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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.

Ghosts, monsters, dragons: What to tell kids

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:57:01 GMT

When Melinda Roberts is watching animated movies with her kids -- 7, 9, and 11 -- she'll help them recognize voice actors and talk about the creation process so they won't get scared.

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.

Treating trauma victims may cause its own trauma

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:48:33 GMT

They listen to tales of life's worst moments, but they can't go home and tell their spouses about what they've heard. Sometimes no amount of schooling is enough to shield them from taking on some of their patients' suffering.

Holocaust survivors at greater risk for cancer, study finds

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:47:57 GMT

The 12-year-old girl plucked cold, slimy potato peels out of the garbage containers in a village in eastern Poland. When those trash scraps became scarce, she ate clover.

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.

Sleep-deprived Americans can't get any shut-eye

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:00:08 GMT

Whether they blame it on the kids, stress, or the lure of the Internet, most Americans feel like they're not getting enough sleep.

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.

Study: Schizophrenia drugs in kids cause weight gain

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:39:04 GMT

Schizophrenia drugs, increasingly prescribed to children with bipolar disorder and other conditions, can cause youngsters to experience rapid weight gain, according to a new study.

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.