Gov. Jan Brewer has cleared one hurdle for new research on the possible medical benefits of marijuana.

The media loosely throws around the word “sociopath.” Many people don’t understand what being a sociopath means. But, if recent studies are correct, 1 in 25 people are considered to be sociopathic. That tells us that most of us will meet several sociopaths in our lifetime. The goal is meet them, work with them, pray with them, but do not get into a relationship with them. Attempting to have a relationship with an emotionally unavailable person will ultimately be psychologically destructive.

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A state legislator wants to make it clear that marijuana lollipop you bought in a dispensary is not just candy.

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Many prospective employers seem to be scared of the risks of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans in the civilian workplace, according to a think tank composed of business, military and health leaders.

For the past week, students at Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School in Ahwatukee Foothills have been learning about autism and bringing in spare pennies to raise funds for the upcoming Autism Speaks walk.

Unmotivated? Poor grades? Lazy?

Two local physical education teachers said they always knew how important exercise can be for children, and how it can positively affect their retention of information and overall education.

Two local physical education teachers said they always knew how important exercise can be for children, and how it can positively affect their retention of information and overall education.

Mental health problems like depression and anxiety can affect anyone’s life at any age. If you think you have a mental health condition, Medicare may be able to help. The symptoms of mental health issues include feelings of sadness, emptiness, or hopelessness; a lack of energy; and difficulty concentrating or sleeping. You might find yourself losing interest in activities you used to enjoy, or even having thoughts of ending your life.

Paul Kokoski, in his AFN letter of Feb. 24 (“President Obama is drunk with power”), praises the Catholic Bishops of America and then condemns President Obama’s “war on religious freedom and conscience rights ... and his decision to force religiously affiliated organizations like hospitals and churches, to include coverage of sterilization, contraception … in their employee health insurance plans…” He goes on to state that this, “represents an act of treason…”

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Jan Johnson has never been trapped in a storm with a killer, but working the night shift in a psychiatric hospital in Denver was just enough inspiration for her murder mystery novel, "Still Dead."

One in four American women are on prescription drugs for stress, insomnia, anxiety and depression.

One in four American women are on prescription drugs for stress, insomnia, anxiety and depression.

Being pregnant and having a cold or the flu is miserable.

Being pregnant and having a cold or the flu is miserable.

The Home Sweet Home Campaign's new program, TShirts 4 Soldiers, is helping people connect with their deployed loved ones. This is a way to send a piece of your heart and home to a service member you love who is making a big splash in the military world. Spouses, children, mothers and more are designing one-of-a-kind T-shirts and having them shipped directly to their loved one. In turn, service members are sending T-shirts they have designed back home to their family and friends.

The Home Sweet Home Campaign's new program, TShirts 4 Soldiers, is helping people connect with their deployed loved ones. This is a way to send a piece of your heart and home to a service member you love who is making a big splash in the military world. Spouses, children, mothers and more are designing one-of-a-kind T-shirts and having them shipped directly to their loved one. In turn, service members are sending T-shirts they have designed back home to their family and friends.

Over 100 Hispanic high school students spent a four-day, three-night experience at the Arizona State University Tempe campus last week learning important leadership skills and college entrance information.

Australian student Casey Heynes just became the unofficial anti-bully YouTube sensation. Heynes was hit in the face and taunted while other students laughed and videotaped him. Heynes snapped, picking up the perpetrator and slamming him into the concrete.

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Galatians 5:22).

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Galatians 5:22).

Drug-company executives are salivating at prospects for big profits from a more pervasively stoned America. Their friends, the psychiatrists, plan expanded diagnoses of clinical depression to include grief resulting from loves ones' deaths. If approved, this recommendation would expand the already excessive American dependence on psychotropic drugs.

Drug-company executives are salivating at prospects for big profits from a more pervasively stoned America. Their friends, the psychiatrists, plan expanded diagnoses of clinical depression to include grief resulting from loves ones' deaths. If approved, this recommendation would expand the already excessive American dependence on psychotropic drugs.