Evening of Bluegrass to benefit Christian Counselling Ministries
TRURO ? The Spinney Brothers will be lending their musical talents to the Christian Counselling Ministries? upcoming annual fundraising banquet.

Over-the-phone weight loss counselling really works
Washington, Jan 9 : A new study has revealed that counselling via the phone and Internet can help weight management in overweight individuals.

More in SA seek debt counselling
The number of South Africans receiving debt counselling is expected to surge five-fold to 150 000 by June this year, says a debt management expert.

Weight loss a phone call away, study finds
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Phone and email counselling help people improve their diet and lose weight, according to a Dutch study published on Friday that points to a potentially simple but effective tool in the fight against obesity.

Rural students need career counselling to ensure entry into universities
KOTA BELUD : The absence of proper career counselling was one of several factors that hindered rural students from being accepted in Institutions of Higher Learning despite achieving the required grades to qualify.

Actor Ryan O'Neal pleads guilty to drug charges
Los Angeles - Actor Ryan O'Neal on Friday pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine drugs and was sentenced to 18 months of drug counselling. O'Neal entered the plea in a Malibu courtroom in a case that stemmed from his arrest last September, f...

Online advice
Online counselling may be just the thing for people too timid to sit face-to-face with a counsellor.

Help for the overweight could be at the end of a phone
Counselling via the phone and internet can help weight management in overweight individuals, according to a Dutch study published in the open access journal, BMC Public Health.

Genital burning murder accused granted bail
A "jealous wife" charged with her husband's murder after allegedly setting fire to his genitals, must submit to psychiatric assessment, counselling and treatment.

Frank talk about family breast cancer risk urged
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women from families who openly talk about their family history of breast cancer are more knowledgeable about genetic counselling and testing, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Christian counsellor was wrongfully dismissed
An employment tribunal has upheld the claim of a Christian relationship counsellor that he was wrongfully dismissed after expressing concerns over counselling samesex couples

Stress test
Too big to wail? Staff may shun counselling on site in case colleagues see ? or off site as absences are also noticed On September 25 last year, Kirk Stephenson, chief operating officer of the Olivant hedge fund, drove from his home in west London to a Buckinghamshire railway station and threw himself in front of a rush-hour train.

News 91.9
SAINT JOHN, NB - With the current recession many people are looking for help managing their finances and debt. The provincial government and Credit Counselling Services of Atlantic Canada are teaming up and launching a series of workshops.

Record Number of People Looking for Help with Debt
The province's Credit Counselling Service says the number of people looking for help with financial problems since the start of the new year is the highest they've seen since the last recession. In the first three business days, the organization saw twenty new cases come across their desks.

Saint John man gets 8 months in jail for sex assault on 11-year-old girl
A 60-year-old Saint John man has been sentenced to eight months in jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in 2007.

'Arogya-2009' to be organised in Mumbai from Jan 30 to Feb 2
The department of Ayush in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is organising 'Arogya 2009 - Mumbai' for the first time in Mumbai from January 30 to February 2, 2009. The four-day event will be held at MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East.

Boy, 13, sentenced in sex assault
A 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to one year's probation for his part in the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in Halifax last spring.

In the name of the mothers ...
Listen to the women of Bountiful

Ryder regrets drinking incident
Kiwi all-rounder Jesse Ryder is fined and dropped after missing a training session and team meeting following a late night of drinking.

Man was likely mentally ill when officer assaulted
CORNER BROOK ? A city man deemed to have been suffering from symptoms of an undiagnosed mental illness has been given a suspended sentence and probation for assaulting a peace officer and for breaching probation and a court order.