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How to Get More Followers on Twitter
May 2, 2013 — What do all Twitter users want? Followers – and lots of them. Looking at a half-million tweets over 15 months, a first-of-its-kind study has revealed a set of reliable predictors for building a ... > full story -
Protecting Hospitals from 'New' Terrorist Threats
May 2, 2013 — Health care facilities play a vital role in the UK’s terrorism contingency plans, but a new study provides a timely warning to managers, regulatory bodies and government that crucial services ... > full story -
Driving With the Dog Not a Good Idea for Seniors
May 2, 2013 — Senior drivers who always take a pet in the car are at increased risk for being involved in a motor vehicle collision, said researchers. The research team said both overall and at-fault crash rates ... > full story -
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Unethical Advertising at Launch of New Antidepressants in Sweden
May 2, 2013 — The new feature of the antidepressant drugs of the 1990s was that they had milder side-effects than their predecessors. Combined with aggressive marketing, this meant that annual sales in Sweden ... > full story -
'Slippery Slope' Fears for Legal Euthanasia of Very Sick Newborns Unfounded, Experts Say
May 1, 2013 — Fears that legalizing euthanasia for very sick newborns would prompt the start of a "slippery slope" and lead to abuse of the option have proved groundless, say ... > full story -
Expanding Medicaid: Mental and Financial Health Improve, but No Improvement Shown in Physical Health
May 1, 2013 — New findings from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment show that Medicaid coverage had no detectable effect on the prevalence of diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, but ... > full story -
Gamers Recognize College Football Players in Video Games
May 1, 2013 — Paying college athletes is a contentious issue and the subject of a lawsuit challenging the use of their likenesses in video games. A new study found that many video gamers recognize athletes in the ... > full story -
Adderall Abuse as Final Exam Study Aid 'Trending' Among U.S. Students
May 1, 2013 — A growing number of U.S. college students are abusing the ADHD medication Adderall to give them an academic edge and they're tweeting about it. A six-month study tracking Adderall mentions on Twitter ... > full story -
Traditional Ranching Practices Enhance African Savanna
May 1, 2013 — That human land use destroys natural ecosystems is an oft-cited assumption in conservation, but ecologists have discovered that instead, traditional ranching techniques in the African savanna enhance ... > full story -
Global Networks Must Be Redesigned, Experts Urge
May 1, 2013 — The increasing interdependencies between the world's technological, socio-economic, and environmental systems have the potential to create global catastrophic risks. We may have to redesign global ... > full story
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