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9 signs you're headed for a holiday meltdown

Let's face it. Some holiday-related stress is to be expected. Here are nine signs you could be headed for a holiday meltdown and how to stop the implosion before it happens.

Suicide risk tied to women's social connectedness

Being connected to friends, family and social groups may offer some protection against suicide, suggests a new U.S. study.

Is your life busy or full? Revisiting being ‘busy’

With the holidays here, I realize overplayed Christmas songs are competing with another chorus – the incessant, “I’m so busy,” jingle.

Stretching beauty: Ballerina Misty Copeland on her body struggles

Misty Copeland was living her dream as a ballerina with the American Ballet Theatre. Then her body issues threatened to derail her career.

Georgia to allow hormone therapy for transgender inmates

Transgender inmates in Georgia will be eligible to receive hormone therapy treatments while in prison, Georgia corrections officials said on Friday as they contend with a lawsuit filed by a transgender prisoner denied hormones.

Walk this way: How acting happy can make it so

Happy people walk differently from people who are unhappy, and scientists are finding that taking a certain stride may give your mood a boost.

5 signs you’re working too much

Being a workaholic is a badge of honor these days.

Many kids with mental health issues see only pediatricians

One in three children who were diagnosed and treated for mental health conditions on an outpatient basis saw their primary-care doctors for this care, a new study reports.

Actress Lorraine Bracco shares struggles with depression, dyslexia

Award-winning actress Lorraine Bracco has teamed up with a foundation dedicated to transforming mental health care for children after enduring personal struggles of her own.

Plugging your technology-obsessed kids back into reality

Between laptops, smart phones and iPods, America’s youth is more connected today than any other generation.  However, experts worry they lack the ability to really connect