News tagged with social media

Multiple media use tied to depression, anxiety

(Medical Xpress)—Using multiple forms of media at the same time – such as playing a computer game while watching TV – is linked to symptoms of anxiety and depression, scientists have found for the first ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Adolescents with autism spend free time using solitary, screen-based media

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to be fascinated by screen-based technology. A new study by a University of Missouri researcher found that adolescents with autism spend the majority of their free time using ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Docs often use social media on the job: survey

(HealthDay)—About one in four U.S. doctors uses social media daily to scan or explore medical information, according to a new study.

Health created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Social media poised to drive disaster preparedness and response

Social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare may be an important key to improving the public health system's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, according to a New England Journal of ...

Health created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Social media has role in delivery of healthcare but patients should proceed with caution

Social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube can be powerful platforms to deliver and receive healthcare information, especially for patients and caregivers who are increasingly going online to connect and share experiences ...

Health created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research about Facebook addiction

Are you a social media enthusiast or simply a Facebook addict?Researchers from Norway have developed a new instrument to measure Facebook addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Student researches social media usage in healthcare reform

Forest Institute doctoral student Gage Stermensky II recently conducted a study on consumer attitudes towards healthcare reform and the use of social media. More than 1,000 participants from around the US, of various ages, ...

Health created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Friendship 2.0: Teens' technology use promotes sense of belonging, identity

(Medical Xpress)—With adolescents seemingly glued to cell phones and social networking websites, experts are investigating whether the near-constant digital activity changes youths' development.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Peer pressure trumps 'thin' ideals in the media

Peers exert a greater influence on teenage girls' dissatisfaction with their bodies than do thin ideals in television or social media use, according to new research by Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson and colleagues from Texas ...

Health created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Schoolyard scourge: Talk on bullying covers impact of technology, prevention efforts

Authors Emily Bazelon and R.J. Palacio on Monday joined Richard Weissbourd, director of the Human Development and Psychology Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), at Longfellow Hall ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physicians fail to disclose conflicts of interest on social media

As the use of Twitter and other social media by physicians and patients rises, more and more physicians seem to forget to do what many consider crucial for building doctor-patient trust: disclose potential conflicts of interest. ...

Other created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For some in need, Facebook is route to new kidney

(AP) -- Here's another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: It's a great place to find a kidney.

Other created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Social media used to sell illegal drugs to youth, INCB warns

Illegal online pharmacies are using social media to attract young customers and sell them illicit drugs and medicines, a UN agency warned Tuesday.

Medications created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Social media

Social media is online content created by people using highly accessible and scalable publishing technologies. Social media is a shift in how people discover, read and share news, information and content; it's a fusion of sociology and technology, transforming monologues (one to many) into dialogues (many to many) and is the democratization of information, transforming people from content readers into publishers. Social media has become extremely popular because it allows people to connect in the online world to form relationships for personal, political and business use. Businesses also refer to social media as user-generated content (UGC) or consumer-generated media (CGM).

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