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To reap psychotherapy’s benefits, get a good fit

Americans seem to like psychotherapy. Whether its for the mundane conflicts of everyday life or life-threatening illnesses like major depression, psychotherapy is widely viewed as a healthy, if not harmless, pursuit.
Yet unlike most other medical treatments, psychotherapy can take considerable time. An infection can be cured in days, but remission of severe depression or anxiety […]

Findings underscore kinship between Venus and Earth

Other than the hellish heat, a crushing carbon dioxide atmosphere and corrosive clouds of sulfuric acid, Venus is a lot like Earth, according to scientists.
In a news conference Wednesday at the Paris headquarters of the European Space Agency, the scientists, working on the agencys Venus Express mission, played up the Venus-as-Earths-twin angle in presenting […]

Program’s goal: To fetch your perfect pet

Finding just the right dog can be almost as tough as finding Ms. or Mr. Right.
The chosen canine might, for a certain person, turn out to be too crazy or too lazy, too distant or too dependent, too rough or too ready. And everyone’s less than happy.
Now, about 100 animal shelters Д from […]

Fat-Burning Food for Thought

Every new diet is a literal repackaging of an old idea dressed up with a great new marketing plan.
– Dr. Joe Klemczewski, author of Metabolic Transformation
There are three factors associated with losing body fat: nutrition, exercise and consistency.
I’m focusing only on nutrition, because it’s the most difficult for just about everyone. Based on […]

UN warns of climate-related setbacks

A new United Nations report warns that progress toward prosperity in the worlds poorest regions will be reversed unless rich countries promptly begin curbing emissions linked to global warming while also helping poorer ones leapfrog to energy sources that pollute less than coal and oil.
The worlds poorest regions will also need much more help […]