News tagged with goal
Clinically depressed patients phrase personal goals in less specific terms
People suffering from clinical depression express personal goals and reasons for their attainment or failure in less specific terms than people without the disorder. This lack of specificity in representing personal goals ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 15, 2013 |
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Insurance redesign beneficial in ensuring that children receive obesity services
The rise in childhood obesity and associated health conditions have become a significant concern in the United States. An initiative by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which fights childhood obesity, ...
Health
May 03, 2013 |
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Social gaming promotes healthy behavior, reveals new research
Adding social gaming elements to a behavior tracking program led people to exercise more frequently and helped them decrease their body-mass index, according to new research from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, the Keck ...
Health
Apr 18, 2013 |
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Teen break-ups occur independent of how well couples handle disagreements
Adults who resolve and recover from conflict are known to be happier in their romantic relationships but the same does not hold true for teen romances, according to research published April 17 in the open access journal PLOS ON ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 17, 2013 |
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Diabetes patients need to be consulted to improve treatment
Patients with type 2 diabetes who tailor their own treatment in cooperation with their doctor can reduce their risk of complications such as heart attack with up to 20 percent. This is the result of a new Danish study from ...
Diabetes
Apr 08, 2013 |
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UN seeks to end toilet 'taboo'
The United Nations launched a campaign Friday to lift a deadly taboo on talking about toilets and to turn the world into an "open defecation-free zone."
Health
Mar 22, 2013 |
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Additional research must be done to ensure safety of pit latrines, new study says
Pit latrines are one of the most common human excreta disposal systems globally, and their use is on the rise as countries aim to meet the sanitation-related target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Strong evidence ...
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Mar 22, 2013 |
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African immunization systems fall short, experts say
In Africa, issues of vaccine supply, financing, and sustainability require urgent attention if the Millennium Development Goals are to be achieved, according to African experts writing in this week's PLOS Medicine.
Health
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Implementing e-health in Malawi
In low-income countries a substantial challenge in planning and delivering healthcare is the accurate assessment of disease burden. In this week's PLOS Medicine, Miguel SanJoaquin from the University of Malawi College of Med ...
Health
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Free online program helps reduce blood pressure
People with high blood pressure enrolled in a clinical pharmacist-led web-based monitoring program were more likely to lower their pressure to recommended level than people who did not use the program.
Cardiology
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Novel trading system could help fund global health
A novel global trading system based on the cost effectiveness of health interventions, similar to the market on carbon permits to help control climate change, could provide the extra funding needed to reach the health targets ...
Health
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Bill Gates says aid must be tied to results
Bill Gates on Wednesday urged the world to take a page from his corporate playbook and link aid to measurable results, saying a harder-nosed strategy could dramatically reduce disease and poverty.
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Jan 30, 2013 |
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New Year fitness resolution broken? It's not too late to start over, expert urges
By now, many New Year's fitness resolutions have likely been broken. But take heart, it's not too late to start over.
Health
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Twitter can help people lose weight
(Medical Xpress)—Using Twitter can help you achieve a healthy weight. A study by researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health has found that using Twitter, the popular information network ...
Health
Jan 14, 2013 |
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Timely reminders boost childhood immunizations rates
New research from the Children's Outcomes Research Program at Children's Hospital Colorado shows that timely reminders by state or local health departments are more effective at increasing immunization rates among preschool ...
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Jan 07, 2013 |
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