Lifestyle

The average time patients spend in the waiting room is 21 minutes, but that varies greatly by state. Typically, the healthiest states have the shortest wait time and the unhealthiest have the longest.

This is the holiday season. We know we are supposed to feel charitable. But, sometimes we don't, especially when we think someone has taken monetary advantage of us. As it turns out, our response is not mean spirited - it's only human.

Despite three years of health improvements, the nation made no progress in 2011 and, in fact, there were dramatic increases in obesity and diabetes.

Investors, analysts and traders seem to think the U.S. will weather the European financial crisis and avoid a recession to be one of the top performing markets in 2012.

Learn about three unstoppable megatrends affecting global energy supply and demand, and how you can take advantage of them right now.

Despite the looming physician shortage, employers might be overlooking qualified physicians, especially those who are more than 15 years out from training.

If gold takes off even more, you could play it by buying physical bullion. But if you're not comfortable with having tens of thousands of dollars of gold coins or bars at home or even in a safety deposit box, there's something else you can do.

At the end of the Andersons' cruise on Le Boréal the final stop is Montreal. With its Place Royale that goes back to 1676, all its historic buildings and its cuisine, Montreal is the perfect end to the cruise through French Canada.

If retirement is really about managing transitions, the most important decision we have to make is what lifestyle will I pursue? People who planned ahead, not just financially, make the transition the easiest and end up the happiest.

Buying gifts during the holidays can be difficult, but that doesn't mean you have an excuse to buy thoughtless (or offensive) gifts. Not when there is plenty out there people want to receive.