Health

You're So Vain ...

You probably thinks this story's about you, you narcissist you!

By:

Lauren Kramer, JE Feature

The release of Narcissism Epidemic , by psychologists Jean Twenge and W. Keith Campbell, has caused quite a collective stir nationwide. Traits defining narcissism -- otherwise known as excessive self-love -- include vanity, materialism, overconfidence and a lack of consideration for others. According to the authors, those traits have become pervasive in American society today, contributing to the current economic...

Wellness

Swine Flu: On Its Way Out?

By:

Frank Rosci, JE Feature

As the swine-flu reports start to take less time on the news -- with Mexico reporting stability and Americans learning more the value of hand-washing -- this is still not the time to think that we're completely out of the woods. Health officials have gotten the word out about what's involved with this illness: Swine flu is a respiratory disease...

Fighting Cancer

'Race' Takes the Stage in Push to Help Others

By:

Sally Friedman, JE Feature

There will be no breakfast in bed this Mother's Day for Elaine Grobman. In fact, there will be no bed after 4 a.m., as this woman who has made philanthropy her lifelong career will be on her way to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, preparing to greet about 120,000 of her Mother's Day "guests" at the 19th annual Susan G...

Wellness

Do You Remember Woodstock?

If you don't, maybe you were really there: It's time to get ready for its 40th birthday ... man

By:

Ben G. Frank, JE Feature

In late summer of 1969, 17-year-old Steven Buchwald, then working in a Catskill Mountains resort, received a phone call to attend a concert in a town called Woodstock. Even though he knew that he'd lose his end-of-season-tips, Buchwald -- back then a self-described hippie with long hair and dressed in torn jeans and T-shirt -- literally "flew" out of the...

Fighting Cancer

Life on a Scale of 1 to 10

PSA test uncovers the writer's prostate cancer -- and prospects for survival

By:

David C. Friedman, JE Feature

A simple blood test saved my life. The PSA test measures prostate specific antigen, a protein produced by the prostate tissue. The prostate gland, which is only found in males, sits near the rectum and produces semen. It is also one of the leading causes of cancer in men. I was not overly alarmed when my last PSA test came...