News tagged with belief
China begins phasing out prisoner organs next year
China will start phasing out its reliance on organs from executed prisoners for transplants early next year as a new national donation system is implemented, a government-appointed expert has said.
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Nov 02, 2012 |
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Hobby Lobby asks judge to block health care law
(AP)—An arts and craft supply company says part of the new federal health care law should be blocked because it requires coverage for morning-after and week-after birth control pills.
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Nov 01, 2012 |
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Enhancing oral health via sense of coherence: A cluster randomized trial
Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a study titled "Enhancing Oral Health via Sense of Coherence: a Cluster Randomized Trial." This study by lead author Orawan Nammontri, ...
Dentistry
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Deeply held religious beliefs prompting sick kids to be given 'futile' treatment
Parental hopes of a "miraculous intervention," prompted by deeply held religious beliefs, are leading to very sick children being subjected to futile care and needless suffering, suggests a small study in the Journal of Me ...
Health
Aug 13, 2012 |
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Pupil dilation reveals sexual orientation: study
There is a popular belief that sexual orientation can be revealed by pupil dilation to attractive people, yet until now there was no scientific evidence. For the first time, researchers at Cornell University used a specialized ...
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Aug 06, 2012 |
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Study identifies barriers to breast health care in Pakistan
Among most women in Pakistan, there is limited awareness of breast cancer occurrence, detection, and screening practices, or the importance of self-breast exams and clinical breast exams, according to a study in the August ...
Cancer
Aug 01, 2012 |
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Study shows loss of control leads to paranormal beliefs
(Medical Xpress) -- People who felt a lack of control in their lives were more likely to believe in the claimed “psychic abilities” of a famous octopus, a University of Queensland (UQ) study has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 02, 2012 |
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Study shows people with Type 2 diabetes require ongoing and sustained clinical support
Research led by the University of Leicester concludes that people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes need ongoing advice from GPs sustained over a number of years rather than a one-off session when they are first diagnosed.
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Jun 13, 2012 |
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Australian court overrules parents in cancer case
An Australian court ordered the parents of a cancer-stricken child to put aside their religious beliefs and allow her life-saving treatment including a blood transfusion, reports said Saturday.
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Jun 02, 2012 |
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Belief in God associated with ability to 'mentalize'
Belief in God or other higher powers may be crucially linked to humans' cognitive ability to infer other peoples' mental states, called "theory of mind" or "mentalizing," according to research published May 30 in the open ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 30, 2012 |
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Religion replenishes self-control
There are many theories about why religion exists, most of them unproven. Now, in an article published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologist Kevin Rounding of Queen' ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 14, 2012 |
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The bright side of death: Awareness of mortality can result in positive behaviors
Contemplating death doesn't necessarily lead to morose despondency, fear, aggression or other negative behaviors, as previous research has suggested. Following a review of dozens of studies, University of Missouri researchers ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Analytic thinking can decrease religious belief, research shows
A new University of British Columbia study finds that analytic thinking can decrease religious belief, even in devout believers.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Post-cancer fatigue 'overestimated'
(Medical Xpress) -- Despite widespread belief to the contrary, as few as 6 percent of women experience cancer-related persistent fatigue a year after undergoing treatment for breast cancer, a new study has found.
Cancer
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Death anxiety increases atheists' unconscious belief in God
New research suggests that when non-religious people think about their own death they become more consciously skeptical about religion, but unconsciously grow more receptive to religious belief.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 02, 2012 |
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