Jamelle Agbuis

Adolescents who try drinking or other drugs before age 14 are more likely to have substance abuse and other health problems later in life. Figuring out how to delay drug experimentation has become a key to heading off problems before they start.

Gene that encodes crucial pain receptor may be key to individualizing therapy for major health problem

Anytime you download a movie from Netflix to your television or turn on an Internet-based radio, you could be alerting people who you don't want or need watching you.

As significant percentages of parents wisely abandon HFCS and sugar-filled sodas as a viable beverage option for their children, corporations are capitalizing on the health-conscious trend by pushing fruit juices as a healthy alternative.

Friday marks the end of an eventful first quarter for financial markets.

Still, TDS describes the commodity picture as "positive" for the longer term.

Was last week a reminder to the bulls that the rebound is becoming overbought, or were the big falls (especially in Europe) a timely warning that the problems which gave us the miserable final quarter for 2011 (and 2010) are still with us?

The people in my community love their public schools. So too it is in most of the country. If only they knew the costs, and I don't mean just the financial costs, which are two and three times those of private schools. I also mean the opportunity costs: If only people knew what they were missing!

Can you imagine, for one horrifying second, a world with no sushi and no vodka? We can't. We can imagine a Hell of such description, yes. A fire and brimstone purgatory of infinite and unbearable pain. But not a world...at least not one in which we'd choose to live.

According to new spending projections issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the costs associated with implementing Obamacare over the next ten years are more than double what the Obama Administration claimed when first pushing for its passage.

You've heard of small man syndrome, but do drivers of small cars suffer from a similar need to overcompensate for their vehicle's diminutive dimensions? According to a study commissioned by local insurer AAMI, the answer is yes.

Princess Cruises today revealed more details about several of the main dining room and specialty restaurant options that will be available aboard Royal Princess when the cruise ship debuts in June 2013, including new special venues and experiences, plus fresh twists on some Princess favorites.

The successor to the Maserati Quattroporte has been spied testing on an icetrack in Sweden.

Australia's property obsession is reaching a frenzy. There is talk of a being able to bet on a new property index, clearance rates are making news alongside gossip columns and some analysts are warning of an impending crash.

Losing weight is not only about calorie consumption but also about the types of foods and drinks consumed.

Starbucks is about to bump heads into the Red Bull. Yes, Starbucks is eager to dip its influential, if not omnipresent coffee mug now into the $8 billion energy drink category. Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain announced at its annual meeting in Seattle that it plans to roll out in April a new line of "natural" energy drinks, Starbucks Refreshers, to be sold at grocers, convenience stores and Starbucks stores.

In the spirit of election season political posturing, the Obama White House has announced that it is filing a trade lawsuit against China for restricting exports on rare earth metals and other materials used in the production of touchscreen mobile phones, military weapons, laptop computers, and various other high-tech devices.

Australia's tax legislation is, according to urban legend, the longest piece of legislation in the world. One of our law professors reportedly has an entire room devoted to books of Australia's extensive tax law. Part of the story is that Australia has several tax Acts.

There are already signs that Dubai property market is recovering while its neighboring Abu Dhabi, UAE's capital, is still struggling.

India has long been touted as the next coming emerging economy, and judging by the performance up to last year, it was a contender.

With the reports in the past week from Myer, David Jones, Kathmandu and OrotonGroup we know Australian retailing had a tough six months or so at the back end of 2011 and early this year, but has it been as tough as much of the reporting and commentary suggested?

They've been gathering strength now for a couple of months - February saw them start to sound very upbeat.

UK house prices rose 1.11% during 2011, according to Nationwide. However in inflation-adjusted terms, UK house prices were actually down by 3.4%, following a series of annual house price drops during the past three quarters.

Loud natural-gas plants and other sounds keep vital scrub jays away from pinyon pine trees.

A new study has found that more words are going extinct and fewer words are being added to languages since the dawn of the digital age.

It's a confusing world. While the average woman in the United States is a size 14, that is also the place where plus-sized clothing starts (generally, size 14 and up).

White-nose syndrome has been found in Acadia and Great Smoky Mountains national parks, just days after it was first confirmed in Alabama.

One of my favourite tips for a greener home is to make your own laundry powder and dishwashing powder. For a fraction of the cost of environmentally safe detergent, you can make a HUGE amount of green detergent.

Recent articles on low carbon homes and life cycle measurement difficulties left carbon groupies concerned about the complexity involved in measuring our emissions.