Crippling shyness can persist for decades: StatsCan
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OTTAWA - Perhaps everyone gets nervous before an important meeting or social event. But &quot;crippling shyness&#39;&#39; has caused an estimated two million Canadians to avoid social encounters or face them with dread
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A disorder beginning in childhood  which is characterized by hyperactivity, impulsive behavior and  attention problems often goes undetected for long periods, said  a survey of parents in eight countries on Monday.
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An unprecedented study of sex and seniors finds that many older people are surprisingly frisky &#151; willing to do, and talk about, intimate acts that would make their grandchildren blush. That may be too much information for some folks, but it comes from the most comprehensive sex survey ever done among 57- to 85-year-olds in the United States.
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NEW YORK  - Children born very prematurely  continue to have emotional, attentional and social problems  during their teen years, according to the results of a UK  study.
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&quot;We found that the trait of optimism was an important long-term determinant of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly subjects independent of sociodemographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors,&quot; the authors of a recent Dutch study
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Positive emotions and maintaining a social circle which treats older people like they are the competent and productive members of society, could actually slow the aging process for adults, it was revealed after a new study has found that social and
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As they grow older, even people who seem perfectly on top of things may have trouble making good decisions, a new study suggests.
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It might not be visible, but chronic emotional burdens can make your cells age prematurely
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Linc Morris admits it took him a while to get used to the idea of being adopted &#151; which probably explains why he was 42 years old by the time it happened.
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Mark Zuckerberg is a reluctant poster child for the phenomenon sweeping the Internet known loosely as Web 2.0. Partly that's because he's shy.
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NEW YORK  - Neurotic people are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease, while being extroverted seems to protect people from dying from respiratory illness, UK researchers report based on a study they conducted.
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The debates of 2004 may be remembered more for pained facial expressions than ringing words. Is there one line that will survive the week, never mind the ages?
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Breast cancer survivors are 37  percent more likely to commit suicide than other women, and the  elevated risk persists for at least 25 years after diagnosis,  according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer  Institute.
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Aug. 16, 2004 -- For children with Asperger&#39;s Syndrome and other mild forms of autism, the world can be an uncomfortable place. These kids have a hard time picking up the social skills that come naturally to most people. They get teased at school, often ...
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NEW YORK  - Symptoms of anxiety may speed  the progression of certain physical disabilities in older  women, new research suggests.
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People who literally cannot sit  still may have inborn behavior that keeps them slim even if  they overeat a little, researchers in the United States said on  Thursday.
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Experts have long believed that personality disorders -- types of mental illness in which people have trouble functioning with others -- were relatively inflexible, and endured throughout a person's life.