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Study: Prolonged sitting jeopardizes older women's health
(Medical Xpress)—A human body at rest will remain at rest – and that means health woes for older women.
Jan 13, 2014
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Addiction
Studies examine fetal alcohol syndrome in South Africa
Two recently published studies report prevalence data about fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in South Africa and find that negative consequences of prenatal exposure to alcohol may be lessened if a child is provided ...
Aug 28, 2013
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Health
Bedwetting treatments offer help
Bedwetting affects up to 20 percent of five year olds—the age when most children have learned bladder control—and can result in an array of stressful and embarrassing social, emotional and psychological problems.
Aug 21, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Shedding light on the long shadow of childhood adversity
Childhood adversity can lead to chronic physical and mental disability in adult life and have an effect on the next generation, underscoring the importance of research, practice and policy in addressing this issue, according ...
Apr 30, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Individual donation amounts drop when givers are in groups
In December of last year the New York Post published images of a man about to be killed by a train while several bystanders did little to help him. Numerous studies have provided evidence that people are less likely to help ...
Apr 11, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bullied children can suffer lasting psychological harm as adults
Bullied children grow into adults who are at increased risk of developing anxiety disorders, depression and suicidal thoughts, according to a study led by researchers at Duke Medicine.
Feb 20, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds it actually is better (and healthier) to give than to receive
A five-year study by researchers at three universities has established that providing tangible assistance to others protects our health and lengthens our lives.
Feb 4, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poor mental health leads to unhealthy behaviors among low-income adults
Poor mental health leads to unhealthy behaviors in low-income adults – not the other way around, according to a new study¹ by Dr. Jennifer Walsh and colleagues from the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at ...
Feb 4, 2013
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Health
The 'bystander effect' in crime also applies to medicine
(Medical Xpress)—The "bystander effect," which refers to people standing by and doing nothing while an emergency situation takes place, can also apply to medical care, according to two Yale doctors. Their "Perspectives" ...
Jan 4, 2013
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Addiction
Smoking: Quitting is tough for teens, too
Abstinence from smoking seems to affect teens differently than adults in a couple ways, but a new study provides evidence that most of the psychological difficulties of quitting are as strong for relatively new, young smokers ...
Sep 12, 2012
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