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...faked out sometimes by the particular moment that we're living in, whether it's a boom or a bust. If you take three steps backward, you'll realize that the trajectory of things is generally positive. It's not in one smooth upward slope. It involves some pain along the way. But in general, the future is better than the past...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business Guru Daniel Pink on What Fuels Good Work | 1/12/2010 | See Source »

...write about. You were in an accident going down the steps with your baby daughter, who broke her thighbone. What was it like going through that? It was a living hell, and it's all my fault. I hated the fact that my baby went through so much pain because I wasn't managing my time and my sleep well. You know what? You can't do it all. You cannot do it all. If you're working overnights and you're only sleeping two hours a day, something bad is going to happen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Morning Joe's Mika Brzezinski | 1/8/2010 | See Source »

Researchers discovered the first antidepressants purely by chance in the 1950s. Seeking a treatment for schizophrenia, scientists at the Munsterlingen asylum in Switzerland found that a drug that tweaked the balance of the brain's neurotransmitters - the chemicals that control mood, pain and other sensations - sent patients into bouts of euphoria. For schizophrenics, of course, that only made their condition worse. But researchers soon realized it made their pill perfect for patients with depression. On first trying it in 1955, some patients found themselves newly sociable and energetic and called the drug a "miracle cure." The drug, called imipramine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Antidepressants | 1/7/2010 | See Source »

...When it comes to pain and cold medicine, this may be particularly worrisome. Tylenol, NyQuil and other drugs that contain acetaminophen are among the best-selling meds on the market, with more than $2.6 billion in sales in the U.S. in 2008. But acetaminophen can also put stress on the liver. From 1990 to 1998, there were an estimated 56,000 emergency-room visits, 26,000 hospitalizations and 458 deaths related to acetaminophen overdoses, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These figures include everything from attempted suicides to people who gulped down entire bottles trying to get well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Spoonful of Medicine: Too Often the Wrong Dose | 1/7/2010 | See Source »

...world over can post messages, photos and videos, and specialized sites offer interactive forums in which the bereft can chat with therapists and with one another. Calmly and quietly, the Web has put grievers in touch with all sorts of people who can help support them through the pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grieving on Facebook: How the Site Helps People | 1/5/2010 | See Source »

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