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Higher Child Marriage Rates Associated With Higher Maternal and Infant Mortality
May 13, 2013 Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, report ... > full story -
To Suppress or to Explore? Emotional Strategy May Influence Anxiety
May 13, 2013 When trouble approaches, what do you do? Run for the hills? Pretend it isn't there? Hide? Or do you focus on the promise of rain in those looming dark clouds? New research suggests that the way you ... > full story -
Would You ‘Like’ A Drink? Youth Drinking Cultures, Social Networking and Alcohol Marketing
May 10, 2013 Preventing alcohol abuse, especially among young people, has long been a focus of public-health campaigns. But despite the well-publicized social and medical consequences of drinking too much ... > full story -
Positive Social Support at Work Shown to Reduce Risk of Diabetes
May 9, 2013 Low levels of social support and high levels of stress in the workplace accurately predict the development of diabetes over the long term -- even in employees who appear to be healthy ... > full story -
Social Connections Drive the 'Upward Spiral' of Positive Emotions and Health
May 9, 2013 People who experience warmer, more upbeat emotions may have better physical health because they make more social connections, according to a new ... > full story -
Parental Addictions Linked to Adult Children's Depression
May 9, 2013 The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study. Investigators have examined the association between parental ... > full story -
Local Health Departments Find Twitter Effective in Spreading Diabetes Information
May 9, 2013 The web-based social media site Twitter is proving to be an effective tool for local health departments in disseminating health information — especially in promoting specific health ... > full story -
Fun and Friends Help Ease the Pain of Breast Cancer
May 9, 2013 Breast cancer patients who say they have people with whom they have a good time, or have "positive social interactions" with, are better able to deal with pain and other physical symptoms, according ... > full story -
No Holes in Swiss Online Networking Theory
May 9, 2013 Often, it's not what you know, but who you know when it comes to business and research success and that still applies even in the age of online social networking, according to new ... > full story -
Laughter Perception Networks in Brain Different for Mocking, Joyful or Ticklish Laughter
May 8, 2013 A laugh may signal mockery, humor, joy or simply be a response to tickling, but each kind of laughter conveys a wealth of auditory and social information. These different kinds of laughter also spark ... > full story
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