Health
Vouchers and cyber-friends: new keys to good health?
Have doctors, therapy and pills had their day in helping to wean people off addiction?
Jan 28, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does emotional stability affect the success of online poker players?
While poker is a game of chance, there is skill and decision-making involved, and the quality of those decisions depends on both knowledge of the game and the ability to control one's emotions. The results of a new study ...
Oct 6, 2014
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Health
Online social networking linked to use of web for health info
The use of social networking sites may have implications for accessing online health information, finds a new longitudinal study from the Journal of Health Communication.
Sep 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US bots flagged Ebola before outbreak announced (Update)
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is focusing a spotlight on an online tool run by experts in Boston that flagged a "mystery hemorrhagic fever" in forested areas of southeastern Guinea nine days before the World Health Organization ...
Aug 9, 2014
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Medications
Researchers study prescription drug posts on social networks
Do you want information on Viagra or ibuprofen? Check out general social networks such as Twitter and Pinterest. Interested in sleep disorders or depression? You're better off going to specialized health social networks such ...
Mar 31, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Matchmaking this Valentine's Day: How it can bring you the most happiness
With Valentine's Day around the corner, you may be thinking of pairing up two friends for a date. If you follow your instinct to play Cupid, it'll pay off in happiness – not necessarily for the new couple, but definitely ...
Feb 10, 2014
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Health
Social networking sites may help smokers kick the habit
(HealthDay)—Smokers who turn to social networking sites focused on quitting smoking form strong supportive bonds with their like-minded peers, a new study reveals. And these cyber-connections boost the odds they'll kick ...
Oct 18, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Esteem issues determine how people put their best Facebook forward
How social media users create and monitor their online personas may hint at their feelings of self-esteem and self-determination, according to an international team of researchers.
Sep 6, 2013
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Health
Social media can support healthiness of older people
The use of social media by older people can offer valuable additional support in cases of sickness and diseases, new research from the University of Luxembourg has shown.
Apr 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Facebook makes users envious, dissatisfied
In a joint research study conducted by the Department of Information Systems of the TU Darmstadt (Prof. Dr. Peter Buxmann) and the Institute of Information Systems of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Dr. Hanna Krasnova), ...
Jan 21, 2013
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