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• Youth more likely to be bullied at schools with anti-bullying programs
• Americans living longer, more healthy lives
• Genes linked to being right- or left-handed identified
• Teen driving and marijuana use: More one in four high school seniors drive after using alcohol or drugs, or ride with a driver who has
• Simple steps may identify patients that hold onto excess sodium
• Twitter analysis can help gamblers beat the spread on NFL games
• Treat the fungus among us with nontoxic medicinal compound
• Read with your children, not to them
• Hate the sound of your voice? Not really
• Private tutoring provides little help
• How standardized cigarette packets reduce smoking
• Exercise provides some benefits for depression
• Chest pain duration can signal heart attack
• High rate of ER visits after surgery; variation among hospitals

Youth more likely to be bullied at schools with anti-bullying programs Posted: 12 Sep 2013 05:33 PM PDT It turns out that anti-bullying programs may have opposite of the intended effect when it comes to children and peer victimization at school.

Americans living longer, more healthy lives Posted: 12 Sep 2013 05:33 PM PDT In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found that the average 25-year-old American today can look forward to 2.4 more years of a healthy life than 20 years ago while a 65-year-old today has gained 1.7 years.

Genes linked to being right- or left-handed identified Posted: 12 Sep 2013 05:32 PM PDT A genetic study has identified a biological process that influences whether we are right-handed or left-handed. Scientists found correlations between handedness and a network of genes involved in establishing left-right asymmetry in developing embryos.

Teen driving and marijuana use: More one in four high school seniors drive after using alcohol or drugs, or ride with a driver who has Posted: 12 Sep 2013 05:28 PM PDT A new study finds that 28 percent of U.S. high school seniors have driven after using drugs or drinking alcohol in the past two weeks, or ridden in a vehicle with a driver who did. In particular, driving after smoking marijuana has increased over the past three years.

Simple steps may identify patients that hold onto excess sodium Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:39 AM PDT Getting a second urine sample and blood pressure measure as patients head out of the doctor's office appears an efficient way to identify those whose health may be in jeopardy because their bodies hold onto too much sodium, researchers report.

Twitter analysis can help gamblers beat the spread on NFL games Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:21 AM PDT Analyses of Twitter feeds have been used to track flu epidemics, predict stock market changes and do political polling, and now it may also help gamblers beat the spread for National Football League games.

Treat the fungus among us with nontoxic medicinal compound Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:18 AM PDT A research team has found a breakthrough herbal medicine treatment for a common human fungal pathogen that lives in almost 80 percent of people. The team discovered a medicinal herb called Gymnema slyvestre is both nontoxic and blocks the virulence properties of a common fungus called Candida albicans.

Read with your children, not to them Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:27 AM PDT Reading with your child is the key to building a child's literacy skills. Emergent literacy begins at birth and continues through preschool and kindergarten. Experts encourage parents to get children excited about reading. Engaging the child means figuring out what the child is thinking and getting them to think beyond the words written on the page. While reading with them, anticipate what children are thinking. Then ask questions, offer instruction, provide examples and give them some feedback about what they are thinking, they say.

Hate the sound of your voice? Not really Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:27 AM PDT A new study finds people unknowingly find their own pre-recorded voice more attractive than others do.

Private tutoring provides little help Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:25 AM PDT Around one sixth of school children in German-speaking Switzerland receive private tutoring. Mostly they seek assistance with mathematics. In contrast to the perceptions of those tutored, tutoring rarely results in any improvement in their marks.

How standardized cigarette packets reduce smoking Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:19 PM PDT Standardized cigarette packaging may reduce acute cravings and are associated with less favourable perceptions of appeal, taste, popularity and motivation to buy than branded packs.

Exercise provides some benefits for depression Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:19 PM PDT Exercise may benefit people suffering from depression, according to a recent review. Evidence has been found to suggest that exercise reduces symptoms of depression, although they say more high quality trials are needed.

Chest pain duration can signal heart attack Posted: 11 Sep 2013 01:10 PM PDT Patients with longer-lasting chest pain are more likely having a heart attack than those with pain of a shorter duration.

High rate of ER visits after surgery; variation among hospitals Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:20 PM PDT Nearly one in five older adults who have common operations will end up in the emergency department within a month of their hospital stay, a new study finds – a surprisingly high number found in the first national look at the issue.

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