Psychology & Psychiatry
It’s official: Learning languages makes you smarter
New research has shown that learning a language may subtly change, and possibly improve, the way we think.
Oct 6, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smacking children: What the research says
The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child—hitting them with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance—is still highly controversial. In England, this controversy was recently ...
May 18, 2022
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Pediatrics
Don't txt n drive: Teens not getting msg
Teens can get hundreds of text messages a day, but one message they aren't getting is that they shouldn't text and drive. Nearly 43 percent of high school students of driving age who were surveyed in 2011 reported texting ...
May 4, 2013
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Health
Ban proposed on electronic cigarettes on planes
(AP) -- The Obama administration Wednesday proposed banning the use of electronic cigarettes on airline flights, saying there is concern the smokeless cigarettes may be harmful.
Sep 14, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Monkeypox outbreak can be contained, White House says
The White House said Sunday it was confident authorities could "eliminate" monkeypox from the United States by speeding up the rollout of vaccinations and treatment to combat the virus's spread.
Jul 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two die of A(H1N1) swine flu in Mexico: official
An outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu claimed the lives of two people -- 19 and 21 years old -- in Mexico's capital in the first weeks of the year, health authorities said Saturday.
Jan 22, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 will likely get worse in the winter, thanks to biology and behavior
Pennsylvania is at the beginning of a fall COVID-19 surge, the state's health secretary said Wednesday, matching experts' predictions that cooler weather will worsen the coronavirus' spread.
Oct 16, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mexico: French baby first measles case in 4 years
(AP) -- Mexican health officials say a French baby girl who recently flew in from Paris is Mexico's first case of measles in four years.
Jul 22, 2011
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Other
UK to probe 'systematic bias' in medical devices tech
Britain's health secretary announced Sunday he has launched an independent review to examine if "systematic bias" exists in the development of medical devices, after COVID-19 brought the issue "to the fore".
Nov 21, 2021
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Health
New UK data 'shows higher risk of breast implant ruptures'
Britain's biggest cosmetic surgery chain has revealed that rupture rates on allegedly faulty French-made breast implants are seven times higher than previously thought, a report said Sunday.
Jan 1, 2012
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