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birgerking/flickr Study: Facebook Use Patterns That Predict Disordered Eating
Young women who placed importance on comments and likes, and regularly untagged photos of themselves, were at greater risk
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<a href = "http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-90266317/stock-photo-doctor-working-on-a-digital-tablet-with-copy-space.html?src=tEYkg3jZzQjp2xh8OC42JQ-1-10">Shutterstock</a> Doctors’ #1 Source for Healthcare Information: Wikipedia
Fifty percent of physicians look up conditions on the site, and some are editing articles themselves to improve the quality of available information.
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Vadim Ghirda/AP The Everyday Psychology of Nationalism
South Koreans were enraged when their countrywoman lost to a Russian competitor at the Sochi Olympics. That reaction may or may not have been right, but it was perfectly healthy.
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Serge Melki/Flickr Supreme Court Case May Stop States That Still Execute Mentally Disabled
The justices banned execution of mentally disabled people in 2002. Now they are poised to tell death penalty states that they really meant it.
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tarotastic/flickr Your Workout Looks Ridiculous
The beauty and pain of the spandex-covered lifestyle
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U.S. Child Obesity Rates Actually Just as Unnerving as 10 Years Ago
A new report says there have been no significant changes in prevalence of obesity in the last decade.
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Henry Romero/Reuters To Save the World, Eat Bugs
Two billion people worldwide already eat 1,900 insect species. The United Nations hopes that one day Americans will, too. What would it take for that to happen?
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Mpv_51/Wikimedia Heroin Addiction's Fraught History
The United States has long condemned opiates and stigmatized those who use them, even when the drugs were as legal—and popular—as Tylenol.
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Walt Stoneburner/flickr Even as a Doctor With Decent Insurance, I Had Difficulty Entering the Healthcare System
Why navigators benefit everyone
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The Jenson Society, NY For the Young Doctor About to Burn Out
Professional burnout is the sum total of hundreds and thousands of tiny betrayals of purpose, each one so minute that it hardly attracts notice.
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Phillie Casablanca/flickr Study: Homophobic Lives are 2.5 Years Shorter
Anti-gay prejudice is significantly linked to earlier death.
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Library of Congress Gender, Race, and Rape During the Civil War
Slavery, the value of chastity, and laws that favored men all made it difficult for women to find justice during the chaos of war.
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"Le déjeuner sur l'herbe" by Édouard Manet Up for Polyamory? Creating Alternatives to Marriage
How one lawyer helps those, like her, in non-traditional relationships
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Jason Reed/Reuters How the President’s Political Party Affects Infant Mortality Rates
There are 3 percent more infant deaths during Republican administrations.
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Thinking of Sex Work as Work
Acknowledging the diversity of experiences among sex workers is crucial to safety and respect.
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anvilon/flickr The Science Behind 'Brain Training'
Increasing fluid intelligence has proven beneficial for people diagnosed with ADHD, and selling memory improvement is a big business. Are the claims overheated?
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AP How Being Cold Burns Calories
Just enduring winter weather counts as exercise.
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nvainio/flickr Can Your Family Make You Obese?
New research reveals parents' impact on childhood weight, even in rich families.
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Susana Vera/Reuters Bringing Yoga to Prison
Women are a fast-growing portion of the incarcerated population. In New York, a new yoga program focused on prenatal care is fostering courage, control, and mental health among inmates.
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Further Health Demands of CVS
Cigarettes are a good start, but things likely to destroy us are still on shelves.
