How to Make Your Boss Nicer

As demands for high productivity rise, the stress on upper management can be intense, and it’s not uncommon for bosses to take that stress out on their employees, sometimes becoming downright abusive.

To handle stress, focus on what you can control

Managing stress is about taking charge of your thoughts, your emotions, your schedule, your environment and the way you deal with problems. The ultimate goal is a balanced life around personal and pro

Avoid afternoon stress-eating

Anyone who has dived into a bag of chips at the end of a day gone wrong knows emotional eating is a dangerous habit. Use these tips from stress columnist Amanda Enayati to skip the dip.

Women doubly challenged by stress

Far too often, women handle stress in wrong ways by overeating, smoking, drinking alcohol or sleeping too little, too much or both.

Avoid the afternoon stress-eating binge

That foods can soothe, reduce anxiety and boost your mood is well known to anyone who has kept a vise grip on a pint of Chunky Monkey at midnight or dived into the deep end of a party pack of chips at the end of a day gone awry.

Syria raises spectre of proxy conflict for U.S., Russia

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Obama administration weighs worst-case scenarios for Syria, one stands out: a civil war that develops into a proxy battle between Arabs and the West on one side, and Russia and Iran on the other. U.S. officials stress they do not want to play a military role in Syria, where President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on protests has killed more than 5,000 people and ...

Relieve stress

This year the end of the holidays probably didn't bring the usual stress relief; there are still worries about unemployment, a flailing housing market, and a volatile stock market, all of which may be ...