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Family obligation in Chinese homes lowers teenage depression symptoms

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study of Chinese-American youth has found that family obligation, for example caring for siblings or helping elders, plays a positive role in the mental health of Chinese-American adolescents and may prevent symptoms ...





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The dark side of gifts: Feeling indebted may drive people to the marketplace

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

You need to move out of your apartment. Do you call in your friends and family to haul boxes and furniture or contact a moving company? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that sometimes the emotions connec ...


Immigrants overcome great odds to raise children in foreign lands, say researchers

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A recent surge in immigration rates has led psychologists to study how these families are coping and thriving in their adopted countries. In a special June issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, published by the Americ ...


Psychologist studies ways to improve soldiers' work-life relationship

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The U.S. military provides its members with policies to help balance their work and family commitments. But a researcher at Kansas State University has found that simply providing programs might not be enough to maintain ...


Don't tell mother she has cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 01, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When family members ask physicians not to disclose bad news to ill loved ones, clinicians often struggle to balance their obligation to be truthful to the patient with the family’s belief that the information would be harmful. ...


Top researcher argues most physicians aren't prepared to deal with obesity epidemic

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The soaring obesity rates across the globe have been called the most critical challenge to public health of the 21st century. A top university researcher argues that most physicians are not adequately prepared to deal with ...


Study: Technology can overwhelm even 20-somethings

Technology / Hi Tech

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- They are comfortable with gadgets, yet shudder sometimes as the cell phone rings.


Low Grades, Bad Behavior? Siblings May Be To Blame

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 22, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 1

We all know the story of a man named Brady and the group that somehow formed a family. But if the iconic ‘70s sitcom about a “blended” family reflected reality, the Brady Bunch likely would have been dealing with much more ...


Belief in God, parenthood prompt gay partners to make commitment

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 30, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Which gay and lesbian couples are more likely to legalize their relationship and hold a commitment ceremony? Those with children and strong religious beliefs, says a new University of Illinois study.


Cultural biases may influence parenting studies, scientist finds

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 03, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

When two University of Illinois scientists set out to learn about the differences in Chinese and American parenting behaviors at mealtime, they learned something important about the reliability of cross-cultural research.


Fallout from nuclear tests leads to health crisis (AP)

Fallout from nuclear tests leads to health crisis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Pius Henry fears his adopted government will kill him, that the United States won't live up to a health care obligation to people from Pacific islands where it tested nuclear bombs.



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