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Denial has been a part of the human psyche and social contract for as long as people have figured out they need each other around.However,recent research is starting to show that denial may be significantly more integral to the very nature of society and social relationships that what one might expect.
Posted: 2007-12-04
Category: Health & Fitness
People are saying that they're exercising more, but the statistics for things like obesity and diabetes are just going up and up and up. Researchers believe that people are either falsely reporting their physical activity, or they have not changed other aspects of their lifestyles, such as their diet, along with increased exercise. Most researchers appear to prefer the former theory.
Posted: 2007-12-04
Category: Health & Fitness
Adapting something from the literary world, whether a traditional novel or a Japanese visual novel, can often be difficult. There is usually a large amount of detail that must be removed for the adaptation to work, with some attempts cutting too much of the original material. For less hardcore fans of the source material, the anime adaptation of “Fate/Stay Night” presents a workable balance, though still missing some arguably essential details.
Posted: 2007-12-03
Category: Arts & Entertainment
The Japanese anime industry often does not like to make fun of itself, because self-deprecating humor is rarely appreciated in Japanese culture. Occasionally, such things tend to slide by without causing too much of a stir, but up until the release of “Lucky Star,” there has never been an anime that has consistently used the anime industry and its fans as a source of humor.
Posted: 2007-12-03
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Villains are often the lynch pin that holds narrative action stories together, having a more important place in the success of the story than even the hero himself. There are several examples of good villainy over the years, in a variety of formats, but there are some villains that truly stand out as the best examples of the worst humans can do to one another.
Posted: 2007-11-30
Category: Arts & Entertainment
People generally don't feel that something bad is going to happen to them if they eat larger-than-usual amounts of food during the Holidays.However,there are risks to eating so much in so little time, particularly for those who do not normally eat that much food in one sitting.
Posted: 2007-11-29
Category: Health & Fitness
The Holidays are supposed to be a happy time, free from the usual stress of life and filled with the joy of seeing family and friends again. However, there are times when these reunions themselves are the cause of stress, particularly if there have been changes since the parties involved last saw one another.
Posted: 2007-11-28
Category: Health & Fitness
Sleep is something that adults generally believe children get enough of, but recent studies are showing this may not be true. Sleep can become difficult for children exposed to violent TV programs or news broadcast. In a related avenue, a lack of sleep can cause children to eventually become obese.
Posted: 2007-11-28
Category: Health & Fitness
For many years, cancer patients have been told that thinking positively about their chances is going to help them survive. However, recent studies have dispelled this myth by showing that people who think positively are just as likely to die from cancer as people who are pessimistic or realistic about their chances.
Posted: 2007-11-27
Category: Health & Fitness
Smoking is an oft-derided “habit” because it is seen by millions to be a filthy practice that also has a number of life-threatening side effects. Recent studies may bring cause for one more effect to be added to the list: erectile dysfunction. The findings are very alarming, because even otherwise healthy males experience an incredible increase in risk.
Posted: 2007-11-27
Category: Health & Fitness
Plastic surgery and the people who undergo them are becoming more and more common in large and medium communities. However, most people are neglecting to take a few precautions before and after the surgery happens. Most of the things they forget are either basic things to consider before signing up or things that their doctor reminded them of after the fact.
Posted: 2007-11-23
Category: Health & Fitness
According to recent statistics, while the number of men experiencing heart ailments was starting to stabilize, the number of women with the problem is increasing. This has caught the medical establishment completely off-guard, but there are plans underway for studies designed to find out just what is causing this to happen.
Posted: 2007-11-23
Category: Health & Fitness
