In general, men focus in hierarchy and women in connection. Boys always use talk to negotiate their status within a group, while girls use talk to negotiate closeness. This difference can cause misunderstanding with apologies, for example when a man makes some small transgression, his wife might feel that if he’d just say, “I’m sorry,” [...]

All of us could benefit from more fiber than the partly average of 15 grams a day. But pre-menopausal women may have special reason to boost intake, says a British study that tracked over 35,000 women for seven years. Those who ate 30 or more grams a day cut their breast cancer risk in half, [...]

The word perfumes sprung from two Latin words, ‘per’ (through) and ‘fume’ (smoke). The art of perfume making took place in ancient Egypt, but it was the Romans and the Arabs who improved the craft. Today, many procedures are being followed for making modern perfumes. The most general process is extracting oil from flowers through [...]