Experiences help to shape life, so it's reasonable to think someone who grew up when John F. Kennedy was shot might have a different worldview than a person who witnessed Enron collapse and has been "wired" since just a tot.   New survey research announced today suggests indeed that is the case: Large generational gaps exist, particularly when it comes to ...

CNN host Rick Sanchez came under fire Friday after making controversial remarks the previous day on a satellite radio show.

TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals.

Take the Middle Path of Moderation The young Buddha practiced asceticism--and not surprisingly, subsisting on a grain of rice a day led only to disillusionment (and an angry stomach). An offering of nourishing milk-rice helped him realize that inflexibility and dogmatism were at the roots of suffering. Let go of the stress surrounding "forbidden foods" and step onto the Middle Path ...

Set Worry Limits   Do you spend half your day listening to bad news updates? Do you scan the internet for more? If you can’t get worry under control right away, then establish limits. Set a timer or a watch alarm for 15 minutes. Tell yourself: “I feel the need to think about ________, but I can only afford to spend ...

Thousands evacuate New Orleans area in advance of Hurricane Gustav Hurricane Gustav Matthew Hinton / AFP/Getty Images Karin Gordon feeds her nephew, Brandon Gordon, 3 months, on an evacuation bus outside the New Orleans Amtrak Union Passenger Termi

Choose the Path of Trust When you fully understand that you have little control of the external world, you then have two choices: you can choose to see yourself as a "poor-me" victim at the mercy of circumstances or you can choose to develop the trust that, no matter what happens in your life or in the world, you will have ...

So despite what is happening in your life and in the world, constantly remind yourself "I can learn from this." When you can see the opportunities inherent in all situations, good or bad, it truly helps you embrace all the uncertainty in your life.    

WASHINGTON – What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key. In the quest to prove it, a major study is under way testing whether an anti-inflammatory drug — an old, cheap cousin of aspirin — can fight the Type 2 diabetes spurred by obesity. ...

KABUL (Reuters) – Two people were killed on Sunday in a third straight day of violent Afghan protests sparked by a U.S. pastor's threat to burn copies of the Koran.

“I’ve been hit, I’ve been kicked and spit on,” a psychiatric nurse says in this morning’s New York Times. “I’ve had a knife pulled on me. I love what I do and many of the patients I work with, but I don’t love the conditions I work in..."

Two years ago, a 24-year-old schizophrenic man killed his mother with a hatchet a few months after being released from a psychiatric center over the objections of his doctors...

Asthma is a lung condition that affects 23 million Americans, including 6 million kids. People with asthma may cough, wheeze, or have trouble breathing.

The surefire way to hurt your back is to use it. But you have to use it, so the key is to avoid those things that put your back at maximum risk.  

Attempts to create popular alternatives to nursing homes have realized mixed results, but the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is betting on an eight-year-old movement called “Green Houses,” a WSJ Page One story reports...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Far too many Americans are dying of dangerous blood clots that can masquerade as simple leg pain, says a major new government effort to get both patients and their doctors to recognize the emergency in time.

Last November, Rachel Meiser, a 33-year-old nurse, learned that she had a cancerous lump in her right breast. Just a few months earlier, she had tested positive for a rare genetic mutation called CDH1, placing her at a high risk of developing breast cance

A new study has concluded that there is no link between a common childhood vaccine and autism. A new study has found that there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Published on September 4 in the Public Library of Science One, an online,

When you have diabetes, managing your blood sugar is the most important thing you can do to feel your best and prevent long-term complications. Consider it an opportunity to take charge of your healt