News tagged with time outdoors


Sunlight could stop short-sightedness

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

A spreading pandemic of myopia among the world’s urban children may be avoided if children spend at least two to three hours each day outdoors.





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Fear of moving outdoors may shackle an older person home

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fear may create walking difficulties in a short period of time. Fear of moving outdoors is very common among older people and increases the risk of developing self-reported difficulties in walking.


Childhood sun exposure may lower risk of MS

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 23, 2007 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

People who spent more time in the sun as children may have a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than people who had less sun exposure during childhood, according to a study published in the July 24, 2007, issue ...


The Holocaust was not experienced in the same way by everyone

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 31, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Jewish experiences of the Holocaust are complex. Swedish researcher Laura Palosuo from Uppsala University has studied the testimony of Hungarian survivors, and in her dissertation she shows that the way different people experienced ...


Majority of US hospitals will have smoke-free campuses by end of year

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While hospital buildings are often smoke-free, a new study finds that by February 2008, 45 percent of US hospitals had adopted "smoke-free campus" policies, meaning that all the property owned or leased by the hospital, ...


Finding a stereotype that is true: Mexicans more sociable than Americans

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Stereotypes often paint a partial or false picture of an individual or group.


Hold that tissue: Allergy help may be on the way

Hold that tissue: Allergy help may be on the way

Chemistry /

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It isn’t beach weather in most of the United States right now, but it’s never too early to be thinking about spring and summer. Unfortunately, for people with allergies, today’s daydreams can turn into nightmares ...


Shade myths: How to really stay safe

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Slather on some SPF 30 sunscreen and you know your nose won't turn pink.


Children should wear sunglasses when outside

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 10

How important is it for my child to wear sunglasses?


Dog bites a particular threat to young children, especially as temperatures rise

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 01, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Young children are especially vulnerable to severe dog bites in the head and neck areas, and there is a correlation between cases of dog bites and rising temperatures, according to new research published in the March 2009 ...


Motorola phone talks a tough game

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

For some people, a phone is just a phone. They don't need e-mail, a Web browser or a camera. They just want to make a call. And the last thing they want to worry about is what will happen to a phone that's dropped or gets ...



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