Get Support     Once you identify five or six suitable moms who aren't too annoying, it's time to start a support group, known in some parts of the country as a "playgroup." It can be fewer than five or six, but you should be able to corral lots of takers if you hang out long enough at your library's children's ...

Astronauts love doing zero-G stunts on the International Space Station, but only after the urge to vomit from space sickness has faded. Now fish, snails and other animals could help understand whether living in space can create long-term or even permanent damage in the inner ear.

Happy people tend to talk more than unhappy people, but when they do, it tends to be less small talk and more substance, a new study finds.   A group of psychologists from the University of Arizona and Washington University in St. Louis set out to find whether happy and unhappy people differ in the types of conversations they tend to ...

It is completely normal for a newborn baby to cry—a lot. It’s even normal for a new parent to become utterly frustrated by the crying. Approximately 1,200 to 1,400 cases of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) occur in the United States each year. What’

Share a Meal with Your Sangha Traditionally, Buddhist monks worked side-by-side in the garden and ate together in a large dining hall. Sharing a meal is one of the simplest and most effective ways to strength our connections with loved ones and with our food. Try out a recipe with friends; surprise someone with a homebaked treat. The experience can be ...

Stay Grounded in the Present       You’re at the movies and a worrisome thought crosses your mind. Did I check whether the documents were sent tonight to my client? This thought leads to another and another: If it didn’t get sent, maybe I can drop it off in the morning? But I have a breakfast meeting with the V.P. ...

Between 8 and 17 percent of American adults—up to 34 million people—suffer from symptoms of overactive bladder: frequent, sudden urges to urinate that disrupt work and sleep and are sometimes accompanied by involuntary urination. Men and women seem to be about equally affected, and the condition is estimated to cost the economy about $12 billion a year in lost productivity, money ...

"The finding suggests that any kind of policy that reduces consumption might have a dramatic health benefit," said senior study author Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, who was to present the finding Friday during the American Heart Association's Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention annual conference, in San Francisco

Most low back pain is triggered by some combination of overuse, muscle strain, and injury to the muscles, ligaments, and discs that support the spine. Many experts believe that over time muscle strain can lead to an overall imbalance in the spinal structure. This leads to a constant tension on the muscles, ligaments, bones, and discs, making the back more prone ...

There's no such thing as breast cancer prevention (although prophylactic mastectomy or taking drugs to prevent a recurrence get pretty close). But making a few basic lifestyle changes can significantly reduce your risk of developing the disease.  

Most college grads enter the workforce with thousands of dollars in student-loan debt--the College Board cites an average of close to $20,000 for bachelor's degree recipients. And then come the lean years: at the beginning of a career, many people expect to live on the cheap as they build a resume, develop relationships with clients, or continue to hone their skills. ...

What is multiple sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis, often called MS, is a disease that affects the central nervous system—the brain and spinal cord. It can cause problems with muscle control and strength, vision, balance, feeling, and thinking. Your nerve cells have a protective covering called myelin. Without myelin, the brain and spinal cord can't communicate with the nerves in the rest of ...

More Americans Seeking Health Information, Especially on the Internet Education level remains key in likelihood of seeking health information. Print E-mail Bookmark August 21, 2008 Washington, D.C. In 2007, 56 percent of American adults—more than

Diabetes checkups: Why you need them, how to prepare

WASHINGTON – The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday

Me? I started a playgroup by walking around my neighborhood and putting a flyer into the mailboxes of homes in which I could see a stroller. I also posted signs at a local office supply store, coffee shop, and diner. Once ten moms confirmed interest, I hosted a playgroup every Wednesday morning at my house for a year. It really served ...

Ask (or Beg) for Help     In her informative book, A Deeper Shade of Blue, Ruta Nonacs, M.D., Ph.D., writes: "One of the most challenging aspects of caring for young children is the social isolation. In traditional cultures, a woman's family fathers around the mother after the birth of a child. They help her learn how to care for her ...

Sleep (I'm Serious)     Part of the reason I'm so adamant that you get help is because the longer you stay sleep-deprived the better chance you have of winding up needing to check into a pysch ward, like I did. Brain experts have always made the connection between insanity and insomnia, but new research suggests that chronic sleep disturbances actually ...

Hang on to Yourself     The second biggest mistake I made as a new mom was throwing my old self into a locked closet. I kept here there until after my postpartum hospital stay, when I learned that motherhood doesn't require chucking my prior existence: my interests, my friends, my career, and so forth. In fact, the nurses there convinced ...

A school in Greater Manchester has refused to implement the HPV vaccination programme. The governors of St Monica's Catholic School in Bury decided that vaccine was a matter of personal choice and therefore should not be given on school premises. It h