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March 3, 2010

Why is optimism is associated with health, pessimism with disease?

So, be honest: Is you life glass half-full or half-empty? I tend to be the former, and based upon the research I’m glad I have a […]

March 3, 2010

Could being bored be bad for your health?

Can you really be bored to death? According to a report in USA Today, in a commentary to be published in the International Journal of Epidemiology in […]

March 3, 2010

Like happiness, loneliness is contagious

Loneliness, like happiness, can be contagious, says recent research showing how feeling lonely can make others lonely, too. Below are the details from a report in […]

March 2, 2010

Larimore Family Newsletter – March 2010

Here are the contents of this month’s Family Newsletter: Family Update Publication Update Broadcast Update Events of the last month Upcoming Events Family Update Barb, Kate, […]

March 2, 2010

Celiac disease seen as being vastly underdiagnosed

Do you have chronic abdominal symptoms that have never been diagnosed? Or, have you self-diagnosed your recurrent abdominal pain as lactose intolerance or irritable bowel syndrome? […]

March 2, 2010

If you think you’re lactose intolerant you may be wrong

Do you think you are lactose intolerant? Think again — at least according to a draft consensus statement a panel of experts at the National Institutes […]