Archive: 12/02/2014
Socio-economic factors affect disease spread
Maori and Pacific people are at highest risk of an increasing rate of Staphylococcus aureus disease in New Zealand.
Feb 12, 2014
More experiences make people less empathetic to the inexperienced, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Children may actually be right when they lament that their parents don't understand their problems.
Feb 12, 2014
How to help a friend quit smoking
My name is Mifa Kim. I'm a senior studying psychology and a peer educator at CU-Boulder's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). I am spreading the word about the How to Help a Friend campaign, an online resource with ...
Feb 12, 2014
Future tension: Mad enough to tax soda
(Medical Xpress)—Simply reading about a future marketing campaign – a plan to pitch sugary soda to kids using NBA basketball and hip-hop music themes – makes some adults mad enough to slap a tax on soda.
Feb 12, 2014
Hooking up for the 'wrong reasons' tied to poorer health
(Medical Xpress)—When college students have casual sex – "hooking up" – how it influences their mental and physical health depends in part on their intentions for doing it, finds a Cornell study.
Feb 12, 2014
Higher rate of hypothermia deaths in South Australia than in Sweden
South Australia has a higher rate of deaths from extreme cold compared with the northern European nation of Sweden, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.
Feb 12, 2014