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• Inappropriate antibiotic use in emergency rooms not decreasing in adults
• When charitable acts are 'tainted' by personal gain
• Study: Heavy viewers of 'Teen Mom', '16 and Pregnant' have unrealistic views of teen pregnancy
• Kids have skewed view of gender segregation
• Unfit, lean people are better protected against heart attacks than fit, obese people
• Many men start testosterone therapy without clear medical need
• Want a better work-life balance? Exercise, study finds
• Maternal stress hormones, maternal smoking increase daughter's risk of nicotine dependence, study shows
• Amount, types of fat we eat affect health, risk of disease
• The ironic (and surprising) effects of weight stigma
• How to keep that New Year resolution to get fit
• Study examines prevalence of smoking among health care professionals
• Adults with mental illness have lower rate of decline in smoking
• How common is aggression in UK dogs?
• Power of packaging in consumer choices
• 'Traffic light' food labels, positioning of healthy items produce lasting choice changes
• Brief fever common in kids given influenza, pneumococcal vaccines together
• When danger is in the eye of the beholder
• Poverty stricken children fighting to breath at home can find relief
• Out-of-pocket costs play major role in treatment adherence for cancer patients

Inappropriate antibiotic use in emergency rooms not decreasing in adults Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:26 AM PST An analysis of emergency room visits over a 10-year period finds that while inappropriate antibiotic use is decreasing in pediatric settings, it continues to remain a problem in adults, according to research.

When charitable acts are 'tainted' by personal gain Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:26 AM PST We tend to perceive a person's charitable efforts as less moral if the do-gooder reaps a reward from the effort, according to new research.

Study: Heavy viewers of 'Teen Mom', '16 and Pregnant' have unrealistic views of teen pregnancy Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:25 AM PST The creator of MTV's "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom" said the shows have been called "one of the best public service campaigns to prevent teen pregnancy." A new study finds the opposite to be true. This paper presents findings that such teen mom shows actually lead heavy viewers to believe that teen mothers have an enviable quality of life, a high income and involved fathers.

Kids have skewed view of gender segregation Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:37 AM PST Children believe the world is far more segregated by gender than it actually is, implies a new study.

Unfit, lean people are better protected against heart attacks than fit, obese people Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:36 AM PST A research team has shown that physical fitness in your teens can reduce the risk of heart attack later in life, while men who are fit and obese in their teens run a higher risk of having a heart attack than unfit, lean men.

Many men start testosterone therapy without clear medical need Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:17 AM PST Although testosterone use has sharply increased among older men in the past decade, many patients appear to have normal testosterone levels and do not meet the clinical guidelines for treatment, according to new research.

Want a better work-life balance? Exercise, study finds Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:17 AM PST Researchers have found that exercise plays a role in how individuals feel they can manage their work-life balance.

Maternal stress hormones, maternal smoking increase daughter's risk of nicotine dependence, study shows Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:19 AM PST Smoking during pregnancy is linked to numerous negative outcomes, including low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome, and increased risk for attention deficit disorder, conduct disorder, and nicotine use in offspring. Despite this extensive literature, it is estimated that 13%-30% of women in the United States continue to smoke while pregnant. Now, a new 40-year longitudinal study provides strong evidence that prenatal exposure to maternal stress hormones predicts nicotine dependence later in life -- but only for daughters.

Amount, types of fat we eat affect health, risk of disease Posted: 08 Jan 2014 12:40 PM PST Healthy adults should consume between 20 percent and 35 percent of their calories from dietary fat, increase their consumption of omega-3 fatty acids, and limit their intake of saturated and trans fats, according to an updated position paper from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

The ironic (and surprising) effects of weight stigma Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:37 AM PST If you're one of the millions of people who count losing weight among their top New Year's resolutions, you might want to pay careful attention to some new findings a psychology professor.

How to keep that New Year resolution to get fit Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:52 PM PST Recording goals in a fitness diary, reflecting on the successes and failures and being held to account by others are some of the key strategies that have been found to maximize the achievement of goals to get fit.

Study examines prevalence of smoking among health care professionals Posted: 07 Jan 2014 02:07 PM PST A survey of health care professionals finds that in 2010-2011, current smoking among this group, except for licensed practical nurses, was lower than the general population, and that the majority had never smoked.

Adults with mental illness have lower rate of decline in smoking Posted: 07 Jan 2014 02:07 PM PST In recent years, the decline in smoking among individuals with mental illness was significantly less than among those without mental illness, although the rates of quitting smoking were greater among those receiving mental health treatment, according to a study.

How common is aggression in UK dogs? Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:28 AM PST New research has estimated the prevalence of human-directed aggression in different situations, and examined the potential risk factors for dogs showing aggression towards people.

Power of packaging in consumer choices Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:26 AM PST When it comes to deciding what food to eat, one might expect that people's choices will be driven by past experience and personal preference, but how does the general appearance of the package impact buying decisions of consumers?

'Traffic light' food labels, positioning of healthy items produce lasting choice changes Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:33 AM PST The use of color-coded "traffic light" food labels and changes in the way popular items are displayed appear to have produced a long-term increase in the choice of more healthful food items among customers in a large hospital cafeteria.

Brief fever common in kids given influenza, pneumococcal vaccines together Posted: 06 Jan 2014 04:00 PM PST Giving young children the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines together appears to increase their risk of fever, according to a study that looked at children 6–23 months old.

When danger is in the eye of the beholder Posted: 06 Jan 2014 10:33 AM PST In a series of studies published over the past two years, the lab of an anthropologist has succeeded in fleshing out an unconscious mental mechanism that human beings use to gauge the threat posed by a potential adversary. The mechanism translates the magnitude of the threat into the same dimensions used by animals to size up their adversaries -- size and strength – even when these dimensions have no literal connection to the threat.

Poverty stricken children fighting to breath at home can find relief Posted: 06 Jan 2014 10:27 AM PST Urban children with asthma are fighting a daily battle to breathe. Their families are finding little help to remove the mold and cockroach infestation in their homes, which can cause asthma attacks. But there is help for these families – help which shouldn't be kept a secret.

Out-of-pocket costs play major role in treatment adherence for cancer patients Posted: 06 Jan 2014 10:27 AM PST The cost of insurance co-payments for cutting-edge pharmaceuticals can vary widely from patient to patient. When the patient's share of prescription costs becomes too high, many patients skip doses or stop taking medication entirely, according to research.

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