Health
Feeling sick makes us less social online too
(Medical Xpress)—When it comes to posting on social media, there are few areas of our lives that are off limits.
Mar 22, 2013
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News tagged with social networking sites
Addiction
Peer influence: Facebook, Twitter, alcohol and drugs
(Medical Xpress)—When it comes to alcohol and drug use, peers can be just as influential online as they are in person, researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health say.
Oct 16, 2012
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Health
Quitting smoking easier for social media users
Smoking is a major public health problem, killing approximately 443,000 people every year in the United States. Quitting smoking can have a profound effect on a person's health, but it is also one of the hardest addictions ...
Sep 26, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
If Facebook use causes envy, depression could follow
Browsing Facebook has become a daily activity for hundreds of millions of people. Because so many people engage with the website daily, researchers are interested in how emotionally involved Facebook users can be with the ...
Feb 3, 2015
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Pediatrics
30 percent of teen girls report meeting offline with someone they met online
A new study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online – a risk heightened for teen girls who have been victims of abuse or neglect.
Jan 14, 2013
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Other
Ethical implications for looking up applicants on facebook
(HealthDay)—Looking up students on Facebook and social networking sites (SNS) is associated with serious ethical concerns, according to a perspective piece published in the March issue of the Journal of Graduate Medical ...
Apr 16, 2015
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Health
Surfing the net helps the elderly stay connected
The internet is giving older people in rural areas a new lease on life, according to a report released today by the University of Adelaide.
Sep 26, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are you addicted to the internet?
People worried about the amount of time they spend online are invited to take part in a study about internet addiction.
Sep 26, 2012
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Other
Social networking info will increasingly influence med student and trainee doctor selection
The use of social networking sites is set to increasingly influence the selection of medical students and trainee doctors in the US, suggests the largest study of its kind published online in Postgraduate Medical Journal.
Nov 7, 2012
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Health
Friends' Facebook, Myspace photos affect risky behavior among teens
Teenagers who see friends smoking and drinking alcohol in photographs posted on Facebook and Myspace are more likely to smoke and drink themselves, according to a new study from the University of Southern California (USC).
Sep 3, 2013
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