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Calorie information in fast food restaurants used by 40 percent of 9-18 year olds when making food choices

A new study published online today (Thursday) in the Journal of Public Health has found that of young people who visited fast food or chain restaurants in the U.S. in 2010, girls and youth who were obese were more likely ...

Health created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study says empathy plays a key role in moral judgments

Is it permissible to harm one to save many? Those who tend to say "yes" when faced with this classic dilemma are likely to be deficient in a specific kind of empathy, according to a report published in the scientific journal ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

User satisfaction with electronic health records down

(HealthDay)—Since 2010, there has been a decrease in the satisfaction and usability ratings for certified electronic health records (EHRs), according to survey results presented by the American College ...

Health created May 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flexibility just as important as preparation in an emergency

Be prepared. That's what we're taught in the event of a disaster. But Dr. Marita O'Brien, an assistant professor in the Psychology Department of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), is conducting ...

Health created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast pain issue for 1 in 3 female marathon runners

Women with larger cup sizes seem to be more susceptible, but childless women also seem to be more prone, and wearing a sports bra doesn't always help, finds the study, which publishes as London gears up for its annual international ...

Health created Apr 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Painkillers taken before marathons linked to potentially serious side effects

Many competitors try to prevent pain interfering with their performance by taking painkillers that are readily available in pharmacies and supermarkets, say the authors.

Medications created Apr 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poll shows half of Americans would consider donating a kidney to a stranger

Good news for anyone needing a transplant; a new Mayo Clinic survey shows that the public's support for both living and deceased organ donation is increasing. Eighty-four percent of respondents said they would be very or ...

Other created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Help your neighbor…help yourself

(Medical Xpress)—Looking to improve your happiness, self-esteem and relationship satisfaction? Put down that self-help book and try working on your desire to help those in need.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In sex, happiness hinges on keeping up with the Joneses, study finds

Sex apparently is like income: People are generally happy when they keep pace with the Joneses and they're even happier if they get a bit more.

Health created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most ED docs, nurses doubtful about suicide preventability

(HealthDay)—Less than half of emergency department (ED) physicians and nurses believe that most or all suicides are preventable, and most do not assess suicidal patients for firearm access unless the patient ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Access to mental health care lacking for children, teens across the US

Everyday, news reports detail the impact of the deficiencies in the nation's mental health care services. Even more startling, a survey from the University of Michigan reveals that many adults across the U.S. believe children ...

Health created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Academic urology training program in crisis

(HealthDay)—The current system of Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding is not adequate in funding urology residency programs and may lead to a significant shortage of urologists in the United States, ...

Other created Mar 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study questions efficacy and unintentional effects of patient/physician shared decision-making

Shared decision-making between patients and physicians about health care decisions has previously been presented as superior to an approach that emphasizes physicians taking a leading role in directing key aspects of a patient's ...

Surgery created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors decide to use CT scans, but with little talk of risks

(HealthDay)—Most decisions to undergo outpatient computed tomography (CT) scans are made by physicians and risk communication is infrequent, according to a research letter published online March 4 in JAMA In ...

Cancer created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Majority of Albertans support assisted suicide, study finds

An overwhelming majority of Albertans believe dying adults should have the right to request to end their life, according to new research from the University of Alberta.

Other created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1