Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/health/vitality health Vitality en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:29:21 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/health/vitality http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100210/us_nm/us_usa_congress_jobs nm/20100210/us_usa_congress_jobs Reuters business Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:29:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100210/us_nm/us_usa_congress_jobs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.283721c6d586426380517b48f59567d8.obama_dcpm110.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=XpKAccBwER6FRTHnIa_rfw--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="Vice President Joe Biden, far left, takes his seat in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, before the start of a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs. From left are, Biden, House Minority Leader of John Boehner of Ohio, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., the president, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Highway funding and tax breaks for hiring workers figure prominently in a jobs-creation bill that Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate hope will attract rare joint support in an election year, lawmakers said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100210/us_nm/us_usa_congress_jobs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.283721c6d586426380517b48f59567d8.obama_dcpm110.jpg?x=130&y=70&q=85&sig=XpKAccBwER6FRTHnIa_rfw--" align="left" height="70" width="130" alt="photo" title="Vice President Joe Biden, far left, takes his seat in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, before the start of a meeting between President Barack Obama and bipartisan House and Senate leaders to discuss the economy and jobs. From left are, Biden, House Minority Leader of John Boehner of Ohio, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., the president, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_picasso_exhibit ap_travel/20100209/us_travel_brief_picasso_exhibit AP health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:49:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_picasso_exhibit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1415097381.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=NjHbXpym8F.quSPkf_5FEA--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="A man walks past the paintings 'Sower at Sunset' (R) from 1888 by late Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and 'The Italian Woman' (L) from 1917 by late Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) during a media preview at the Kunsthaus Zurich in Zurich February 9, 2010. Zurich Kunsthaus is giving the general public the first opportunity to glimpse the world collection of controversial Swiss industrialist Emil Buehrle since closing its doors two years ago after a $160 million heist. The exhibition runs from February 12 to May 16, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Seattle Art Museum has landed a major exhibition of Pablo Picasso's work.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100209/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_brief_picasso_exhibit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1415097381.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=NjHbXpym8F.quSPkf_5FEA--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man walks past the paintings 'Sower at Sunset' (R) from 1888 by late Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and 'The Italian Woman' (L) from 1917 by late Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) during a media preview at the Kunsthaus Zurich in Zurich February 9, 2010. Zurich Kunsthaus is giving the general public the first opportunity to glimpse the world collection of controversial Swiss industrialist Emil Buehrle since closing its doors two years ago after a $160 million heist. The exhibition runs from February 12 to May 16, 2010. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/lf_nm_life/us_wine_valentinesday nm/20100209/us_wine_valentinesday Reuters health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:30 GMT Reuters - Valentine's Day coincides with the start of the Chinese New Year this year which may explain why so many red wines have been fetching astronomical prices at recent auctions. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/wantpassionatekidsleaveemalone livescience/20100209/wantpassionatekidsleaveemalone LiveScience.com health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:50:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/wantpassionatekidsleaveemalone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100113/capt.7dba46f93e344d70991dfbdbf3d8c105.ballet_kids_flsn107.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=wFM8XmL79mv0Xg1xBgUgFg--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Arlandrya Alford, 11, tries out her new ballet shoes during a dance class 'at the YMCA Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 in Tampa, Fla. Dozens of ballet shoes were donated to Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School students after a Patel Conservatory ballet student noticed many of the kids were dancing in their stocking feet. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)" border="0" /></a>LiveScience.com - Parents who want their children to discover a passion for music, sports, or other hobbies should follow a simple plan: Don't pressure them.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100209/sc_livescience/wantpassionatekidsleaveemalone"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100113/capt.7dba46f93e344d70991dfbdbf3d8c105.ballet_kids_flsn107.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=wFM8XmL79mv0Xg1xBgUgFg--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="photo" title="Arlandrya Alford, 11, tries out her new ballet shoes during a dance class 'at the YMCA Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 in Tampa, Fla. Dozens of ballet shoes were donated to Metropolitan Ministries Partnership School students after a Patel Conservatory ballet student noticed many of the kids were dancing in their stocking feet. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (LiveScience.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100209/hl_hsn/highbloodpressuremaypredictdementiainsomeseniors hsn/20100209/highbloodpressuremaypredictdementiainsomeseniors HealthDay health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:49:33 GMT HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- High blood pressure may predict dementia in older adults with impaired executive function (difficulty organizing thoughts and making decisions), but not in those with memory problems, a new study has found. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/lf_afp/dubaiarchitecturetower afp/20100208/dubaiarchitecturetower AFP health Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:34:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/lf_afp/dubaiarchitecturetower"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265634561713-1-0.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=_6fNF4BiD5kF1Keo6S405Q--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower, the new tallest building in the world. The observation deck of Dubai's Burj Khalifa has been closed for repairs only a month after the iconic tower was inaugurated, the developers said(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The observation deck of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest high-rise, has been closed for repairs only a month after the iconic tower was inaugurated, the developers said on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100208/lf_afp/dubaiarchitecturetower"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265634561713-1-0.