News tagged with environment


Your supermarket may affect your weight

Your supermarket may affect your weight, according to a report published Apr. 4 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.

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School environment has little effect on teen mental health

(HealthDay) -- There is limited evidence that the school environment impacts adolescent mental health, according to a review published online April 2 in Pediatrics.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study supports using virtual environment to teach mind/body techniques

A small study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers found that online virtual communities may be an effective way to train patients in meditation and other mind/body techniques. The ability to learn and practice ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

International research finds quality and safety problems in hospitals throughout 13 countries

In one of the largest studies of its kind, a consortium of investigators from 13 countries led the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in the U.S. and the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in Europe, found that ...

Health created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How to best help your child lose weight: Lose weight yourself

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and The University of Minnesota indicates that a parent's weight change is a key contributor to the success of a child's weight loss in ...

Health created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increased collaboration between nursing home RNs and LPNs could improve patient care

Researchers estimate nearly 800,000 preventable adverse drug events may occur in nursing homes each year. Many of these incidents could be prevented with safety practices such as medication reconciliation, a process in which ...

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Infant eye movement and cognition

Interactions between infants and their environment are limited because of the infants' poor motor abilities. So investigating infant cognition is no easy task. Which sensory event is the result of the infant's ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Increase in death rate among managers due to 'economic collapse': study

Death rates of Japanese men in managerial or professional positions have risen dramatically in 30 years compared to other professions, claims a study published today in the British Medical Journal.

Health created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk for drug abuse in adopted children appears influenced by family, genetics

In a national Swedish adoption study, the risk for drug abuse appears to be increased among adopted children whose biological parents had a history of drug abuse, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Using patients' own tumor-fighting cells to knock back advanced melanoma

A small, early-phase clinical trial to test the effectiveness of treating patients with advanced melanoma using billions of clones of their own tumor-fighting cells combined with a specific type of chemotherapy has shown ...

Cancer created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gestational weight gain generally does not influence child cognitive development

A child's cognitive development is not generally impacted by how much weight his or her mother gained during pregnancy, according to a study from Nationwide Children's Hospital. This is the first study to use methods controlling ...

Health created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Healthy foods missing from stores in low-income black neighborhoods, study finds

Most convenience stores have a wide variety of chips, colorful candies and bottles of sugar-sweetened carbonated beverages. While shoppers can buy calorie-heavy foods wrapped in pretty packages in these locations, what they ...

Health created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Over-reactive parenting linked to negative emotions and problem behavior in toddlers

Researchers have found that parents of young children who anger easily and over-react are more likely to have toddlers who act out and become upset easily.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Alcohol in movies influences young teens' drinking habits

Young teens who watch a lot of movies featuring alcohol are twice as likely to start drinking compared to peers who watch relatively few such films, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.

Health created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Home visits for asthma: A win for both patients and payers

Nearly 1 in 10 children have asthma, according to government statistics, and in low-income parts of Boston, nearly 16 percent of children are affected. A program called the Community Asthma Initiative (CAI), developed and ...

Health created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0