News tagged with bad habit
Using 'dominance' to explain dog behavior is old hat
May 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows how the behaviour of dogs has been misunderstood for generations: in fact using misplaced ideas about dog behaviour and training is likely to cause rather than cure unwanted ...
New insight into addictive behavior offers treatment hope
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Addictive behaviour is determined by conscious, rapid thought processes, not necessarily by the content of visual stimuli as previously thought according to research funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research ...
How to... break a bad habit
Jan 09, 2009 |
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With New Year's resolutions still fresh, here's some advice from local therapists on putting bad habits to rest:
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Heart, not head, helps change bad habits
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 02, 2007 |
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Emotion, not logic, may be the real motivator for trying to change bad habits, research by U.S. doctors indicates.
Smokers Urged to Kick Bad Habit in the Butt
Nov 12, 2007 |
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More than 70 percent of all people who light cigarettes actually want to quit, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, only 5 percent to 10 percent are successful on any given attempt. As the ...
Stress rewires the brain to make rats creatures of habit
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Chronic stress rewires the brains of rats to make them creatures of habit who make rote decisions instead of changing their behavior to gain rewards, a study published Thursday has found.
Vaccine being developed to help smokers quit
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently.
Smokers would rather give up for their pooch's health rather than their own
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Smokers are more likely to quit smoking for the sake of their pets' health than they are for their own, suggests research published ahead of print in Tobacco Control.
When bears steal human food, mom's not to blame
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May 07, 2008 |
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Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) found that the black bears that become habituated to human food and garbage may not be learning these behaviors exclusively from their mothers, as widely ...
Brain researchers explain why old habits die hard
Oct 20, 2005 |
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Habits help us through the day, eliminating the need to strategize about each tiny step involved in making a frothy latte, driving to work and other complex routines. Bad habits, though, can have a vice grip ...
Could Texting and Mobile E-mail Be Bad For Your Health?
Jun 18, 2009 |
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In a mobile communications era where we sometimes “talk” more with our fingers than our voices, a University of Cincinnati (UC) ergonomics expert says our thumbs could pay the price.
Brain-damaged smokers provide clues to anatomy of addiction: study
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Smokers with a damaged insula – a region in the brain linked to emotion and feelings – quit smoking easily and immediately, according to a study in the Jan. 26 issue of the journal Science. The study provides direct eviden ...
Dairy, Fruits and Veggies May Help Smokers Quit
Apr 04, 2007 |
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Milk does the body good -- and may help smokers break the habit, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
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