Positive self-statements do more harm than good

October 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Senator John Kerry, the main sponsor of the controversial Kerry Lugar Bill, has said Washington has no intention to harm Pakistan's sovereignty through the Bill. Addressing a press conference after meeting Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi here, Kerry said the Obama Administration wants to work for the better of the Pakistanis and stressed that the aid Bill is a clear sign of US' direct relations with the people of Pakistan.

October 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that he received 'positive vibes' during his meeting with Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna last month.

October 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Popular smoking cessation drug varenicline doesn't increase the risk of self-harm or depression, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Bristol and the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) compared the risk of self harm among people taking varenicline with the risk of self harm associated with other smoking cessation products bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy (patch, inhaler, gum, tablet or lozenge).

September 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Van Jones, President Barack Obama's green jobs czar, has resigned amid a furor over his past statements regarding the Bush administration and the September 11 terrorist attacks. In a resignation letter released by the White House just after midnight on Sunday, Jones said he was the victim of a smear campaign.

August 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Positive thoughts and expectations can help people recover from serious injuries like whiplash, claim two University of Alberta researchers and a colleague from Sweden. In three different studies, the researchers found the correlation between positive expectations and the recovery.

July 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - People who make sure that their lives are filled with frequent moments of positive emotions, tend to have increased resilience against challenges, according to a new study by researchers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Barbara Fredrickson and her colleagues have suggested that people should build on a daily diet of positive emotions to ensure increased levels of life satisfaction.

July 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by researchers from a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has revealed that people who seed their life with frequent moments of positive emotions increase their resilience against challenges. "This study shows that if happiness is something you want out of life, then focusing daily on the small moments and cultivating positive emotions is the way to go," said Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences and the principal investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - A recent study shows that we use two separate processes to determine the subtle differences between true and false in our daily lives as opposed to previous views that true and false statements are both processed in the left inferior frontal cortex. According to researchers from the Universities of Lisbon and Vita-Salute, Milan, determining whether a statement is true involves memory and deciding whether one is false relies on reasoning and problem-solving processes.

June 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of Portuguese and Italian researchers from the Universities of Lisbon and Vita-Salute, Milan, have found that humans use two separate processes to determine the subtle distinctions between true and false in their daily lives. Writing about their neuroimaging study, titled 'June Cortex', the researchers point out that deciding whether a statement is true involves memory, and that determining whether one is false relies on reasoning and problem-solving processes.

June 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has slammed Fox News for being "entirely devoted to attacking his administration." Responding to a remark made by CNBC's John Harwood that Obama has gotten an easy ride from the press, the US president called the charge "very hard for him to swallow." Acknowledging the fact that media coverage has been "generally positive," he took yet another potshot at Fox News. "I've got one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration.

June 11th, 2009 Judge finds violation in Calif. forest planningLOS ANGELES — Federal agencies violated the Endangered Species Act by developing plans for four national forests in California without adequately addressing the impact on endangered animals, a judge ruled.

June 4th, 2009 TORONTO - Beware of bad moods as they can worsen the way you perceive the world, says a new study. Specifically our study shows that when in a positive mood, our visual cortex takes in more information, while a negative mood results in tunnel vision, said Adam Anderson, professor of psychology at the University of Toronto (U-T) who led the study.

May 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While networking is the biggest requisite for finding jobs and business opportunities, a new study has revealed that it sometimes does more harm than good. In the study, Dr.

March 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Depression is often associated with negative thoughts and emotions, but a new study has suggested that the real trouble with depressed people is the failure to appreciate positive experiences. Researchers at Ohio State University found that depressed and non-depressed people were about equal in their ability to learn negative information that was presented to them.

January 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said Wednesday it would review its options if the Barack Obama administration didn't adopt a positive policy toward the country, even as the new US president said aid to Pakistan would be linked to the war against terror. 'Pakistan hopes that Obama will be more patient while dealing with Pakistan.