The US Treasury Department is preparing to make it easier for American companies to do business through a port in Myanmar that is owned by a sanctioned company whose reclusive owner has close ties to the ruling military junta. Since July, US banks have been wary of processing payments for trade through…

Mindfulness meditation can bring greater pain relief than a placebo, according to research published in the Journal of Neuroscience. The findings, by…

Being married to a doctor, I don’t know if I’m going to be greeted the next morning with a hug or a syringe! Today it was the syringe for me. “I’m okay!” I shout in protest. “What is the need to draw blood so early in the morning? Sadist wife!” “Listen…