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Best & Worst States to Have a Baby
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- Written by WalletHub Study WalletHub Study
- Published: 08 August 2016 08 August 2016
Washington, DC - With August being one of the most popular months for newborn arrival in the U.S. and Americans paying the most expensive birthing costs in the world, the personal-finance website WalletHub took an in-depth look at 2016’s Best & Worst States to Have a Baby.
Coordinated response cuts time to treatment for deadly heart attacks
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- Written by AHA AHA
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Dallas, Texas - When emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital providers worked together in a coordinated system, people suffering deadly heart attacks received life-saving treatment sooner, according to a new study in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.
Can Nature Videos Help Improve Prisoner Behavior?
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- Written by Michael Shulman Michael Shulman
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Denver, Colorado - Researchers have identified a simple intervention that may help reduce levels of violence in maximum security prisons. Inmates who viewed nature videos showed reduced levels of aggression and were less likely to be disciplined than those in similar cellblocks, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association’s 124th Annual Convention.
"Media Contagion" Is Factor in Mass Shootings
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- Written by Super User Super User
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Denver, Colorado - People who commit mass shootings in America tend to share three traits: rampant depression, social isolation and pathological narcissism, according to a paper presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention that calls on the media to deny such shooters the fame they seek.
Brain Training Reduces Dementia Risk Across 10 Years
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- Written by Audrey Hamilton Audrey Hamilton
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Denver, Colorado - While many companies have long promised that their brain-training products can sharpen aging minds, only one type of computerized brain training so far has been shown to improve people’s mental quickness and significantly reduce the risk of dementia, according to research presented at the American Psychological Association’s Annual Convention.
You aren't your cancer diagnosis
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- Written by Sheryl M. Ness, R.N. Sheryl M. Ness, R.N.
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Scottsdale, Arizona - Having a diagnosis of cancer can take over your life. This is especially true during the intense period of initial diagnosis, treatment and immediate recovery.
Zika: What You Need to Know About the CDC Travel Advisory
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- Written by Deborah Balzer Deborah Balzer
- Published: 07 August 2016 07 August 2016
Jacksonville, Florida - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an emergency travel advisory after health officials in Florida identified local transmission of Zika virus in a Miami neighborhood. The CDC advisory recommends pregnant women and their partners avoid nonessential travel to Lynwood, a neighborhood in Miami, Florida where the Zika virus is active.