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  New Research Examines the Spiritual, Psychological and Other Under-Appreciated Effects of Opioids on Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

  April 11, 2013 — Researchers sought to shed light on the biopsychosocial and spiritual effects of taking prescribed opioids to treat noncancer pain. Such questions have received little examination and impact the ... > full story
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  Doctors Urged to 'Pause Before Posting' and Not 'Friend' Patients

  April 11, 2013 — New recommendations offer physicians ethical guidance for preserving trust in patient-physician relationships and the profession when using social ... > full story
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  Texting, Social Networking and Other Media Use Linked to Poor Academic Performance

  April 11, 2013 — Freshmen women spend nearly half their day -- 12 hours -- engaged in some form of media use, particularly texting, music, the Internet and social ... > full story
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  Individual Donation Amounts Drop When Givers Are in Groups

  April 11, 2013 — An anthropologist recently found that even when multiple individuals can contribute to a common cause, the presence of others reduces an individual's likelihood of ... > full story
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  Information Technology Amplifies Irrational Group Behavior

  April 11, 2013 — Web tools and social media are our key sources of information when we make decisions as citizens and consumers. But these information technologies can mislead us by magnifying social processes that ... > full story
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  Relationships: Team Women Versus Distant Men

  April 10, 2013 — Women immerse themselves in their romantic relationships, while men place their best friendships and romantic partners on an equal but distant footing. ... > full story
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  Training Gives Kids of AIDS Patients a Leg Up

  April 10, 2013 — A simple in-home training program for caregivers can give children of AIDS patients a better shot at prosperity by improving their early-childhood development, according to a new ... > full story
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  Girls and Math: Feelings of Power Can Diffuse Effects of Negative Stereotypes

  April 10, 2013 — New research from social psychologists suggests that feeling powerful might protect against the debilitating effects of negative ... > full story
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  Alcohol Use, Anxiety Predict Facebook Use by College Students

  April 10, 2013 — Anxiety and alcohol use significantly predict emotional connectedness to Facebook, a new study suggests. According to one of the researchers, alcohol use is generally viewed as normative, or socially ... > full story
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  Social Media: The Perils and Pleasures

  April 9, 2013 — Too much social media activity may damage strong ... > full story

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