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Author Christopher Kennedy Lawford answers 10 questions about health, life, and well-being.

Home for the holidays? Celebrating the season with your family is an ideal time to check on the health and well-being of your parents and other elderly relatives, especially if you live far away.

Whether your loved one refuses to confront a chronic disease or an addiction, know how you can help and where your limits lie.

Experts discuss the fine line between appropriate health concerns and hyped-up fears.

In uncertain times, TV viewers love it when bad guys get busted.

One human quality rises above all the devastation in hard times -- resilience.

Experts explain four steps that empower patients to manage their health needs from a hospital bed.

Escalating prices at the pump spur theft, violence, and rage.

Experts explain how to make a list of life objectives without setting yourself up for disappointment.

Experts explain why the key to being on time is understanding why you're always late.

Are your premarital jitters a sign something more serious is at issue?

Your health personality influences the decisions you make about how you take care of yourself.

Psychologists talk to WebMD about the mental health implications of reading horoscopes.

Ways to beat stress that will enhance -- and possibly lengthen -- your life.

Experts offer tips on assertiveness at home, at work, and everywhere else.

When you're down and out, facing adversity, emotional resilience is a good thing.

Boost energy with these four excellent tips.

Migraines, ADHD, high blood pressure, epilepsy, and incontinence can all benefit from the technique of biofeedback.

Biofeedback is helping many gain control over common health problems like migraines, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy, diabetes, high blood pressure, and incontinence.

The mind, heart, and body can improve with regular meditation.

Strategies for hangover-free holidays.

Here are five baby steps to improve your health, family, and home in the New Year.

True compatibility doesn't exist, so shrug off little conflicts to have a happy marriage.

Regardless of the outcome of the 2004 presidential election, polls suggest that as many as 49% of Americans may now feel a profound sense of loss or even deep-seated anger.

How do the presidential candidates cope with the stress of seemingly endless days of campaigning?

People living in New York or Washington, D.C., may understandably have a certain amount of fear of new terrorist attacks. But for many others across the U.S., a much vaguer sense of unease has settled in.

Why we crave heroes, and how athletes sometimes fit the bill.

Simple, unpleasant truth is that we are probably busier than we ever have been, but experts tell WebMD easy ways to manage your time better.

Experts say emotional intelligence and leadership are necessary to win the dream job with Donald Trump.

'The Passion of the Christ' is the latest to show the power of movies to move us.

When it comes to evaluating medical risk -- or risk of any kind, for that matter -- it gets very personal, and when we're weighing threats to ourselves or to others we care about, we tend to think with our hearts rather than our heads. We explain real risk

Everyone's emotional eating origins are uniquely personal.

On Super Bowl Sunday, one team will claim victory and the other, defeat. But psychologically, many of their fans will wind up winning -- no matter the score.

Domestic violence befalls mostly women, but men are victims, too.

Baby boomers face the inevitable -- with posh caskets and funky funeral services.

Do opposites attract? Not according to new research: People who want to find a mate look for similar traits.

Want to add some brawn to your brainpower? Several natural brain boosters are out there.

There's something in the air that just may boost your mood -- get a whiff of negative ions.

Is your nagging driving your spouse crazy? Here's how to communicate without being a nag.

Who can remember to relax -- and who has time? You do! It only takes five minutes.

Tension can build during your busy day, but believe it or not, you do have time to relieve that stress.

Now that the hectic holidays are over, how do you keep the blues away as reality returns? We've got a few ideas.

Want to recapture part of your youth? You can, by making leisure time a part of your routine.

Child abductions are making headlines and parents are understandably nervous. And now, there are high-tech methods available for keeping tabs on your children. Should you consider one of these 'kid chip' microtransmitters?

To be healthy, you need to feed all areas of your life. Changing your environment can have lasting good effects on your health, some say.

Supplements are popular among cancer patients, but most people don't discuss them with their doctor have no idea whether there are risks

More than just a leaner and stronger body, yoga offers a path to self-respect and the discipline you need to revamp old eating habits.

Health information on the web is valuable to most people, but for hypochondriacs, it can be too much information. Their condition can worsen into a modern malady called 'cyberchondria.'

Finding meaning key to regaining peace of mind.

As we approach the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks, we could all use some guidance on how to handle the potentially overwhelming feelings this day will inevitably bring. Experts offer their advice...