could Start In Second Grade
New research indicates that screening children for symptoms of depression, the most common mental health disorder in the United States, can begin a lot earlier than previously thought, as early...
New Insights Into Causes Of Anorexia
New imaging technology provides insight into abnormalities in the brain circuitry of patients with anorexia nervosa (commonly known as anorexia) that may contribute to the puzzling symptoms found in people...
Ambiguity
I'm preparing a speech for later today on unrecognized ambiguity. Many sentences are ambiguous. Often we don't notice that these sentences are ambiguous, because we know what we intend to...
Mindless Collectives Better at Rational Decision-Making Than Brainy Individuals
Humans often make irrational choices when faced with challenging decisions. Ant colonies, however, can make perfectly rational selections when confronted by tough dilemmas. This isn't because lone ants are especially knowledgeable--they're not. Instead,...
Worker Commits Suicide over Missing iPhone
Chinese Man Jumped off Building after Losing a Prototype
No more conflict of interest: health minister
Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister says he is taking steps to ensure his business interests do not conflict with his work by putting his shares in two personal-care homes into...
Blanket support for trauma victims not best way to prevent PTSD
Say a deadly campus shooting occurs. It might seem sensible to offer everyone on campus psychological support to prevent psychological repercussions, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
White House declines to disclose visits by health industry executives
Citing an argument used by the Bush administration, the Secret Service rejects a request from a watchdog group to list those who have visited the White House to discuss the healthcare overhaul. Invoking an...
Online poker advocates lobby Congress to lift federal ban
Poker players are gambling on Congress seeing things their way.
Sidney W. Bijou, Child Psychologist, Is Dead at 100
Mr. Bijou helped establish modern behavioral therapy for childhood disorders like autism and attention deficit disorder.
The Work-Up: Costly Drugs Known as Biologics Prompt Exclusivity Debate
Companies that own the rights to high-end treatments say allowing copycats to market too soon would hurt financial incentives.
No jobs, no insurance: hard times for young adults
(AP) -- Emily Weinstein graduated from college into an economic meltdown, and as a self-employed jewelry maker she'll be lucky to bring in $16,000 this year.
Ailing Artist's Dilemma: Her Art or Health
Brain Condition Puts Woman's Life in Danger but Gives Life to Her Art
Definitely, not your mother's maternity ward
At Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, Minn., women can now give birth in rooms with whirlpool tubs and wi-fi. At Fairview Southdale in Edina, Minn., new moms can hire a...
Lebanon cave takes on Amazon for spot in new seven wonders
Lebanon's Jeita Grotto on Tuesday was selected as one of 28 finalists for the seven natural wonders of the world, facing the Amazon, Mount Vesuvius and others for a spot...
Genetic tests advertised directly to the consumer
Genetic testing services have recently begun to be advertised directly to the patient, and the results of the consumers' response can affect public health, as well as the future adoption...
Creation: A little racy, but it could have been racier
The trailer for Creation makes Charles Darwin sexy, but will that be enough to pull in the punters, asks Anna Pickard. Maybe they should have turned him into an action hero
Black men's notion of masculinity leads to avoidance of health-related behaviours
African American men could be putting their health at risk by avoiding disease screening, in the belief that the results might threaten their masculinity. Because they prove their masculinity through...
This article will self-destruct: A tool to make online personal data vanish (w/ Video)
Computers have made it virtually impossible to leave the past behind. College Facebook posts or pictures can resurface during a job interview. A lost cell phone can expose personal photos...
Major NIMH research project to test approaches to altering the course of schizophrenia
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is launching a large-scale research project to explore whether using early and aggressive treatment, individually targeted and integrating a variety of different therapeutic...
Robot Rides Motorcycles Efficiently, Terrifyingly
Let me introduce you to Flossie, the creepy motorcycle-driving robot. She will drive through scorching heat and freezing cold without a complaint. She will shift perfectly every time. She will haunt your dreams.
Duh! When Science Discovers the Obvious
How often do you read a science story and think to yourself, "Duh! Of course that's true. Why did they waste money studying that?"
Video: Naked Viral Video Scheme
ESPN's Erin Andrews hopes to fight her video voyeur as online viewers may violate laws and even get a computer virus, reports Daniel Sieberg. Julie Chen gets more legal facts...