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The article talks about the significance of negotiation as a tool for conflict resolution. Negotiations crop up on the way people make decisions. Principled negotiation is a strategy that seeks to move two parties away from polarizing and usually entrenched positions. Other concerns involving negotiation are appreciation, or having actions acknowledged; affiliation, being treated as a colleague; status, feeling that others respect one's standing; and having roles and activities that are fulfilling.

The article focuses on workaholics. Workaholics do not have many friends and do not take care of themselves according to therapist Bryan E. Robinson. It is found that U.S. citizens work more hours every year in 2006 than in 1970. One of the types of workaholics identified by Robinson is the relentless workaholic.

Focuses on the moods that are associated with low-carbohydrate diet. Function of serotonin; Findings of Judith Wurtman, director of the Women's Health Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Adara Weight Loss Center; Reason of other researchers to rejecting Wurtman's findings; Advice to low-carbohydrate dieters.

Claims that the U.S. government fails to address mental health problems of returning soldiers from the Iraq war. Types of psychological problems among war veterans; Factors that hinder a veteran from disclosing his mental state; Number of active soldiers who committed suicides caused by the Middle East conflict as of July 2005.

Focuses on the side effects of taking psychotropic drug treatment. Antidepressants that are associated with weight loss; Reasons behind the increased weight of patients who are taking psychotropic drugs; Measures that can be taken by patients to control weight gain.

Discusses a research on people who are sensitive to bitter tastes conducted by Linda Bartoshuk, professor at the Yale University School of Medicine, in the U.S. Percentage of the population that are sensitive to a bitter chemical called PROP; Advantages of having such sensitivity.

Focuses on the detection of quantities of personal care products and pharmaceuticals in treated wastewater and other bodies of water in the U.S. Examples of products found in water; Information on how the products became present in water; Probable reason for the failure to detect antidepressants in drinking water.

Argues against education rules, due in part to the No Child Left Behind Act in the U.S. which are meant to end social promotion, the practice of graduating failing students to the next grade to keep them with their peers. Disadvantage of holding a child back; Number of states which tie grade promotion to performance on standardization tests.

Presents a research study on anorexia athletica or compulsive exercising among gymgoers. Effect of compulsive training and exercise on the body; Provisions under the Americans With Disabilities Act related to people with eating disorders; Approach in helping people with anorexia athletica.

Provides information on the study conducted by Jennie Noll, associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati, on forgiveness and its effect on sexually abused girls. Medical benefits of forgiving; Number of sexually abused girls studied by Noll; Four aspects of forgiveness asked by Noll to abused and un-abused girls; Characteristic of sexually abused girls who want to reconcile with their offenders.