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Parent and teen weight relate to feeding practices

A new study helps identify which parents of teens are most likely to use feeding practices that have been linked with unhealthy outcomes, researchers say.

Women spend 5 months of their lives deciding what to wear

Women sometimes get a bad rap for having a hard time deciding what to wear, but leave it to a uniform supplier to try to quantify just how much time they spend pondering outfits before heading out the door.

These carbs can up your risk of depression, study says

Feeling depressed?

A key to good mental health: religion

Attending a church, synagogue, or mosque may be better for one's mental health than engaging in sports, furthering one's education, or volunteering.

Feeling bummed? How disappointment works in the brain

That feeling of "oh, bummer," is linked with a rather uncommon type of brain signaling, new research shows.

Caring for loved one with Alzheimer's may be most stressful for spouse

Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease isn't easy under the best of circumstances, but it may be much more stressful for spouses and people who suffer from depression, a Finnish study suggests.

4 health issues that mess with your memory

Alzheimer’s isn’t the only condition that harms your memory. These four problems can also leave you feeling foggy.

Many Vietnam veterans have PTSD 40 years after war’s end

Decades after the end of the U.S. war in Vietnam, more than one in ten American veterans from the conflict still experience at least some symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study.

Brains hardwired to accept celebrity health advice

What drives people to trust the health advice of celebrities, even though most of these individuals clearly have no medical background, and even tough their advice often goes against convention and logic? Blame it on your brain

Face of heroin addiction now young, white and suburban

Once thought to be a problem primarily affecting urban teens living in impoverished areas, heroin abuse now more commonly affects middle-class suburban white people in their early 20s, Health Day News reported.