Meditation has long been lauded. Now science has shown that deep relaxation changes our bodies on a genetic level - for the better. Anastasia Stephens reports. It's a piece of advice yogis have given for thousands of years: take a deep breath and...

“THE birth rate is declining and men are to blame.” That was the conclusion of a study by Universiti Putra Malaysia recently. Several experts concurred with the findings, which they say is a matter of serious concern for two reasons — that fewer...

The number of pensioners living in poverty in Britain is among the highest in Europe with the over-65s in poorer countries, including Romania and Poland faring better, official figures have...

. BOSTON, Massachusetts / The Boston Globe / Health / July 24, 2009 Coming of age By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff CHESHIRE - Bernice Madigan starts her days with a breakfast of Wheaties, with banana slices on top and four miniature glazed doughnu...

Authorities in China's largest city, Shanghai, have launched a campaign to encourage couples who are themselves only children to have a second child, as concerns mount about a rapidly aging population. Officials would visit these families, publicize...

. SYDNEY, NSW / Australian Aging Agenda / December 3, 2009 NEC Australia has launched a social networking site like Facebook targeted for older Australians. The community portal will enable seniors to communicate online with their friends and...

. CANBERRA, Australia / National Health and Medical Research Council / December 3, 2009 Australians at risk of potentially fatal blood clots will benefit from NHMRC’s new Australian Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE). These...

. BRASILIA, Brazil / People's Daily of China / December 2, 2009 The life expectancy of the Brazilian population increased from 69.66 years in 1998 to 72.86 years in 2008, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and...

. WATERLOO, Ontario / The Record / December 2, 2009 Mark Scheifele, owner of Access Mobility Solutions, installed this stairlift in a home in St. Jacobs. Philip Walker, Record staff Eight years back, Mark Scheifele decided he would be his own boss....

. TUCSON, Arizona / KVOA.com / December 2, 2009 Meredith Baxter, who played mother Elyse Keaton on the 1980s TV series "Family Ties," has revealed that she is a lesbian, Associated Press has reported from New York. "I am a lesbian, and it was a...