Topics
HBO aired a four part documentary "The Weight of the Nation," which talks about and deals with USA's growing obesity epidemic.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tracy Repchuk's three children are still in grade school, but she's already got college funding figured out. The Repchuk kids are 14, 15, and 16 and when they head off to college in a few years, here's how much their parents will be chipping in: Zero.
Young children of unmarried parents who live with their mother and receive court-mandated financial support from their father exhibit more aggressive behavior than those who don’t get any formal support at all, according to a Rutgers University study.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tables have turned in U.S. divorce courts with more women paying their former husbands alimony and child support than ever before, according to U.S. lawyers.
Philadelphia, PA, May 10, 2012 – These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence brain function in important ways.
New in the journals: From how our attachment with our moms affects our future relationships, to the connection between family size and general intelligence.... and more.
A recent study in Australia, done by Indian researchers suggests that porn addiction can be unlearned. It also examines the severe impact this addiction has on the addict and his/her family.
A study done by researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development states that kids who view too much television tend to make bad food choices.
Young girls aged between 1 - 3 years are more likely to become obese by the age of 5 if they have a troubled home , a new study reports.
Despite the demands of military service and the threat of long separations, marriages of military members are not more vulnerable than civilian marriages, according to a new study.
Women who are obese before they become pregnant are at higher risk of having children with lower cognitive function - as measured by math and reading tests taken between ages 5 to 7 years - than are mothers with a healthy prepregnancy weight, new research suggests.
Women can feel better about their bodies when they receive high family support and limited pressure to attain the "thin and beautiful."
Blacks and Hispanics have a significantly higher risk of developing precancerous colorectal polyps compared with whites, according to a study by researchers at NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center.
The trend of educated women to remain childless is changing, a recent study suggests.
Have you noticed you have been “unfriended” on Facebook? Researchers reported on how to avoid getting unfriended on the social media website in simple steps, such as responding to wall posts.
'Operation Swill' Uncovers NJ Restaurants that Served Rubbing Alcohol, Dirty Water in Place of Premium Liquor 
2012’s List of New Species Released: Ten of the Coolest Ones Includes a Glowing Cockroach 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
TX Woman Gives Birth to Now-Healthy Baby While Dead, Comes Back to Life 
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
5 Surprising Signs You’re Actually a Genius 
Arizona Teen Finds Worm in his McDonald's Sausage McMuffin 
Women With Tattoos Seen as "Easier" and Sexier 
Cinnamon Compound Could Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease 
Five of the Weirdest Reasons People Have Faked their Own Deaths 
