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The best New Year's resolutions are those you can keep
(HealthDay)—You'll be more likely to stick to your New Year's resolutions if you establish realistic and achievable goals, an expert suggests.
Dec 31, 2013
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Steinhardt's Yoshikawa calls for new early childhood focus in sustainable development goals
More than 200 million of the world's children under age 5 begin life at severe risk, which threatens global aims of poverty eradication, sustainable development, and social stability, according to a new report by the Sustainable ...
Dec 12, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Europe is big threat to resurgence of measles in US, experts say
A resurgence of measles in Europe was blamed Thursday for a spike in cases in the United States, raising concern about parents' refusal to vaccinate children against the highly contagious virus.
Dec 5, 2013
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Microneedle vaccine patch for pregnant women
Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology are investigating the benefits of a microneedle patch that will enable minimally trained personnel to deliver influenza and tetanus toxoid vaccines to ...
Dec 3, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Goals affect feelings of pride and shame
When the St. Louis Cardinals lost the World Series, just how much shame did the players feel? According to researchers at Penn State and Australia's Central Queensland University, a person's goals at the outset of a competence-based ...
Dec 2, 2013
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Solving the toilet shortage needs a bottom-up approach
Why does one third of the world's population have inadequate sanitation?
Nov 19, 2013
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Incentives help Mass. General's physicians organization reach quality-improvement goals
A program offering modest financial incentives to salaried Massachusetts General Hospital-affiliated physicians who achieve specific quality improvement targets has helped the organization meet goals related to the adoption ...
Oct 7, 2013
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Quitting smoking easier for social media users
Smoking is a major public health problem, killing approximately 443,000 people every year in the United States. Quitting smoking can have a profound effect on a person's health, but it is also one of the hardest addictions ...
Sep 26, 2013
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World Bank sets $700 mn for women's, children's health
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday that at least $700 million would be made available over the next two years for women's and children's health needs in poor countries.
Sep 23, 2013
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Team finds daytime naps enhance learning in preschool children
Sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst today offer the first research results showing that classroom naps support learning in preschool children by enhancing memory. Children who napped performed significantly ...
Sep 23, 2013
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