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Explained: Why Men Have a Harder Time Making Friends
The Huffington post: In my college course on the science of well-being, I devote at least three classes to what psychologists have learned about nourishing healthy relationships. Ask school children who their friends are and
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No Trick: Fewer Babies Born On Halloween
LiveScience: “Happy Halloween” and “Happy birthday” may not be sentiments heard very often in the same breath, according to a new study. The research finds that the number of babies born drops on Halloween day
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Laughing may help ease blood pressure, boost mood and enrich health in other ways
The Washington Post: Whenever I took a tumble or scraped my knee as a child, my mother typically assessed the situation and then promptly tickled me, counseling, “Laughter is the best medicine.” This trick remains
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Should You Quit Taking Vitamins?
Yahoo! Health: I’m a big fan of vitamins. And judging by the size of the vitamin and supplement industry—$20 billion in annual sales, a quarter of that in multivitamins—so are you. Pop one pill and
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When Can Making Medical Decisions Be Hazardous to Your Health?
Huffington Post: “Take two aspirin and call me in the morning” may be really good advice after all. That’s because a doctor’s decision-making abilities may be related to the time of day. Making decisions, choices
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Do programs that pay people to lose weight really work?
The Washington Post: What if someone would pay you to lose weight? Not a token amount from your meddling fitness freak brother-in-law, but serious cash, say $10,000? Would you try it? But what if you