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=_6fNF4BiD5kF1Keo6S405Q--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="photo" title="Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower, the new tallest building in the world. The observation deck of Dubai's Burj Khalifa has been closed for repairs only a month after the iconic tower was inaugurated, the developers said(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/lf_nm_life/us_travel_picks_adrenaline nm/20100205/us_travel_picks_adrenaline Reuters health Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:44:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/lf_nm_life/us_travel_picks_adrenaline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r3724831440.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AuPXdSbf4vhyKwBinkRZ7Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A rainbow forms at the foot of Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park in California April 19, 2008. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Take a deep breath, get strapped in and feel the buzz. Travel guide Lonely Planet, brings you the thrill-seekers' list, from its 1000 Ultimate Experiences book. This list is not endorsed by Reuters.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/lf_nm_life/us_travel_picks_adrenaline"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r3724831440.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AuPXdSbf4vhyKwBinkRZ7Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A rainbow forms at the foot of Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park in California April 19, 2008. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/bw/20100205/bs_bw/1007b4166077340718 bw/20100205/1007b4166077340718 BusinessWeek health Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:08:42 GMT BusinessWeek - Workers approaching retirement are often told by experts that they will need only about 80% of their income after they stop working to maintain the same lifestyle. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/lf_nm_life/us_travel_miami nm/20100205/us_travel_miami Reuters health Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:10:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/lf_nm_life/us_travel_miami"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r175393504.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=N7Mii5o7xno4bfvL9e_7aw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Condominiums are seen in downtown Miami, Florida, October 15, 2007. REUTERS/Carlos Barria" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Subtropical Miami basks in the limelight of the Super Bowl football championship this weekend, showing off its sunny beaches and devotion to revelry.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/lf_nm_life/us_travel_miami"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r175393504.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=N7Mii5o7xno4bfvL9e_7aw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Condominiums are seen in downtown Miami, Florida, October 15, 2007. REUTERS/Carlos Barria" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100205/hl_hsn/governmenttopayformorethanhalfofushealthcarecosts hsn/20100205/governmenttopayformorethanhalfofushealthcarecosts HealthDay health Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:49:44 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As jobless Americans lost private health insurance coverage and joined the Medicaid rolls during the recession, U.S. health spending jumped 5.7 percent to $2.5 trillion in 2009, government projections show. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100204/stage_nm/us_giacometti_record nm/20100204/us_giacometti_record Reuters health Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:46:40 GMT Reuters - A Giacometti statue smashed the art auction record late on Wednesday, fetching $104.3 million after just eight minutes of intense bidding at Sotheby's, and experts predict there may be even higher numbers to come. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_en_ot/eu_britain_art_auction ap/20100204/eu_britain_art_auction AP health Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:01:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_en_ot/eu_britain_art_auction"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.af1054e626ea4b82b69ae7d33f5c4766.aptopix_britain_art_auction_nyol850.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=P3utyfPE1cC1TmVJ5tDHOQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Auctioneer Henry Wyndam sells the sculpture 'Walking Man I' or 'L'Homme qui marche I', by Alberto Giacometti, at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010. The life-size bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti was sold at the London auction for 65 million pounds (US$104 million). Sotheby's says the sale set a world record for the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. The auction house said Wednesday it took just eight minutes for bidders to reach the hammer price for the item. (AP Photo / Anthony Devlin, pa) --UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE--" border="0" /></a>AP - A bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti has sold for 65 million pounds ($104.3 million) &mdash; making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction, Sotheby's auction house said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_en_ot/eu_britain_art_auction"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.af1054e626ea4b82b69ae7d33f5c4766.aptopix_britain_art_auction_nyol850.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=P3utyfPE1cC1TmVJ5tDHOQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Auctioneer Henry Wyndam sells the sculpture 'Walking Man I' or 'L'Homme qui marche I', by Alberto Giacometti, at Sotheby's auction rooms in London, Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010. The life-size bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti was sold at the London auction for 65 million pounds (US$104 million). Sotheby's says the sale set a world record for the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. The auction house said Wednesday it took just eight minutes for bidders to reach the hammer price for the item. (AP Photo / Anthony Devlin, pa) --UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE--" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_he_me/us_health_care_government_role ap/20100204/us_health_care_government_role AP health Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:29:27 GMT AP - Government is poised to become king of the hill in America's vast health care system, with or without President Barack Obama's planned redo, according an economic report released Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_he_me/us_med_vegetative_brain ap/20100204/us_med_vegetative_brain AP health Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:07:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_he_me/us_med_vegetative_brain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265234649821-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=s8UOMh49HLOngcCuq25xcA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="A man who had been presumed to be in a vegetative state for five years, can communicate yes and no via his thought patterns, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday.(NEJM)" border="0" /></a>AP - Scientists have detected glimmers of awareness in some vegetative brain-injury patients and have even communicated with one of them &mdash; findings that push the boundaries of how to assess and care for such people.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_he_me/us_med_vegetative_brain"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265234649821-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=s8UOMh49HLOngcCuq25xcA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man who had been presumed to be in a vegetative state for five years, can communicate yes and no via his thought patterns, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday.