Condoms are not as intuitive to use as once thought
A worrying number of young people who do use condoms don’t use them correctly, so risking unwanted pregnancy or infections, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. (Pics)

Canadians who are heavy Internet users devote less time to household work and personal care and have fewer interactions with their spouse, partner or friends, according to a study released by Statistics Canada.

Some 30 percent of Americans cannot say in what year the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington took place, according to a poll published in the Washington Post newspaper.

Homebuilder Toll Brothers said the current slump in residential construction is unlike any it has seen in 40 years as it became the latest to warn of a glut in new homes for sale and a slowdown in the closely watched real estate market.

Call it the couch potatoes’ revenge, but millions of DVR remote controls are in the hands of television viewers, and they are using them to make commercial messages disappear.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety credits better passenger vehicle design for a decline in motor vehicle deaths since 1994.

U.S. medical researchers have examined more than 120,000 Massachusetts children under age 6 for 22 years — and found today’s babies are fatter.

"Feeder Businesses" are small, sometimes tiny, new businesses and services that feed off online mega-sites like eBay, Google, Match.com, Amazon, and MySpace. They often create a win-win situation, making it easier for consumers and businesses to use a key service that, thanks to its popularity, reach and depth, has become so sophisticated that getting the […]

A woman celebrated her ninetieth birthday by sky-diving. Great photo.

Thomas Frey:  While millions of people hang out in the online world, few of them have actually gotten serious about either starting their own online business or using the Internet as a serious business tool.  If you fall into this category, here are ten initial steps that will dramatically open your eyes to the potential […]