Family meals are the perfect time to talk to your kids and to listen to what’s on their mind.  Current research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)* at Columbia University consistently found that the more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. [continue reading…]

Men in late middle age with depressive symptoms are more likely to leave the labor force than men without such symptoms are, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania.
Retirement-age women, though they have a greater tendency to work part time or transition to part-time status, are more likely to opt out completely if they suffer even mild, or sub-threshold, symptoms of depression. [continue reading…]

 Both education and income can determine whether a person will remain healthy, but those who stay in school longer have the best odds, largely because education so strongly influences income, say the authors of a new study. [continue reading…]