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Loneliness spreads in social networks

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:09:06 GMT

Have you ever felt cut off from other people, even if there are plenty around you? Maybe you felt all alone in the world, but you were making other people feel lonely without even realizing it.

New help for moms with postpartum depression

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:42:41 GMT

Shortly before last Mother's Day, 28-year-old Lauren Meehan-Machos broke down in front of her startled husband. "This is more than I can handle," she sobbed.

How to squash worry and grab more happiness out of life in tough times

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:20:37 GMT

These days it can feel like the age of anxiety is winning over the pursuit of happiness. An uncertain economy and the swine flu are just the tip of our worry iceberg.

Do digital diaries mess up your brain?

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:13:17 GMT

The meal you ate the first day you started working. The first exam you aced in high school. The shoes you wore to the prom.

11 instant energy boosters

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:44:48 GMT

By the time you hear your child's early-morning stirrings, you've probably already worked out for 90 minutes, meditated for 30, and enjoyed a healthy, balanced breakfast, which of course included a low-fat pomegranate smoothie. Why, there's nothing left to do besides jog happily over to your beloved offspring's room, sweep him out of bed, and shower him with all the joyous light, wonder, and oneness you're feeling with the universe.

How the 'fame motive' makes you want to be a star

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:33:36 GMT

As a large silver balloon floated its way over Colorado, millions of Americans spent hours glued to their televisions wondering if 6-year-old Falcon Heene, assumed to be inside the contraption, was alive.

Workplace health may be declining -- what to do

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:16:26 GMT

Amid the highest unemployment rate in recent decades and massive job losses around the country, most workers feel happy to at least be employed. What they aren't feeling, however, is healthy.

Helpful ways to boost your memory

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:35:35 GMT

Can't find your keys ... again? Whether your momentary memory loss is linked to doing too many things at once or just a bad case of menopausal brain fog, you don't have to put up with it.

What your doctor doesn't have time to tell you

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:10:40 GMT

Do you sometimes feel as if going to a doctor's office is like going through a revolving door: in, swoosh-blur, out? You fight traffic to get there, wait a while in the waiting room, wait a while in the exam room, get seen, get dressed and get out. But once you've gone, you realize you're missing something -- maybe a small piece of helpful information. Below, some insider tips from medical specialists who tell you what your doctor doesn't have time to tell you in that all-too-brief appointment.

Experts: Parents' deployment puts kids at high risk for problems

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:48:45 GMT

A third of military children surveyed who have a parent deployed in a war zone are at "high risk" for psychological problems, according to a new study by military doctors and researchers.