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Comparing yourself to others can have health impacts

(Medical Xpress) -- Comparing yourself to others with the same health problem can influence your physical and emotional health, according to researchers who conducted a qualitative synthesis of over 30 studies focusing on ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mobile marketing for the future

Bar code scanner apps turn smart phone cameras into a way for shoppers to receive instant, on-the-go, online price comparisons for any item with a Universal Product Code. Does this mean consumers are moving toward online ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google buys British price comparison site

Google bought British price comparison site BeatThatQuote.com for £37.7 million ($61 million) on Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Regrets? Study examines how people can cope

Although Edith Piaf defiantly sang, "Non, je ne regrette rien," most people will have their share of regrets over their lifetime. Indeed, anyone who seeks to overcome disappointments should compare themselves to others who ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Alice.com grasps the woes of buying toilet paper

(AP) -- If shopping for household essentials like toilet paper and soap isn't your favorite activity, a new Web site might eliminate the task - while saving you cash.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Expressing comparisons is possible even without language, researchers find

(PhysOrg.com) -- Making comparisons between objects, like comparing a tiger to a cat, is elemental in the development of a child’s ability to grasp the concept of categories.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

More competitors, less competition

(PhysOrg.com) -- Americans love competition, but the more challengers involved, the less likely we are to compete, says a University of Michigan professor.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

New computational technique allows comparison of whole genomes as easily as whole books

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taking a hint from the text comparison methods used to detect plagiarism in books, college papers and computer programs, University of California, Berkeley, researchers have developed an improved ...

Chemistry /

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0