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- First virtual surgery with Google Glass
- Slacktivism: 'Liking' on Facebook may mean less giving
- Living in the southern United States can increase children's risk of hay fever
- And the winner in the battle of the healthier sex is…
- Allergic to gummy bears? Be cautious getting the flu shot
- Depression therapy effective for poor, minority moms
- Bisphenol A is affecting us at much lower doses than previously thought
- Alcohol ads reaching too many young people in TV markets across US
- Americans want doctors' guidance on genetic test results
- New study assesses injuries in the ED to children of teenage parents
- Oxytocin gene partly responsible for how adolescents feel
| First virtual surgery with Google Glass Posted: 08 Nov 2013 11:04 AM PST A surgical team has performed the first surgery using a virtual augmented reality technology called VIPAAR in conjunction with Google Glass, a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display. The combination of the two technologies could be an important step toward the development of useful, practical telemedicine.  |
| Slacktivism: 'Liking' on Facebook may mean less giving Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:13 AM PST Would-be donors skip giving when offered the chance to show public support for charities in social media, a new study finds.  |
| Living in the southern United States can increase children's risk of hay fever Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:01 AM PST If you think your child's stuffy nose is due to an autumn cold, you might want to consider allergies, especially if you live in the southern region of the United States. Hay fever is more prevalent in children living in the southeastern and southern states.  |
| And the winner in the battle of the healthier sex is… Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:01 AM PST There are many differences between men and women. And when it comes down to health, one gender seems to be more prone to allergies and asthma.  |
| Allergic to gummy bears? Be cautious getting the flu shot Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:01 AM PST Do marshmallows make your tongue swell? Gummy bears make you itchy? If you've answered yes and are allergic to gelatin, you will want to take some precautions when getting the flu shot.  |
| Depression therapy effective for poor, minority moms Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:01 AM PST Faced with the dual demands of motherhood and poverty, as many as one fourth of low-income minority mothers struggle with major depression. Now a new study shows that screening for the disorder and providing short-term, relationship-focused therapy through weekly home visits can relieve depression among minority mothers, even in the face of poverty and personal histories of abuse or violence.  |
| Bisphenol A is affecting us at much lower doses than previously thought Posted: 07 Nov 2013 01:23 PM PST A group of scientists that study endocrine disruption worked together to update and refine a 2007 review of the low dose effects of BPA. The group not only added hundreds of more recent studies, but they also used an integrative biological approach to scrutinize low dose effects of BPA at multiple levels of biological organization: on cells, animals and human populations.  |
| Alcohol ads reaching too many young people in TV markets across US Posted: 07 Nov 2013 10:26 AM PST New report finds almost 1 in 4 alcohol advertisements on a sample of national TV programs most popular with youth exceeded the alcohol industry's voluntary standards.  |
| Americans want doctors' guidance on genetic test results Posted: 07 Nov 2013 06:46 AM PST In an era of commercialized medicine, direct-to-consumer genetic testing has been on a steady rise. Consumers can purchase a DNA sample kit, also known as a "spit kit," mail it to a testing company, and wait for an email that reveals their genetic risk for disorders like heart disease and colon cancer. However, a new study reveals that members of the public, as well as physician groups, are concerned about individuals interpreting these risks without the help of a doctor.  |
| New study assesses injuries in the ED to children of teenage parents Posted: 07 Nov 2013 06:46 AM PST Although the number of children born to teenage parents has decreased since the 1990s, these children continue to be at an increased risk for injury, both accidental and intentional. This may be because many of these teenage parents are poor, uneducated, and lack parental safety and supervision skills.  |
| Oxytocin gene partly responsible for how adolescents feel Posted: 07 Nov 2013 06:44 AM PST Loneliness: could there be a genetic explanation for it? Yes, to some extent. At least in the case of young female adolescents who, it appears, are more likely to feel lonely in everyday life if they have a specific variant of the gene that regulates how oxytocin – also known as the 'bonding hormone' – is received in the brain. Boys who carry this variant are not lonelier but, like girls, respond more strongly to a negative social environment.  |
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