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Black Friday kicks off a season of holiday mega-sales that doesn’t let up until after New Year’s. But while the uptick in shopping may help retailers move into the black, it puts a burden of debt on many consumers: holiday shopping will drive up the average American’s bill by $688.87 this year, according to research [...]
If you need another reason to give thanks at the dinner table on Thursday, how’s this: people who maintain an “attitude of gratitude” tend to be happier and healthier than those who don’t, according to a lengthy and instructive article this week in the Wall Street Journal.
When sitting down to for your Thanksgiving feast Thursday evening, you probably don’t expect to eat some arsenic — unless perhaps you are a member of the Borgia family.
Breast-feeding is urged on moms from all sides, from doctors to friends, but there are some women who can’t breast-feed for medical reasons. Some medications are incompatible with breast-feeding, too. Consider women with epilepsy, whose seizure medication has been thought to negatively impact their children’s IQ.
Percentage of breast cancers diagnosed at late stages, when treatment is more challenging, despite heightened screening programs; half of colon and cervical cancers are detected at more advanced stages as well, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [via MMWR]
Two common conditions — depression and diabetes — frequently appear together, and a new study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that each illness may be both a consequence and a contributor to the other.
In a recent article about pumping up the flavor of your traditional Thanksgiving turkey, TIME food columnist Josh Ozersky offers cooking tips accessible even to “those of you who aren’t molecular gastronomists, farmers or part-time vegans.”
Looking for empathy and support? You’re more likely to get it from a poor person than you are from a rich one, according to new research published in Psychological Science.
Number of new HIV infections in 2009, 20% fewer than in the late 1990s, according to the 2010 UNAIDS global AIDS report [via The New York Times]
Scientists have found 30 genes that control the timing of puberty in girls. Many of the newly identified genes also contribute to body weight and metabolism.
