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• Loyola patient loses over 120 pounds without surgery, medication
• Comprehensive, nonsurgical treatment improves pelvic floor dysfunction in women
• 'Hip-hop' students unfairly targeted, study finds
• Primary care practitioners hesitate to prescribe antidepressants for depressed teens
• Indigenous groups more vulnerable in fight against flu
• Fresh faced: Looking younger for longer
• Evidence of harmful effect of bisphenol A-based plastics
• Teen concussions increase risk for depression
• Antibacterial agent boosts toothpaste effectiveness
• Grand Theft Troll? Anonymity encourages bad behaviour in online computer games, but group discipline wins the day
• Religion helps workers cope with stress
• Why our ways of coping with email do not work
• Workers don't leave emotions at home
• Coaching young people to be positive pays off
• Electronic Christmas gifts mean more responsibility for parents, kids
• Perceived benefits of electronic cigarettes may lead to higher experimentation rates
• Nutrition guidelines needed for full-service restaurant chains
• Compulsive use of internet linked to excessive work
• Mixed results from study on medication readiness to achieve quality, cost goals
• Child trafficking victims being let down by Government, say experts
• People lacking insurance not likely to migrate to obtain Medicaid coverage

Loyola patient loses over 120 pounds without surgery, medication Posted: 10 Jan 2014 11:22 AM PST For much of his life Tom Hoppensteadt thought the best thing to do with a scale was to avoid it. When he was diagnosed with a low-grade lymphoma at age 50 and learned he weighed over 300 pounds, it sounded an alarm.

Comprehensive, nonsurgical treatment improves pelvic floor dysfunction in women Posted: 10 Jan 2014 10:10 AM PST Researchers have demonstrated that a comprehensive, nonsurgical treatment significantly improves symptoms in women with pelvic floor dysfunction, a range of symptoms which include bladder and bowel problems as well as pelvic pain.

'Hip-hop' students unfairly targeted, study finds Posted: 10 Jan 2014 10:10 AM PST Black and Latino "hip-hop" students are disproportionately punished in urban schools, finds a two-year study that sheds light on some of the unfair disciplinary practices newly targeted by the Obama administration.

Primary care practitioners hesitate to prescribe antidepressants for depressed teens Posted: 10 Jan 2014 08:35 AM PST Pediatric primary care practitioners (PCPs) are reluctant to prescribe antidepressant medications to adolescent patients -— even those with severe depression, reports a study.

Indigenous groups more vulnerable in fight against flu Posted: 10 Jan 2014 07:37 AM PST Researchers have discovered that some Indigenous groups will be more susceptible to the effects of the new strain of influenza currently found in China.

Fresh faced: Looking younger for longer Posted: 10 Jan 2014 07:35 AM PST Researchers have identified an antioxidant Tiron, which offers total protection against some types of sun damage and may ultimately help our skin stay looking younger for longer.

Evidence of harmful effect of bisphenol A-based plastics Posted: 10 Jan 2014 07:26 AM PST Bisphenol A impairs the function of proteins that are vital for growth processes in cells. The substance, BPA for short, is contained in many plastic products and is suspected of being hazardous to health. To date, it had been assumed that bisphenol A produces a harmful effect by binding to hormone receptors. A chemist and biochemist team has discovered that the substance also affects the so-called small GTPases.

Teen concussions increase risk for depression Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:55 PM PST Teens with a history of concussions are more than three times as likely to suffer from depression as teens who have never had a concussion, finds a new study.

Antibacterial agent boosts toothpaste effectiveness Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:55 PM PST Regular use of fluoride toothpaste containing triclosan, an antibacterial agent, reduces plaque, gingivitis and slightly reduces tooth decay compared to regular fluoride toothpaste, finds a new review.

Grand Theft Troll? Anonymity encourages bad behaviour in online computer games, but group discipline wins the day Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:39 PM PST Flaming. Trolling. Griefing. Cheating. Most players of massive multi-player online games, such as GTA Online, have been victims of activities like these. New research investigates the drivers and group dynamics of these kind of behaviors.

Religion helps workers cope with stress Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:39 PM PST New psychological research suggests that employees with high levels of religiosity feel better and are more likely to report that their lives have meaning.

Why our ways of coping with email do not work Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:39 PM PST Many of those strategies that we thought were serving us well in dealing with emails at work can actually have negative consequences for our well-being or efficiency.

Workers don't leave emotions at home Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:39 PM PST Workers do not leave their emotions at home, so employers who offer support that extends to their well-being outside the workplace may reap benefits during working hours.

Coaching young people to be positive pays off Posted: 08 Jan 2014 09:39 PM PST Young people with a positive outlook, self-belief and skills for the workplace are happier, sleep better and are better behaved.

Electronic Christmas gifts mean more responsibility for parents, kids Posted: 08 Jan 2014 08:25 AM PST Smartphones, laptops, tablets and video games were happily crossed off many the wish lists of many young children and teens this Christmas. But for parents, giving children electronic devices has to be about more than just saving Christmas, it has to be about making sure kids are safe when they start getting online.

Perceived benefits of electronic cigarettes may lead to higher experimentation rates Posted: 08 Jan 2014 05:10 AM PST Despite years of anti-smoking education and legislation, tobacco use still remains an important public health issue in the United States. In 2010, 25.2% of all adults and 35.6% of young adults reported current tobacco use. While anti-tobacco efforts continue across the county, the introduction of electronic cigarettes has been marketed as a less harmful alternative to cigarettes and also as a smoking cessation aid.

Nutrition guidelines needed for full-service restaurant chains Posted: 08 Jan 2014 05:03 AM PST Consumers tend to view full-service restaurants as providing healthier, higher quality food than fast-food restaurants, but some studies have found much higher calorie, fat, and sodium levels in food at full-service restaurants. Researchers studied more than 2,600 menu items served at full-service restaurant chains operating in Philadelphia and concluded that foods served at full-service restaurant chains are high in calories, saturated fat, and sodium, and that standard definitions are needed for "healthy choice" tags and for entrees targeted to vulnerable age groups.

Compulsive use of internet linked to excessive work Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:52 PM PST People may be using the internet in order to cope with the demands of excessive work, and this coping strategy is not restricted to the young. Researchers recruited 516 participants, both employed and unemployed, to complete questionnaires to measure compulsive internet usage, emotional stability, excessive work, and compulsive work and life satisfaction. Over 60 per cent of the participants reported compulsive internet use, with no overall difference in gender. Working excessively was strongly associated with compulsive internet use even when allowing for the factor of emotional stability, indicating that certain habits predominate over personality factors.

Mixed results from study on medication readiness to achieve quality, cost goals Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:24 AM PST As Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) gain traction among both private and public payers, so do expectations that these networks of health care providers will improve the quality of patient care and reduce overall costs. However, new research shows that ACOs have not yet developed the capabilities they need to leverage optimal medication use to achieve those goals.

Child trafficking victims being let down by Government, say experts Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:29 AM PST As Human Trafficking Awareness Day is marked across the world on Saturday 11 January, experts have condemned the British government for failing to put the welfare of child trafficking victims above concerns about immigration control.

People lacking insurance not likely to migrate to obtain Medicaid coverage Posted: 06 Jan 2014 04:01 PM PST Study finds little evidence that low-income adults in states without expanded coverage might move to states that have chosen to expand.

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