One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by new research.

While we are often exposed to bacteria in our food which could cause food poisoning, we don't always become ill -- why should this be so? New research sheds light on how bacteria use different tricks to aid their survival inside the body, helping to explain why food poisoning can be so unpredictable.

Title: Teen Pot Smoking Won't Lead to Other Drugs as Adults
Category: Health News
Created: 9/3/2010 9:08:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010 9:08:05 AM

Title: Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in U.S.
Category: Health News
Created: 9/3/2010 9:03:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2010 9:03:48 AM

Even for someone especially sensitive to the dwindling hours of sunlight as we in the northern hemisphere head into Autumn, there's one thing that helps offset the effects of an impending light-deprived funk: it's all that glorious color!

Tags: depression, emotions, seasons

A perfect test score, perfect credit, a face without blemishes, maybe even a problem-free life: these are ideals for many. Setting aside the question of whether these goals are achievable, on deeper reflection are they even desirable? Your parents, your teachers, and your bosses all want you to avoid mistakes. Here's why they have it all wrong.

Tags: creativity, parenting and children, politics, positive psychology, society, technology, therapy, tools, work-life

Help kids develop the tools to manage anxiety, refrain from catastrophic thinking and focus on the positive, and you can help them adjust to major life changes both now and in the future.

Tags: anxiety and stress, parenting and children

Breakthroughs are important and irreplaceable and life changing. They are also disorienting and lead to the need for continuing work.

Tags: mindful awareness, relationships

If you or someone you know is nearing retirement, you're probably plenty familiar with worries about boredom, activities, finances and more. But there seems to be a set of some common factors that can make the difference between a retirement filled with angst and one rich with challenge and excitement.

Tags: meaning, relationships, work-life

Before you pull your hair out, join me in exploring how mothers can regain their sanity and prevent burnout on most days. You can be a great mom without draining yourself completely dry. And, you don't need super-mom powers to get it all done. You have a choice in regaining your self in each day and in each moment.

Tags: anxiety and stress, boundaries, parenting and children, relationships, relaxation, responsibility

The word "mindfulness" can evoke images of exotic meditation practices and distant locales. There are dozens if not hundreds of mindfulness-based traditions and practices. But when we strip away the the saffron robes, the incense, the chanting, and the gurus, what we're left with is a state of mind available to us all. Here are some simple ways to achieve and expand mindfulness in everyday life.

Tags: ADHD, mindful awareness

The sound of our own voice is something we take for granted as just a part of who we are, but what if our voice were to change drastically or be taken away altogether? How would that affect our sense of who we are and how we are perceived by others?

Tags: communication, relationships, self-esteem

Sometimes we are inclined to minimise others' pain. Sometimes others are inclined to minimise our pain, to tell us that everyone suffers -- in which case it can be helpful to ask, "What difference does that make?"

Tags: communication, empathy, relationships

We may not always agree with the motivations and reasons used by previous generations to justify their actions in going to war, but in losing sight of them as fellow human beings, we risk losing a sense of our own individual and collective identity.

Tags: death, politics, relationships, society

Held every five year, the International Thyroid Congress is a key worldwide event for healthcare professionals around the world. Over 2,500 people are expected: endocrinologists, nuclear medicine physicians, oncologists, ENT specialists, surgeons, researchers, GPs, caregivers, biologists, etc. This congress will approach all aspects of the physiology of the thyroid gland and its related diseases, with a special focus on the major scientific progresses of the last few years...

Major new sporting forum to focus on the shape of sport to come�� The abolition of drug testing, radical treatment of childhood obesity and the integration of military amputees into Olympic programmes are top topics at UKsem - the world-first conference on sport and exercise medicine. Key note speakers will include Lance Armstrong's physiologist and director of the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Texas, Dr Edward Coyle and 12-time world record holder in Athletics, Lord Sebastian Coe...

Safety experts have advice on ways to germ-proof your food, and still save money.

Forty percent of the nearly 637,000 children in kindergarten through the eighth grade were found to be overweight or obese in the 2008-9 school year.

Title: X-Ray Can Spot Gastric Band Slippage
Category: Health News
Created: 6/22/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2010

Title: More Evidence That B Vitamins Alone Won't Counter Heart Risks
Category: Health News
Created: 6/22/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2010