Health
World spends more than $200 billion to make countries healthier
The world invested more than $200 billion to improve health in lower-income countries over the past 15 years.
Jun 16, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Going my way? We think so, if we really want to get there, study finds
Whether we're buying a ticket to a movie, catching a train, or shopping for groceries, the more committed we are to achieving that goal, the more likely we are to assume others have exactly the same objective, a study by ...
May 18, 2015
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Health
Exercise-related Facebook updates are a two-edged sword
Facebook may be great for making social connections, but perhaps not so much for setting exercise goals.
May 1, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find worm index closely associated with a nation's human development index
With the Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2000 coming to an end in 2015, and the new Sustainable Development Goals now in the works to establish a set of targets for the future of international ...
Apr 30, 2015
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Health
Have we achieved the millennium development goals?
As the deadline for the millennium development goals approaches, experts writing in The BMJ this week take stock of the successes, failures, and oversights, and look ahead to the next phase - the sustainable development goals.
Apr 21, 2015
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Health
Domestic violence deters contraception
Domestic violence takes many forms. The control of a woman's reproductive choices by her partner is one of them. A major study published in PLOS One, led by McGill PhD student Lauren Maxwell, showed that women who are abused ...
Mar 31, 2015
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Pediatrics
Majority of new pediatricians satisfied with first jobs
Despite reports indicating job dissatisfaction among some physicians, at least one group of doctors seems to be starting their careers on the right note - pediatricians.
Mar 23, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Lucky charms: When are superstitions used most?
It might be a lucky pair of socks, or a piece of jewelry; whatever the item, many people turn to a superstition or lucky charm to help achieve a goal. For instance, you used a specific avatar to win a game and now you see ...
Jan 23, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New data website helps Nigeria's campaign to achieve Millennium Development Goals
Nigeria has launched an innovative, interactive data system to track information about health care, water and education facilities as a tool to guide funding for local projects and help the nation achieve the Millennium Development ...
Nov 20, 2014
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Health
ACP releases High Value Care advice for communicating about end-of-life care goals
Physician-patient communication about goals of care is a low risk, high value intervention for patients with a life threatening illness, the American College of Physicians (ACP) advises in a paper published in JAMA Internal ...
Nov 10, 2014
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