Anti Depression Guide

As Michigan’s medical marijuana law takes full effect next month, sufferers of chronic pain and other ailments cheer while police predict problems By Tim Jones |Tribune correspondent Ron Stephens, who has a chronic neck disorder and depression, built his own marijuana “grow room” with high-powered lights and reflective paper on the walls. [...]

Photo: Jupiter Images   Faddish cryotherapy spas—reverse saunas in which below-zero temperatures allegedly tighten skin—may [...]

By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A cup of green tea per day may help keep gum disease at bay, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among middle-aged Japanese, the odds of having gum disease declined as the men’s intake of green tea rose. For each daily cup they drank, the risk of having [...]

By Claire Suddath Dr. Peter J. Bentley, a research scientist at University College London, can answer questions on almost any scientific topic. His book Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day explores 39 typical mishaps — breaking a bone, losing your balance, getting crapped on by a bird — and explains exactly what [...]

As awkward as it may be, educating your daughter about sex can keep her healthy—and even save her life. Unfortunately, most teens have different views than their parents when it comes to what constitutes a sex talk. About 90% of parents nationwide say they’ve spoken to their teens about sex, according to a 2006 ABC [...]

Bonnie King Salem-News.com Thousands are anxiously watching the case against a retired stone mason as they move into closing arguments. Kitsap County Prosecutor Hauge vs. WA Medical Marijuana Law (PORT ORCHARD, Wash.) - Thirty or so miles outside Tacoma, Washington, in Kitsap County there has been a storm brewing. It’s been coming for almost two years, and [...]

By GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer Greg Risling, Associated Press Writer [...]

by John Wiley and Sons. The author, standing on Baker Beach in San Francisco with his catch of the day When the halibut on my hook breaks the surface, writhing in a splash of seawater off the coast of Bolinas, California, I am thinking less of this fish’s fate than of my own. Considering that I plan to [...]

Evolutionary theorist Alastair Clarke has today published details of eight patterns he claims to be the basis of all the humor that has ever been imagined or expressed, regardless of civilization, culture or personal taste.

Researchers at the University of Washington have discovered an increased pattern of brain activity in the amygdalas of adults with autism that may be linked to the social deficits that typically are associated with the disorder. Previous research at the UW and elsewhere has shown that abnormal growth patterns in the amygdala are commonly found among young children diagnosed with autism.