WASHINGTON — Ever wonder why sharks get several rows of teeth and people only get one? Some geneticists did, and their discovery could spur work...
On a special aired last Friday, February 27th, Oprah's Lisa Ling took an in-depth look at the faces of the recession - those ordinary individuals whos...
Children who watch television for more than two hours a day have twice the risk of developing asthma, British researchers reported Tuesday. Asthma ...
February 10th, 2009. Dr. Thomas Rau, Medical Director of the world renowned Paracelsus Clinic in Lustmühle, Switzerland says he is convinced 'electro...
Students (of all ages) might have more on their minds now than ever before--from work, to school, to all of the other distractions pulling at them. So...
This is just your friendly HuffPost public service announcement that things are not always as bad as they seem. In spite of the recession, Louis CK is...
As with meditation, the intent of chanting is to calm and focus the mind, relieving it from its usual chatter -- grocery lists, money worries, petty a...
The cardiovascular damage wrought by an unhappy marriage may be greater for women than men, a new study shows. While both men and women in "straine...
Some children, like some adults, have chronic, unexplainable pain. They have backaches every day or their legs and feet hurt every day or their necks ...
Cherry Chappell has compiled a vast compendium of traditional homemade remedies. Here is a selection of the best - some sound sensible, while many are...
Feeling ravenous can undermine a sensible diet in at least two ways. First, it can make you eat when you don't need any food--sometimes the feeling is...
There are no shortage of reasons to admire and be inspired by Michelle Obama; her poise, her style, and her steadfast determination to make a change i...
The recession has forced Americans to cut back on everything from health care to groceries. According to the results of a poll released Monday, it's a...
It doesn't take an expert in body language to see that the first couple is totally into each other. And while I don't claim to know a single thing abo...
As politicos bandy about the issue of banning bisphenol A (BPA), the hard-plastic additive that's been linked to a host of health problems, several co...
A wide-ranging study on American religious life found that the Roman Catholic population has been shifting out o of the Northeast to the Southwest, th...
Fitness programs in schools help to get children moving, but experts say more is needed to curb rising obesity rates. Instead of low intensity aero...
If one woman symbolizes International Women's Day for Americans, and black American women in particular, it's Michelle Obama, the successful career-wo...
Reporting from New York -- Sitting in a bare cubicle, with her reading glasses perched halfway down her nose and typing away on a laptop she'd brought...
As bloggers, we tend to do a lot of sitting as we write, Tweet, Stumble, etc. By the end of the day it's easy to feel tense, sore and sedentary. But s...
WASHINGTON — Severe depression may silently break a seemingly healthy woman's heart. Doctors have long known that depression is common after a h...
1. Well Man clinics are a good idea WHAT ARE THEY? These are clinics, run by GPs and private companies, that offer health once-overs for men, checkin...
When I read that Barack and Michelle Obama had set their daughters' bedtime for 8 p.m., I asked my oldest (now 25) if he remembered having a bedtime w...
However motivated, fired-up and enthusiastic you are about your life and work, there are going to be times when you have to force yourself to do somet...
