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• Medics speak of time assisting in the typhoon-hit Philippines
• Drop in crime rates are less where Wal-Mart builds, study shows
• Majority of Americans have their heart health facts wrong
• Social media, self-esteem and suicide: Nations with more corruption demonstrate more social media, less suicide
• Love at the office? When relationships go from platonic to romantic
• Quality problems in America's nursing homes tied to turnover
• Whole diet approach to lower cardiovascular risk has more evidence than low-fat diets
• Increase in obesity may be slowing, but not by much, study shows
• Pre-term labor problem: Using blue light to slow, prevent preterm labor

Medics speak of time assisting in the typhoon-hit Philippines Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:06 AM PST Medics have spoken about their role treating the injured following the typhoon that hit the Philippines in what they believe was the UK's first joint civilian and military humanitarian response effort. The model, which saw part of the team board HMS Daring, helped treat hundreds of people cut off on remote islands by the typhoon which struck last November.

Drop in crime rates are less where Wal-Mart builds, study shows Posted: 07 Feb 2014 10:30 AM PST The study titled "Rolling back prices and raising crime rates? The Wal-Mart effect on crime in the United States," released last month shows that the crime decline was stunted in counties where Wal-Mart expanded in the 1990s.

Majority of Americans have their heart health facts wrong Posted: 07 Feb 2014 07:23 AM PST Despite the fact that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., about three-quarters (74 percent) of Americans do not fear dying from it, according to a recent survey.

Social media, self-esteem and suicide: Nations with more corruption demonstrate more social media, less suicide Posted: 07 Feb 2014 06:40 AM PST In nations where corruption is rife, it seems that citizens these days find an escape from the everyday problems that trickle down to their lives by using online social media more than those elsewhere. Research also suggests that these two factors -- more corruption, more social networking -- also correlate with lower suicide rates.

Love at the office? When relationships go from platonic to romantic Posted: 07 Feb 2014 05:36 AM PST A new study on workplace romances has found that company culture contributes to how coworkers view workplace romances. The authors propose that, often, more relaxed office environments don't have official policies on interoffice relationships, making them more acceptable, while more formal offices have strict policies in place, which distinguish them as inappropriate and unprofessional.

Quality problems in America's nursing homes tied to turnover Posted: 07 Feb 2014 05:36 AM PST Nursing researchers find adverse outcomes are linked to turnover in studies of a sample representing more than 16,000 nursing homes in the United States, suggesting that preventing staff turnover should be given greater emphasis.

Whole diet approach to lower cardiovascular risk has more evidence than low-fat diets Posted: 06 Feb 2014 05:23 AM PST A study reveals that a whole diet approach, which focuses on increased intake of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fish, has more evidence for reducing cardiovascular risk than strategies that focus exclusively on reduced dietary fat. This new study explains that while strictly low-fat diets have the ability to lower cholesterol, they are not as conclusive in reducing cardiac deaths.

Increase in obesity may be slowing, but not by much, study shows Posted: 05 Feb 2014 01:57 PM PST Although a recent CDC report showing reduced obesity prevalence in low income preschoolers is encouraging, a new study published shows the notion that the American obesity epidemic has begun to reverse may be premature.

Pre-term labor problem: Using blue light to slow, prevent preterm labor Posted: 05 Feb 2014 01:55 PM PST A Florida researcher is tackling a new and inventive way to slow down and perhaps prevent preterm labor. The solution? A pair of goggles. The light emitting devices could intermittently flash a blue light at a sleeping pregnant mother at risk for preterm labor. That flash of light could cause a drop in the brain hormone melatonin, which is tied to contractions.

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