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- Specialty contact lenses may one day help halt the progression of nearsightedness in children
- An apple a day lowers level of blood chemical linked to hardening of the arteries, research suggests
- Work is more fun if the character fits the bill
- Low levels of vitamin D are associated with mortality in older adults
- Tanning beds linked to non-melanoma skin cancer
| Specialty contact lenses may one day help halt the progression of nearsightedness in children Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT Recent experimental work supports the development of a potential cure for nearsightedness, or myopia, by using specialty contact lenses that coax the eye to grow in a way that can correct nearsighted vision while reducing myopia progression.  |
| An apple a day lowers level of blood chemical linked to hardening of the arteries, research suggests Posted: 02 Oct 2012 11:32 AM PDT Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research suggests. In a study of healthy, middle-aged adults, consumption of one apple a day for four weeks lowered by 40 percent blood levels of a substance linked to hardening of the arteries.  |
| Work is more fun if the character fits the bill Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:23 AM PDT Character strengths can be defined as traits that are evaluated as morally positive, such as self-control, teamwork or kindness. Character strengths that are particularly distinctive for a person and which he or she likes to use frequently are referred to as signature strengths. Everybody typically has between three and seven of these signature strengths. For the first time researchers demonstrate that a job is particularly cherished if it suits one's own signature strengths: The application of signature strengths in one's profession actually goes hand in hand with more positive experiences at work, namely enjoyment, flow, sense of purpose or satisfaction and calling.  |
| Low levels of vitamin D are associated with mortality in older adults Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:18 AM PDT Low levels of vitamin D and high levels of parathyroid hormone are associated with increased mortality in African American and Caucasian older adults, according to a new study.  |
| Tanning beds linked to non-melanoma skin cancer Posted: 01 Oct 2012 02:11 PM PDT Indoor tanning beds can cause non-melanoma skin cancer -- and the risk is greater the earlier one starts tanning, according to a new analysis. Indoor tanning is already an established risk factor for malignant melanoma, the less common but deadliest form of skin cancer. Now, the new study confirms that indoor tanning significantly increases the risk of non-melanoma skin cancers, the most common human skin cancers.  |
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