Good news for engineers on the salary front: On average, base salaries have risen 3 percent from last year.According to a new salary survey by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers, the average

The recent Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has cleared the way for national requirements about posting nutritional information at chain restaurants, and a new study has evaluated the real-life impact of menu

Loneliness—the unpleasant feeling of emptiness or desolation—can creep in and cause suffering to people at any age. But it can be especially debilitating to older adults and may predict serious health problems and even death, says a new a

As far as conversations with parents go, talking with them about moving into a nursing home and other end-of-life issues may be the hardest."The first time talking about this is going to be really, really hard because it's a painful subject to a

Higher doses of Vitamin D might be beneficial in reducing bone fractures in seniors, a researcher says, citing the results of a pooled analysis of 11 unrelated, randomized clinical trials investigating vitamin D supplementation and fracture risk in

Heart attacks during pregnancy are uncommon, but the prevalence of heart disease in pregnant mothers has increased during the past decade as more women delay pregnancy until they are older. These women, who are generally less physically active than

Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, of New York City, has begun offering what's called Intrabeam radiotherapy to women with early-stage breast cancer, an innovative radiation treatment delivered in a single dose at the time of with

In May, the Deloitte Consumer Spending Index posted its first three-month increase since September 2010.The index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending. "The index's increase is due to an ongoing slowdown in a

The American Trucking Association's advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index fell 0.7 percent in May. This slight decrease follows a 1.1 percent decline in April, which was reported on May 22. The latest drop lowered the to a

Even as the job market has rebounded during the last two years, the employment prospects for young college graduates have continued to deteriorate, says a new report by Paul E. Harrington and Neeta P. Fogg, labor economists in Philadelphia-based of