A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. It is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.

Love Our Children USA announced that NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is proclaiming October 5th Blue Shirt Day to signify the importance of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, October 4th - 10th.

With families' budgets straining just to make the mortgage, should a loved one die, the cost of funeral arrangements could be devastating. More families are opting for home burials...not just to save $ but to put loved ones to rest with greater dignity.

tennis great Monica Seles just published an autobiography about her struggles with binge eating. This made me think about my own fight, and how weight (getting to an ideal weight and staying there) has been and still is an obsession in this culture.

"Cop Rocks" it ain't...but the police department of Portland, Maine (with help from the non-profit Arts & Equity Initiative) are writing poetry to help express their feelings and de-stress from their jobs. They've even created a calendar of their work.

Researchers at Oxford University predict that by 2015, you will be able to have a microchip installed in your brain, controlled by a remote transmitter, that will stimulate the part of your brain that give you pleasure from sex or eating. So long, Viagra

Here's a recipe for latkes with a twist: lightened up, with sweet potatoes and gluten free!

We have become obsessed with staying youthful, and some people are willing to do it at the price of their health. Some even inject themselves with risky hormones like HGH. What ever happened to taking care of your body the old-fashioned way?

President-Elect Obama wants to expand the role of "personalized medicine" in our healthcare system to encourage research into how your genetic makeup could help your doctor provide you with better medical care.