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• Beatboxing poses little risk of injury to voice
• Getting excited helps with performance anxiety more than trying to calm down, study finds
• Flusurvey: Preliminary findings released
• Study supports eliminating restrictions on hospital visiting hours
• Buck teeth: Correct them once in early adolescence
• Osteoarthritis patients will benefit from exercise that strengthens bones
• 'Many of the truths that we cling to depend on our point of view': Jediism and other religious movements
• College students' heavy internet use shares symptoms of addiction
• Much room for improvement in access to preventive dental care in USA

Beatboxing poses little risk of injury to voice Posted: 23 Dec 2013 08:48 AM PST According to new research by a voice expert, beatboxing may actually be gentler on injury-prone vocal cords.

Getting excited helps with performance anxiety more than trying to calm down, study finds Posted: 23 Dec 2013 05:39 AM PST People who tell themselves to get excited rather than trying to relax can improve their performance during anxiety-inducing activities such as public speaking and math tests, according to a new study.

Flusurvey: Preliminary findings released Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:29 AM PST Preliminary results from the first month of the Flusurvey indicate that flu is yet to take hold of the UK, with just 6,000 cases per 100,000 people reported, compared to 12,000 cases per 100,000 people for the same period in 2012.

Study supports eliminating restrictions on hospital visiting hours Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:27 AM PST Removing restrictions on hospital visiting hours not only allows patients to spend more time with family and friends, it can enhance outcomes by lowering patient anxiety levels and feelings of social isolation, according to a study.

Buck teeth: Correct them once in early adolescence Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:26 AM PST A review finds few benefits to a two-stage orthodontic correction for buck teeth in children versus treatment done in one-stage during early adolescence.

Osteoarthritis patients will benefit from exercise that strengthens bones Posted: 18 Dec 2013 06:59 AM PST The postmenopausal women who may be at risk of osteoporosis (bone loss), as well as at risk of osteoarthritis, can safely carry out progressive high-impact training to maintain bone health and physical function. This was the result of a study that examined the effects of high-impact exercise on bones, cartilages, the symptoms of osteoarthritis and the physical performance of postmenopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis.

'Many of the truths that we cling to depend on our point of view': Jediism and other religious movements Posted: 18 Dec 2013 06:58 AM PST According to Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi- 1983), 'truth' is simply a state of mind. With this in mind, is religion of any sort meaningless unless it has some personal resonance? Can religions therefore be based on fictional constructs?

College students' heavy internet use shares symptoms of addiction Posted: 18 Dec 2013 06:54 AM PST Young adults who are heavy users of the Internet may also exhibit signs of addiction, say researchers in a new study that compares Internet usage with measures of addiction.

Much room for improvement in access to preventive dental care in USA Posted: 17 Dec 2013 06:05 PM PST The uptake rate of preventative dental care increased over a ten-year period in the United States, but there remains a large disparity among ethnic groups, reports one of the largest and most comprehensive studies on the subject.

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