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• You've got mail: Research reveals workers' worst inbox sins
• High volume of severe sepsis patients may result in better outcomes
• Researchers run successful HIV intervention project in S. Africa
• Early warning: Internet surveillance predicts disease outbreak
• Chronic neck pain common among car crash victims, but most don't sue
• Two million people in England eligible for weight loss surgery
• Here comes the sun to lower your blood pressure
• Fathers' diet, bodyweight, health at conception may contribute to obesity in offspring
• Study finds troubling relationship between drinking, PTSD symptoms in college students
• Urban night shift police more likely to suffer long-term job injuries
• Diet beverages not the solution for weight loss
• Kids teased in pys-ed class exercise less a year later
• Fetal exposure to nicotine increases long-term risk of obesity
• Findings bolster fiber's role in colon health
• University Rankings Influence Number, Competitiveness of Applicants
• How much does it cost to give birth in hospital?
• Phrases revealed that pay on Kickstarter

You've got mail: Research reveals workers' worst inbox sins Posted: 17 Jan 2014 09:49 AM PST Workers obsessed with checking their emails could be damaging their own mental health and that of their colleagues, according to research.

High volume of severe sepsis patients may result in better outcomes Posted: 17 Jan 2014 08:32 AM PST A recent study shows that "practice may make perfect" when it comes to caring for patients with severe sepsis. The study showed that patients admitted to academic medical centers that care for more patients with severe sepsis have significantly lower mortality rates than patients cared for at academic medical centers with lower volumes of sepsis patients. Additionally, the superior outcomes at high volume centers were achieved at similar costs compared to the lower volume medical centers.

Researchers run successful HIV intervention project in S. Africa Posted: 17 Jan 2014 08:32 AM PST A large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention/education effort aimed at helping South African men take a proactive role in the prevention of that disease has proven successful, an important development considering that country has the largest number of HIV infections in the world.

Early warning: Internet surveillance predicts disease outbreak Posted: 17 Jan 2014 07:40 AM PST The habit of Googling for an online diagnosis before visiting a GP can provide early warning of an infectious disease epidemic.

Chronic neck pain common among car crash victims, but most don't sue Posted: 17 Jan 2014 07:40 AM PST A new study finds chronic pain to be common among people involved in car accidents. However, most people in the study who reported persistent neck pain were not engaged in litigation six weeks after their accident.

Two million people in England eligible for weight loss surgery Posted: 17 Jan 2014 07:40 AM PST Two million people in England could be eligible for weight loss surgery according to new research published.

Here comes the sun to lower your blood pressure Posted: 17 Jan 2014 06:01 AM PST Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study published suggests. Research shows that sunlight alters levels of the small messenger molecule, nitric oxide (NO) in the skin and blood, reducing blood pressure.

Fathers' diet, bodyweight, health at conception may contribute to obesity in offspring Posted: 16 Jan 2014 01:22 PM PST Research involving rats suggests a biological link between paternal diet, bodyweight and health at the time of conception and the health of his offspring. In a new research report, scientists show that if male rats ate a high fat diet, had diabetes and were obese, their offspring had altered gene expression in two important metabolic tissues -- pancreas and fat (even though they were not yet obese).

Study finds troubling relationship between drinking, PTSD symptoms in college students Posted: 16 Jan 2014 01:21 PM PST The estimated 9 percent of college students who have symptoms of PTSD are likely to drink more alcohol than peers without the psychological condition. In turn, heavy alcohol consumption exacerbates their PTSD symptoms.

Urban night shift police more likely to suffer long-term job injuries Posted: 16 Jan 2014 01:20 PM PST Police officers working the night shift are significantly more likely to suffer long-term on-the-job injuries than officers on day and afternoon shifts, according to new research.

Diet beverages not the solution for weight loss Posted: 16 Jan 2014 01:20 PM PST Heavy adults who believe drinking diet soda will help them lose or keep weight off should think again. Researchers who examined national patterns in adult diet beverage consumption and calorie intake found that overweight and obese adults who drink diet beverages consume more calories from food than obese or overweight adults who drink regular soda or other sugary beverages.

Kids teased in pys-ed class exercise less a year later Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:08 PM PST Psychologists found that kids who got teased during physical education calss were less physically active 12 months later -- whether or not the child is overweight.

Fetal exposure to nicotine increases long-term risk of obesity Posted: 16 Jan 2014 12:08 PM PST Many women are encouraged to quit smoking when they become pregnant using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) whether as gum, transdermal patches, nasal spray or lozenges. But new research has shown that nicotine from either smoking or NRT causes a wide range of long-term adverse reactions for the offspring, including an increased risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome by influencing the liver to produce more triglyceride.

Findings bolster fiber's role in colon health Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:35 AM PST Scientists have more reasons for you to eat fiber and not abuse antibiotics. They've shown that a receptor doctors already activate with mega-doses of niacin to protect patients' cardiovascular systems also plays a key role in preventing colon inflammation and cancer.

University Rankings Influence Number, Competitiveness of Applicants Posted: 16 Jan 2014 08:27 AM PST How universities fare on reputational quality-of-life and academic rankings –- such as those published by the Princeton Review or U.S. News & World Report -– can have a measurable effect on the number of applications they -– and their competitors –- receive and on the academic competitiveness of the resulting freshman class, according to a new study.

How much does it cost to give birth in hospital? Posted: 16 Jan 2014 06:11 AM PST Women giving birth in California can face a huge cost difference in their hospital bills, according to a new study.

Phrases revealed that pay on Kickstarter Posted: 14 Jan 2014 08:41 AM PST As part of a study of more than 45,000 projects on Kickstarter, Georgia Tech researchers reveal dozens of phrases that pay and a few dozen more that may signal the likely failure of a crowd-sourced effort.

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