Sugar has become a constant companion in most of our lives. Whether added to our tea or coffee, or found in our favorite packaged foods we find in the supermarket aisles, sugar is hard to remove from our diet all together. With obesity levels shooting...

Op-ed in NYTimes by Richard A. Friedman, a professor of clinical psychiatry and the director of the psychopharmacology clinic at the Weill Cornell Medical College. Adolescence is practically synonymous in our culture with risk taking, emotional drama and all forms of outlandish behavior. Until very recently, the...

Concerned neighbors are a common bane of urban beekeepers. But there are ways to sweeten the deal for them. Editor's note: If you're thinking about setting up your own beehives, there are a few problems that can come up. One of the most common among urban...