Dangerous drug-resistant staph infections are showing up at an alarming rate outside hospitals and nursing homes in the United States.

Lack of sleep is leaving Americans with deteriorating productivity, dangerous driving practices and too little sex.

(The Basics to Practice Every Day)

Everyone feels self-conscious occasionally. Many folks would rather die than give a speech or introduce themselves to a stranger. But a number of Americans harbor an irrational fear that their social performance is being carefully monitored and criticized by others all the time. As a result, these shy-meisters will go to great lengths to avoid eating, drinking, speaking, or even writing in public.