Health
Texting may be good for your health
New University of Michigan research says that a simple tool right in your back pocket may help decrease your risk for type 2 diabetes: Text messages on your phone.
Dec 19, 2013
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Diabetes
Daily text messages improve diabetes outcomes
(HealthDay)—Patients with poorly controlled diabetes have improvements in hemoglobin A1c and medication adherence and fewer trips to the emergency room after receiving daily text messages, according to a study published ...
Nov 22, 2013
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Health
Texting your way to weight loss
If the idea of keeping a food and exercise diary keeps you from joining a weight-loss program, there may be a better way.
Nov 18, 2013
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Health
For teens in crisis, texting provides an outlet for assistance
Picking up the phone can be tough for teens in crisis. A new hotline aims to make it easier by letting them seek help through their preferred mode of communication: texting.
Oct 31, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Too much texting can disconnect couples
Couples shouldn't let their thumbs do the talking when it comes to serious conversations, disagreements or apologies.
Oct 30, 2013
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Pediatrics
Docs to parents: Limit kids' texts, tweets, online (Update)
Parents should limit kids' tweeting and texting and keep smartphones and laptops out of bedrooms, a pediatricans group says.
Oct 28, 2013
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Health
iPod use while driving is dangerously distracting
New road safety research suggests that scrolling through music selections on MP3 players while driving is just as distracting as text messaging or entering details into a navigation system.
Sep 27, 2013
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Health
Studying dating abuse in the Internet age
Non-physical abuse by a dating partner such as threats, controlling behavior and harassing text messages can have a serious effect on a teenager's health and well-being, finds new research led by a Michigan State University ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds antisocial texting by teens linked to bad behavior
For American teenagers, most text messaging is as harmless as passing notes, but University of Texas at Dallas researchers have discovered that engaging in antisocial texting can actually predict deviant behavior.
Sep 9, 2013
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Health
Saliva from heavy cell phone users shows increased risk factors for cancer, says researcher
Scientists have long been worried about the possible harmful effects of regular cellular phone use, but so far no study has managed to produce clear results. Currently, cell phones are classified as carcinogenic category ...
Jul 29, 2013
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