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Emotional disconnection disorder threatens marriages, researcher says
ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2012) Communication can be challenging for any married couple, but a personality trait called alexithymia that keeps people from sharing or even understanding their own emotions can further impede marital bliss.
Systematic incarceration of African American males is a wrong, costly path
ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2012) Mental health experts from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine have released the first comprehensive report on the correlation between the incarceration of African American males and substance abuse and other health problems in the United States. Published in Frontiers in Psychology on the 12th of November, the report looks at decades of data concerning the African American population rates of incarceration and subsequent health issues.
Lung cancer in women ‘to soar’
11 November 2012 Last updated at 20:06 ET The number of women living with lung cancer in the UK is set to rise significantly faster than the number of men with the disease over the next 30 years, experts say.
Uranium exposure linked to high lupus rates in community living near a former refinery
ScienceDaily (Nov. 10, 2012) High rates of systemic lupus erythematosus have been linked to living in proximity to a former uranium ore processing facility in Ohio, according to new research findings presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C
Virtual reality could help people lose weight, fight prejudice
ScienceDaily (Nov. 6, 2012) Internet-based interactive games and social media outlets have become intertwined with the physical realities of millions of people around the world
Virtual reality could help people lose weight, fight prejudice
ScienceDaily (Nov. 6, 2012) Internet-based interactive games and social media outlets have become intertwined with the physical realities of millions of people around the world. When an individual strongly identifies with the cyber representation of themselves, known as an avatar, the electronic doppelganger can influence that person’s health and appearance, according to a University of Missouri researcher’s study
New finding gives clues for overcoming tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer
ScienceDaily (Nov. 2, 2012) A University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer biology team reports breakthrough findings about specific cellular mechanisms that may help overcome endocrine (hormone) therapy-resistance in patients with estrogen-positive breast cancers, combating a widespread problem in effective medical management of the disease. Xiaoting Zhang, PhD, and his colleagues have identified a specific estrogen receptor co-activator — known as MED1 — as playing a central role in mediating tamoxifen resistance in human breast cancer.
Bust NHS trust ‘to be broken up’
29 October 2012 Last updated at 10:00 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News A financially-troubled NHS trust should be broken up, leading to a radical overhaul in services across south east London, an administrator says. The trust – South London Healthcare – was put into administration in July after being declared bust
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