(NEJM)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100203/stage_nm/us_finearts_giacometti_record nm/20100203/us_finearts_giacometti_record Reuters health Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:45:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100203/stage_nm/us_finearts_giacometti_record"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/r360574356.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=sjYl8.t0Bfp4eGHx3l8Rgw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="A man walks next to "L'homme qui marche I" by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti at Sotheby's auction house in London in this January 12, 2010 file photograph. The statue has been sold for 65 million pounds ($104.3 million) on Wednesday, a new record for any work of art sold at auction, according to Sotheby's. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A bronze statue by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti broke the record for a work of art at auction on Wednesday, selling for 65 million pounds ($104.3 million) at Sotheby's in London.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100203/stage_nm/us_finearts_giacometti_record"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/r360574356.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=sjYl8.t0Bfp4eGHx3l8Rgw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="A man walks next to "L'homme qui marche I" by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti at Sotheby's auction house in London in this January 12, 2010 file photograph. The statue has been sold for 65 million pounds ($104.3 million) on Wednesday, a new record for any work of art sold at auction, according to Sotheby's. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/ennew_afp/britainauctionartpicassopainting afp/20100203/britainauctionartpicassopainting AFP health Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:49:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/ennew_afp/britainauctionartpicassopainting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265161594959-3-0.jpg?x=114&y=130&q=85&sig=hsHJC3QHhSXcV61AWENd9w--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="A Picasso masterpiece not seen in public for more than four decades has sold at auction for £8.1 million ($13 million, 9.3 million euros) -- more than twice the expected price. "Tete de Femme (Jacqueline)", a portrait of the Spanish artist's second wife, had not been seen in public since 1967.(AFP/Carl Court)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A Picasso masterpiece not seen in public for more than four decades has sold at auction for $8.1 million ($13 million, 9.3 million euros) -- more than twice the expected price.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100203/ennew_afp/britainauctionartpicassopainting"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265161594959-3-0.jpg?x=114&y=130&q=85&sig=hsHJC3QHhSXcV61AWENd9w--" align="left" height="130" width="114" alt="photo" title="A Picasso masterpiece not seen in public for more than four decades has sold at auction for £8.1 million ($13 million, 9.3 million euros) -- more than twice the expected price. "Tete de Femme (Jacqueline)", a portrait of the Spanish artist's second wife, had not been seen in public since 1967.(AFP/Carl Court)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100203/sc_livescience/coupleswhosaywefarebetterinfights livescience/20100203/coupleswhosaywefarebetterinfights LiveScience.com health Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:20:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100203/sc_livescience/coupleswhosaywefarebetterinfights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100112/i/r728624774.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=p4gO4xntLvpPmN2Nu835Lg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="A couple embrace as they enjoy the warm weather at Las Teresitas beach on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands January 12, 2010. While the rest of Europe has been hit with snowstorms and severe freezing, beach goers are enjoying the sun and warm temperatures of over 20 degrees centigrade in Spain's Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. REUTERS/Santiago Ferrero (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)" border="0" /></a>LiveScience.com - Couples who consistently refer to themselves as "we" may get on the nerves of singletons everywhere, but spouses who use this "couple-focused" language may fare better during conflicts than those who don't, according to a study announced this week.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100203/sc_livescience/coupleswhosaywefarebetterinfights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100112/i/r728624774.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=p4gO4xntLvpPmN2Nu835Lg--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="photo" title="A couple embrace as they enjoy the warm weather at Las Teresitas beach on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands January 12, 2010. While the rest of Europe has been hit with snowstorms and severe freezing, beach goers are enjoying the sun and warm temperatures of over 20 degrees centigrade in Spain's Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. REUTERS/Santiago Ferrero (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (LiveScience.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/hl_nm/us_overweight_longer nm/20100202/us_overweight_longer Reuters health Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:21:08 GMT Reuters - A few extra pounds might help you live longer if you're past your prime but otherwise healthy, a new study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/hl_nm/us_abstinence_only nm/20100202/us_abstinence_only Reuters health Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:18:18 GMT Reuters - Abstinence-only sex education can work -- if it's based on established strategies for helping young people change their attitudes about other types of risky behavior like smoking and drinking, new research shows. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/hl_nm/us_cat_death nm/20100202/us_cat_death Reuters health Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:14:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/hl_nm/us_cat_death"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100131/capt.354f9f177cf046688207af8b8f463b45.death_cat_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5uSJV51wKXLrTC5VKGFxzg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="FILE - In this July 23, 2007 file photo, Oscar, a hospice cat with an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, walks past an activity room at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, R.I. Dr. David Dosa profiles Oscar in a book released this week, 'Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat.' (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When doctors and staff realized that a cat living in a U.S. nursing home could sense when someone was going to die, the feline, Oscar, was portrayed as a furry grim reaper or four-legged angel of death.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/vitality/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100202/hl_nm/us_cat_death"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100131/capt.354f9f177cf046688207af8b8f463b45.death_cat_ny111.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5uSJV51wKXLrTC5VKGFxzg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this July 23, 2007 file photo, Oscar, a hospice cat with an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, walks past an activity room at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, R.I. Dr. David Dosa profiles Oscar in a book released this week, 'Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat.' (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)