Remember the children’s song that says “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands?”  A new scientific study says that even when friends of our friends’ friends are happy, there’s cause for applause.  …

Seems every diet book ever published has a chapter devoted to exercise but it’s probably the least likely chapter to be read.  Or followed.  The Institute of Medicine also tells us how much exercise we …

Like the Marlboro Man and martini-swilling TV characters of a couple of decades ago, some advocates for children’s nutritional health would like to see the king of burgers and his clownish golden-arched competition disappear from …

A recent issue of the ‘Federal Register,’ published by the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division, gives the final word on a much-anticipated amendment to the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), …

A 2004 Florida law requires all drivers in Florida to pass a vision test before getting their drivers’ licenses renewed when they reach the age of 80.  Comparative analysis of motor vehicle collision death rates …

Now that people everywhere have come to accept the increased risk of heart disease that comes with an apple-shaped body, new research says it’s all fat, no matter where it sits, that ups the risk …

Two servings of fish each week has been found to reduce the risk of kidney damage so often associated with diabetes, according to the November issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.  Diabetic study …

Researchers at Iowa State University say the violent video games come first, influencing children in negative ways.  Critics say aggressive kids just like playing aggressive games.  With 90% of American kids between 8 and 16 …

According to a recent study funded by Cornell University, the number of kids in a given area developing autism goes up when the climate is rainier.  The study’s findings leave its researchers wondering if precipitation …

Exercise is instrumental in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  It’s even said to decrease one’s risk of developing cancer and many other diseases.  While any regular exercise is better than no exercise, a recent study funded …