Nelson pitched a tent on a rooftop corner of the former District 16 offices at 8000 Highway 65 to increase public awareness of mental health funding needs.

May Is National Arthritis Month - a month devoted to promoting awareness about arthritis. Over 1 in 5 Americans report doctor-diagnosed arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...

Patry Francis, who is recovering from cancer, encountered “perfect joy.” Read all about it and then ponder the question she poses at the end. The only disagreement I have is with the idea of “having it.” I think this may not be possible. Life is ever-changing, and we are inconsistent. I think the real accomplishment is in recognizing when we encounter happiness and savoring it, and likewise when we recognize we are gripping negativity and letting go as soon as we know th...

Well, April is over - and with it the intensive media focus on autism spectrum disorders. I must say that, between the efforts of Autism Speaks and CNN, we've...

This Tuesday (April 22) is the 38th official Earth Day, a day for celebrating the riches of our natural world and to raise awareness for protecting our environment. Every year...

Q: When will it happen? M: It will happen as soon as you remove the obstacles. Q: Which obstacles? M: Desire for the false and fear of the true. You, as the person, imagine that the Guru is interested in you as a person. Not at all. To him you are a nuisance and a hindrance to be done away with. He actually aims at your elimination as a factor in consciousness. Q: If I am eliminated, what will remain? M: Nothing will remain, all will remain. The sense of identity will remain, but no longer ident...

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Miami: The third annual "Women Empowered -- Responding To Serve Valued People" health forum was held last week, the Miami Herald ... via MediLexicon

Palpitations - an unusual awareness of the heart beats - are a common symptom. Here's a discussion of what causes palpitations, and how they should be evaluated....

Abilene, KS is one of hundreds of communities nationwide that will hold an Underage Drinking Prevention: Town Hall Meeting, Start Talking Before They Start Drinking, on March 31st to discuss and raise awareness ... via Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

"The purpose isn't to generate tickets; it's to generate awareness" For 90 minutes on Wednesday, the Portland Office of Transportation's Sharon White crossed Southeast 122nd Avenue again and again, with police lying in wait nearby to follow drivers who didn't stop for her. via Portland Tribune

April is IBS Awareness Month. Studies have shown a significant correlation between panic disorder and IBS, as discussed in IBS and Panic Disorder: What to Do If You Have Both....

"The networks help build awareness and impressions as they market movies and miniseries for tune-in, and our DVD releases become the beneficiary of that effort a few months later when we launch our campaign." In a reflection of changing times, the May 6 DVD release of the recent TV movie, "A Raisin in the Sun," is being treated as if it were a blockbuster movie. via XtraMSN Real Estate

WIfi network are very vulnerable to security risks WiFi Networks are very vulnerable to security attacks- Recent surveys show that almost 80% of Wifi networks are not even WEP encryption enabled. Wifi network security carelessness Why are people so careless when it comes to Wifi vulnerability? Its quite incredible that so-called intelligent people can be so dumb when it comes to Wifi security Casual survey of Wifi network security vulnerabilities I did a casual survey of people in my data cente...

On Easter Sunday, I desperately wanted to tell you all that if you've never heard of the Cakewhore Blog , then you absolutely needed to spackle that gap in your cultural awareness immediately. Because she posted photos of her Easter cookies over the weekend. I should stress that this photo represents only her customary level of excellence in the field of Food Porn. [478 words in article.]

The brain activity of people in comas or with major communication disorders (vegetative states) is turning out to be much more normal than previously believed. In other words, people with such problems may be in fact quite conscious, or at least in a "minimally conscious state". This great New York Times article describes the research which may be redefining what we think of as states of consciousness. The article speculates what it might be like to be minimally conscious: "You wake up every mo...