Health
Don't let the warm weather leave you snakebitten
(HealthDay)—The arrival of warm weather means that snakes will be making their appearance, so you should take steps to prevent snakebites, an expert says.
May 25, 2014
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News tagged with cell phone
Pediatrics
Three in five parents say their teen has been in a car with a distracted teen driver
It's a highly anticipated rite of passage for many high schoolers—finally getting to drive your friends around.
Sep 16, 2019
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Health
Cell phone use prevalent among drowsy drivers, distracted drivers
Despite warnings, many of us continue to drive distracted. We pick up the cell phone to take that one important call or send a quick text.
Jun 27, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The nocebo effect: Media reports may trigger symptoms of a disease
Media reports about substances that are supposedly hazardous to health may cause suggestible people to develop symptoms of a disease even though there is no objective reason for doing so. This is the conclusion of a study ...
May 6, 2013
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Biomedical technology
Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon: Researchers invent lab on a chip that can be 3D-printed in minutes
McGill University researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a "lab on a chip" that can be 3D-printed in just 30 minutes. The chip has the potential to make on-the-spot testing widely accessible.
Nov 29, 2023
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Health
Saliva from heavy cell phone users shows increased risk factors for cancer, says researcher
Scientists have long been worried about the possible harmful effects of regular cellular phone use, but so far no study has managed to produce clear results. Currently, cell phones are classified as carcinogenic category ...
Jul 29, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cell phone addiction similar to compulsive buying and credit card misuse, study finds
Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according to a Baylor University study ...
Nov 28, 2012
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Neuroscience
Brain makes call on which ear is used for cell phone
If you're a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a newly published study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
May 16, 2013
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Health
Innovative, automated strategies to engage patients at home are key to improving health outcomes
In a Perspective piece published Online First this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, a group of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania propose a multi-pronged approach ...
Jun 20, 2012
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Overweight & Obesity
Used alone, weight loss apps might not help overweight young adults
Used alone, a cell phone app that tracks exercise, calories and weight loss goals is, on average, not enough to create meaningful weight loss in young adults, according to new research from Duke Medicine.
Nov 4, 2015
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