Breastfeeding Reduces A
Woman's Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Women who breast feed for more than one year reduce their risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by half, according to a new Swedish study.

The Truth Behind Drug Ads
Drug companies spend billions of dollars on direct-to-consumer advertisements each year, but lawmakers question whether those ads paint an accurate picture.

Creating Strong Boundaries For
Children Instills Confidence And Security
Some of the members of the current generation of parents seem to have difficulty setting and enforcing limits and boundaries for their children. Some of them may be insecure in their own lives and experiences, and inadequately prepared to provide a secure environment for their children. When you set solid limits and boundaries for your child, you instill confidence and security.

Plants Deliver Beyond Nutrition
The Plant Journal is pleased to present a series of invited peer-reviewed articles that describe processes that plants can or could use to convert their fixed carbon into fuels and other useful products.

Europeans Use Alcohol And
Drugs To Improve Their Sex Lives
Young adults in Europe deliberately binge on drink and drugs to improve their sex lives, research suggests.

Too Much And Too Little Sleep
Tied To Diminished Health
People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies.

Fairness Is a Hard-Wired Emotion
The belief that things should be divided fairly among members of a group isn't just a matter of culture or reason -- it's an emotion that's built into the human brain.

Kids Have A Smaller Vocabulary
If Dads Are Depressed
Fathers get the baby blues too and, if they do, it can be bad news for their children's language development. Two-year-olds have a smaller vocabulary if their fathers have depression than if their mothers do.