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Social isolation linked to more pain after hip replacement
(HealthDay)—People without social support may experience more pain years after surgery, a new study suggests.
Oct 28, 2013
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News tagged with social ties
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Social ties have mixed impact on encouraging healthy behaviors in low-income areas
In low-income, minority communities, tight-knit social connections -- with family members, friends, and neighbors -- can lead people to eat healthy and be physically active, but in some cases it may actually be an obstacle ...
Apr 11, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social ties matter beyond bushfires
In the first major release of findings from the Beyond Bushfires study of the aftermath of the Black Saturday bushfires, researchers from the University of Melbourne have been able to show the social element of disasters.
Oct 30, 2014
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What do young people gain from drug use?
The idea that illicit drugs could hold value in the lives of young people is bewildering to most people, who tend to assume that illicit drug use is necessarily destructive. This becomes even more distressing for many when ...
Nov 12, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
High-quality personal relationships improve survival in women with breast cancer
The quality of a woman's social networks—the personal relationships that surround an individual—appears to be just as important as the size of her networks in predicting breast cancer survival, Kaiser Permanente scientists ...
Nov 9, 2012
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