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- Study in teens & young adults may help predict if health insurance expansion will cut ER use
- 'Traffic-light' labeling increases attention to nutritional quality of food choices
- Infertility problems? Eating tips to boost fertility
- Costly cigarettes and smoke-free homes
- U.S. regions exhibit distinct personalities, research reveals
- Physical activity in parks can been boosted by modest marketing
- Increase seen in donor eggs for in vitro fertilization, improved outcomes
- Low-voiced men love 'em and leave 'em, yet still attract more women
| Study in teens & young adults may help predict if health insurance expansion will cut ER use Posted: 17 Oct 2013 02:39 PM PDT As the nation prepares for more uninsured Americans to gain health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, a question hangs over crowded emergency rooms: Will the newly insured make fewer ER visits than they do today? A new study suggests that while the number of ER visits will likely stay about the same, clinic visits will likely go up.  |
| 'Traffic-light' labeling increases attention to nutritional quality of food choices Posted: 17 Oct 2013 02:39 PM PDT A simple, color-coded system for labeling food items in a hospital cafeteria appears to have increased customer's attention to the healthiness of their food choices, along with encouraging purchases of the most healthy items.  |
| Infertility problems? Eating tips to boost fertility Posted: 17 Oct 2013 02:33 PM PDT Women who watch their weight and closely follow a Mediterranean-style diet high in vegetables, vegetable oils, fish and beans may increase their chance of becoming pregnant.  |
| Costly cigarettes and smoke-free homes Posted: 17 Oct 2013 02:33 PM PDT Researchers say high-priced cigarettes and smoke-free homes effectively reduce smoking behaviors among low-income individuals – a demographic in which tobacco use has remained comparatively high.  |
| U.S. regions exhibit distinct personalities, research reveals Posted: 17 Oct 2013 06:34 AM PDT Americans with similar temperaments are so likely to live in the same areas that a map of the country can be divided into regions with distinct personalities, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.  |
| Physical activity in parks can been boosted by modest marketing Posted: 17 Oct 2013 05:06 AM PDT A new study finds that physical activity in parks can be increased significantly by making modest investments in marketing, such as improve signage. The strategy included working with park users and neighbors to develop a coherent plan.  |
| Increase seen in donor eggs for in vitro fertilization, improved outcomes Posted: 17 Oct 2013 04:59 AM PDT Between 2000 and 2010 in the United States the number of donor eggs used for in vitro fertilization increased, and outcomes for births from those donor eggs improved.  |
| Low-voiced men love 'em and leave 'em, yet still attract more women Posted: 16 Oct 2013 06:57 AM PDT Men with low-pitched voices have an advantage in attracting women, even though women know they're not likely to stick around for long. Researchers have found that women were more attracted to men with masculine voices, at least for short-term relationships. Those men were also seen as more likely to cheat and unsuitable for a longer relationship, such as marriage.  |
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