Parental Alienation: A Mental Diagnosis?
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - October 29, 2009
Some experts say the extreme hatred some kids feel toward a parent in a divorce is a mental illness.
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Are 10 Popular Beliefs True or False? You Voted, We Answer
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - October 21, 2009
You weighed in on 10 cherished notions. Here's the truth, along with the facts behind it.
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Poll: 10 Widespread Beliefs—True or False?
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - October 13, 2009
A new book tries to debunk dozens of commonly held notions. Do you agree or disagree with the 10 below?
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5 Common Pop-Psych Myths
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - October 13, 2009
An author of '50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology' discusses some of his favorite misconceptions.
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7 Things To Know Before Logging on for Counseling
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - September 22, 2009
Websites offering counseling are springing up, but ask some questions before signing on.
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Suffer From Insomnia? Try Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - September 8, 2009
Finding good CBT remains a challenge, but online therapy might be one solution.
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7 Things That Make Sleep Apnea Worse
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - August 24, 2009
Why sleep apnea is a problem and what you can do to avoid or improve it.
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What's Wrong With This Picture? Baby Is in Danger
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - August 17, 2009
Magazine photos, ads show unsafe baby sleep positions and situations that may cause SIDS, study says.
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3 Lousy Reasons to Consider an Antidepressant Medication
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - August 6, 2009
As acceptance of psychiatric drugs rises, are people flocking to antidepressants for good reasons?
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7 Ways Your Siblings May Have Shaped You
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - July 31, 2009
It's not just your parents who are responsible for how you turned out.
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Can Blue M&M's, Blue Gatorade Protect Your Spine? Surprisingly Helpful Foods
By
Megan Johnson
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Lindsay Lyon
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Health - July 27, 2009
5 foods or food additives that may pack unexpected health benefits.
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Recession Tip For Wives: Lay off Your Laid-off Husband
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - July 22, 2009
5 ways to behave when your marriage is strained by his unemployment.
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Denise Faustman: To Stop Diabetes, She's Attacking the Immune System
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - June 30, 2009
This controversial diabetes researcher thinks she can heal the pancreas in type 1 diabetics.
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Boris Kovatchev: Artificial Pancreas Could Help Diabetics
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - June 30, 2009
He's adding sophisticated computer instructions to an insulin pump-glucose monitor combination.
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Elizabeth Blackburn: Ordering Cancer Cells to Curl Up and Die
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - June 30, 2009
An enzyme vital to life could be pure poison to cancer cells, says the molecular and cell biologist.
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Positive Emotional Psychology: Have a 'Daily Diet' of Positive Emotions
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - June 24, 2009
We need 3 positive emotions for every negative emotion, says psychology expert
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Positive Psychology for Kids: Teaching Resilience With Positive Education
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - June 24, 2009
Adults can help kids by encouraging them to think positively, psychology experts say.
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How Positive Psychology Can Increase Your Happiness
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - June 24, 2009
Psychology prof Sonja Lyubomirsky says 12 positive activities can boost your happiness.
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Using Positive Psychology in Your Relationships
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - June 24, 2009
3 wrong ways—and 1 right way—to respond to good news from your spouse.
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Positive Psychology: Power of Positive Thinking Is Psychology's Latest Focus
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - June 24, 2009
5 areas of life where a positive approach can produce positive results.
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How Sleep Sex (and Other Parasomnias) Can Get You in Trouble with the Law
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - May 8, 2009
Criminal cases sometimes arise when people with these strange disorders act out while asleep.
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7 Criminal Cases That Invoked the 'Sleepwalking Defense'
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - May 8, 2009
Defense lawyers blamed these violent crimes on unconscious acts performed by a sleeping defendant
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When Sleep Problems Become Legal Problems, Neuroscience Can Help
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - May 8, 2009
Sleepwalking, sleep driving, and other "parasomnias" can get you entangled with the law.
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7 Myths About Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - April 21, 2009
Many common assumptions about narcissists are wrong. For one, they're not secretly insecure.
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Narcissism Epidemic: Why There Are So Many Narcissists Now
By
Lindsay Lyon
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Health - April 21, 2009
An author of 'The Narcissism Epidemic' explores why today's kids—and adults—feel so entitled.
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