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Donations have poured in to save the jobs of two clinical psychologists at Children's Hospital Oakland who specialize in working with child cancer patients and their families.

Nothing Derek Blumke saw during three Air Force tours in Afghanistan prepared him for college life.

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology 'Hot lesbians' and 'vengeful lovers'; are these depictions of women in advertising sexist or empowering? Must women police ...

Some people say cutting their skin brings them relief from emotional pain - an act usually referred to as self-harm. Others enjoy having their body pierced with metal and their skin inscribed with permanent ...

Renovating a home may not always just be hard on the wallet, it can also be hard on a couple's relationship.

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Women seeking breast augmentation on the NHS for mental health reasons may face a postcode lottery because of a lack of clear ...

Forget learning lines or polishing jokes - having sex may be the best way to prepare for giving a speech.

Could the oil crisis be triggered by images of Greenland's crumbling ice cap? Project Syndicate : Could the television image we've all seen of the Greenland ice cap crumbling into the ocean because of global ...

While on a recent trip abroad, a senior Israeli defense official was asked by a foreign diplomat why Israelis were making such a fuss about the Schalit, Goldwasser and Regev kidnappings.

Some social science research provides evidence for expected truths. Other times it comes up with unintuitive results.

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 15 Jul 2008 It's conventional wisdom that practice makes ...

Some parents of children with autism evaluate facial expressions differently than the rest of us--and in a way that is strikingly similar to autistic patients themselves, according to new research by ...

Courtney Lockhart, 23, of Smiths Station, has pleaded not guilty in the March 4 slaying of 18-year-old Lauren Burk of Marietta, Ga.

It has been more than decade since a U.S. network picked up a Canadian-made series and just ran with it.

TV Online commentary Attack left Channel 7 medical reporter Jung at heart By Mary McCarty Staff Writer Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Minutes before the German shepherd attacked, Dr.

A Wellington woman charged with harboring runaway boys and having sex with at least one of them agreed to a one-year pretrial intervention program Monday, and a felony charge will be dropped if she completes ...

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Eye Health / Blindness ; Neurology / Neuroscience ; Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy Article Date: 14 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT Getting a feel for what we see ...

If you've ever thought about a career in a psychology-related field, then you've probably realized that there are a LOT of different career options within psychology.

The United Nations has slammed a loophole in Queensland law that allows parents to use "reasonable force" to discipline their children.

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 07 Jul 2008 The emotional well-being of families where children lack a genetic or gestational link to one or ...