Health
Dog walking could be key to ensuring activity in later life
A new study has shown that regularly walking a dog boosts levels of physical activity in older people, especially during the winter.
Jul 24, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why bad moods are good for you—the surprising benefits of sadness
Homo sapiens is a very moody species. Even though sadness and bad moods have always been part of the human experience, we now live in an age that ignores or devalues these feelings.
May 15, 2017
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Health
Survival tips for holiday road trips
(HealthDay)—If you're among the millions of Americans planning to hit the highway over the Thanksgiving holiday, it's important to anticipate bumps in the road, according to a group dedicated to public education and advocacy.
Nov 23, 2016
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Mature drivers favor checks on over 70s, new study finds
The majority of older drivers are in favour of tighter rules on checking the health and suitability of over-70s to drive - even if those checks could take them off the road themselves - according to a new report. The Institute ...
Feb 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vietnam battles fatal measles outbreak
Vietnam is scrambling to contain a deadly outbreak of measles that has killed more than 100 people, mostly young children, and infected thousands more this year, the government said Friday.
Apr 18, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bad weather linked to train suicides in Japan
The number of suicides on Japanese railways increases after several days of bad weather, according to a study released Thursday, which urged train operators to increase patrols during rainy periods.
Sep 26, 2013
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Oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico claim 139 lives in helicopter crashes
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds that helicopters that service the drilling platforms and vessels in the Gulf of Mexico crash on average more than six times per year ...
Sep 12, 2011
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Health
Prenatal education by text message is working, research shows
Prenatal education isn't what it used to be.
May 3, 2023
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Vaccination
Kids' low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a 'gut punch'
Distrust, misinformation and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce what authorities say are alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11.
Jan 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
After six months, French cafes, museums and cinemas reopen
The French are expected to flock to restaurants, museums and cinemas when they reopen on Wednesday, but bad weather and social distancing may cast a pall over scenes of people toasting a return to semi-normality after months ...
May 19, 2021
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