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Society & Lifestyle > European Culture Popular names for Italian babies: 1 of 7

Although Italy is still, to a certain extent, a traditional country characterized by strong family ties and deeply rooted catholic mores, gone are the times when Marias and Giuseppes would account for half the kids sitting in a first grade class. Recent baby-naming patterns have highlighted a high degree of diversification, ...
Health & Fitness > Aging & Longevity Long life and happiness: The baby boomer's guide: 2 of 6

What for our parents and grandparents was an indisputable fact of life - growing old brings along a collection of unpleasant physiological changes, from hair loss to frailty and disease - might not be the case any longer. In the past two decades the prevailing concept of healthy aging has been overshadowed by the more radica...
Health & Fitness > Arthritis Spondyloarthritis: Symptoms and treatment: 1 of 3

Spondyloarthritis is the name of a family of rheumatic diseases that are characterized by arthritis of the spine and peripheral joints, inflammation in the area where ligaments and tendons attach to bones, and inflammation of the skin, intestines and eyes. They are classified as seronegative spondyloarthritis to differentiat...
Health & Fitness > Vision Tips to improve dirty contact lens habits: 7 of 20

Despite being relatively uncommon, contact lens related eye problems can be severe, especially when treatment is delayed. The surprising fact is that people seem to be unaware of the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in minimizing the risks of contracting a sight threatening infection. Conjunctivitis and corneal ulcerati...
Health & Fitness > HIV / AIDS The nature of AIDS as a stigmatized condition: Stigma as a response to threat: 1 of 2

There are two main theories for explaining why stereotypes develop into stigmas. The first one, largely based on psychological research, argues that stigmatizing people boosts self-esteem through downward comparison. This is especially true for what we could term minor' stigmatized conditions, such as obesity, lack of educat...
Politics, News & Issues > Hunger, Disease & Poverty The making of an epidemic: HIV in Eastern Africa: 1 of 1

While in the Western world infection amongst heterosexuals remained relatively low throughout the 1990s, in Sub-Saharan Africa the pandemic rapidly reached appalling proportions: in 1990, HIV prevalence in pregnant women was 27.7% in Uganda (Kampala), 22.7% in Malawi (Blantyre) and 10.3% in Tanzania (Dar-es-Salam). Regional ...
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Should Paris Hilton profit from media interest in her jail-time reflections?: 25 of 46

It is hard to imagine why anyone would think that a couple of weeks in jail should profit a vacant airhead a sum that most of us do not earn in a decade. Unfortunately, it is somewhat easier to understand why the blasphemy has escaped the realm of drunken jokes between bored Hollywood columnists and made headlines in the 'se...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness How eating red meat affects the environment: 7 of 11

Currently one of our greatest concerns for the environment is global warming. During the 20th century sea water temperatures have been increasing steadily, and consensus is that greenhouse gases are largely responsible for many of the devastating natural phenomena that we have been witnessing lately. Hurricane Katrina, the 2...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Latin America The links between Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez: 6 of 7

Everyone needs someone to look up to, idolize, imitate, and dictators are no exception to the rule. Fidel is Hugo's Svengali, eagerly posing as a martyr while subtly manipulating his younger disciple into supporting his economic needs. Of course, the gain is mutual, because by promoting the Cuban revolution Chavez has manage...
Travel > Air Travel & Airlines Comparing budget airlines and regular airlines: 6 of 7

With low budget airlines getting more expensive by the day and national carriers cutting back on essential perks, the gap between the former and the latter is rapidly closing. Let's take Ryanair, Iberia, and British Airways for example. The Irish airline grew rapidly after the air industry was deregulated in 1997 and quickly...