Psychology & Psychiatry
If Dr. Google's making you sick with worry, there's help
It's a busy day at the office and your left eye has been twitching uncontrollably. So, out of curiosity and irritation you Google it.
Nov 14, 2019
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News tagged with web searches
Pediatrics
Teaching kids physical activities they'll go on to enjoy
Physical education is one of the most popular subjects for children in their early school years. Yet by secondary school less favorable attitudes towards what's known in the Australian school curriculum as Health and Physical ...
Sep 16, 2019
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Health
Rain increases joint pain? Google suggests otherwise
Some people with achy joints and arthritis swear that weather influences their pain. New research, perhaps the deepest, data-based dive into this suggestion, finds that weather conditions in 45 U.S. cities are indeed associated ...
Aug 9, 2017
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Health
What does your smartphone say when you tell it you were raped?
What does a smartphone say when you tell it you were raped, want to commit suicide, feel depressed or are being abused?
Mar 14, 2016
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Autism spectrum disorders
Awareness month spurs web searches for autism
Autism Awareness Month each April brings blue lights and puzzle shapes out to shine in many communities – but does it actually lead to increased autism awareness? According to a new analysis of web search trends by researchers ...
Jun 26, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Workshop gives web-based disease tracking a checkup
Web-based disease trackers like Google Flu Trends are supposed to revolutionize public health response to outbreaks, but how well do they actually work, and can they be made to work better? SFI Omidyar Fellows and epidemiologists ...
May 20, 2014
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