Self-esteem rises steadily as people age but starts declining around the time of retirement, according to a longitudinal study of men and women ranging in age from 25 to 104. "Self-esteem is related to better health, less criminal behavior, lower levels of depression and, overall, greater...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal from antiabortion-rights protesters to hear a challenge to a Massachusetts law that establishes a protest-free zone around abortion clinic entrances and driveways, the AP/Boston Globe reports. The court did not offer an explanation for its...
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) on Wednesday said he would not attend Thursday's bipartisan health care summit, despite House Minority Leader John Boehner's (R-Ohio) request to the White House that the antiabortion-rights lawmaker be included in the meeting, Roll Call reports (Dennis/Kucinich, Roll...
Reuters: "The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the United States, health experts said on Friday. But they stressed that influenza, especially a pandemic, could hit several peaks in a single season. They said weeks or months more of disease could be expected.
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Reuters: "The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak in the United States, health experts said on Friday. But they stressed that influenza, especially a pandemic, could hit several peaks in a single season. They said weeks or months more of disease could be expected.
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