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Dieting with the denomination, determination

As a brand new year gets underway, people all over America are resolving to better manage their weight and have a more healthy 2012. According to a new study, those starting new weight loss programs may be surprised to find ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mass media and health: Well-informed people eat better

It is time to leave apart the belief that mass media are always a source of bad habits. Television, newspaper and the Internet, when used to get information, may turn out to be of help for health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success

Uh-oh, the new year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. There's a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Lifestyle changes for teens critical in light of research about teens' heart disease risk

Pamphlets detailing the warning signs associated with heart disease may soon end up in an unexpected location: your child's pediatrician's office. According to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Using 'dominance' to explain dog behavior is old hat

(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 ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (15) | comments 9

New insight into addictive behavior offers treatment hope

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

How late is too late to break bad habits?

Research linking bad habits such as smoking and the direct impact on a senior's health will be presented during the American Geriatrics Society's Annual Meeting April 29 - May 3 in Chicago, IL. The study followed more than ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

How to... break a bad habit

With New Year's resolutions still fresh, here's some advice from local therapists on putting bad habits to rest:

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0