Have you ever been traveling from one city to another, and you're in the airport at the gate, waiting for your flight to load? »more»

Never fear: this is not a political exposé. Instead, it's a reflection on a fascinating conversation that I had with Dr. Jed Diamond last night on my internet radio program. As you may know, Dr. Jed is the author of the best-selling books, Male Menopause and The Irritable Male Syndrome. What I didn't know about Dr. »more»

One day my father, as a young man, came home from work to find the apartment cleaned out of furniture and swept clean. His wife (not my mother) was gone. Needless to say, reconciliation wasn't an option. »more»

If you dream in black and white, blame the TV and movies you watched when you were a child. »more»

A growing number of psychologists have become interested in studying nostalgia, the human emotion that is unique to humans. Some researchers believe that nostalgia may be a powerful psychological coping strategy to protect ourselves against loneliness and social isolation. »more»

As the stock market endures record plummets, job losses sky rocketing, housing prices free falling and the world entering into recession, spending money on others might be the furthest thing on your find. But if you can manage to do so, it might be the surest path to a much needed happiness boost. »more»

There are (among other things) at least two features that we guys are famous for: not asking for directions, and never reading the instructions before assembling a new 'toy'. That describes me fairly well. I remember driving through the maze of streets in Salerno, Italy, trying to get to the other side of the city. Craig was insisting that I stop and ask for directions, but not I! »more»

[The probability of someone cheating during the course of a relationship] is very high," says Geneviève Beaulieu-Pelletier, PhD student at the Université de Montréal's Department of Psychology. Dr. Geneviève Beaulieu-Pelletier is the author of a new study about infidelity. »more»

After being diagnosed with prostate cancer six months ago, I asked myself all of the right questions. Will I die, and if so, when? How do I find out what I should do to treat the cancer? How do I take care of my family for when I am not here?

Very early in my research I talked to a doctor friend who had gone through prostate cancer. He spent weeks determining the options and the probabilities. His best words to me were to make my own decisions on this, don’t just take what any one person says as the correct thing to do. Every doctor and patient has their own favorite way to handle prostate cancer, and it may not be the right one for you. Study the statistics. »more»

If you're at risk for cardiovascular disease and don't drink alcohol, you may want to start.

A new study shows that middle-aged non-drinkers who started to consume alchohol in moderation lowered their risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 38% versus those who continued abstaining. »more»