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• Air pollution increases risk of insulin resistance in children
• Pets may help reduce your risk of heart disease
• After the breakup in a digital world: Purging Facebook of painful memories
• Nobody likes a 'fat-talker,' study shows
• How state and local governments can address the obesity epidemic
• Women altering menstruation cycles in large numbers
• Positive social support at work shown to reduce risk of diabetes
• Social connections drive the 'upward spiral' of positive emotions and health
• Patients should have right to control genomic health information, experts say
• Sexual harassment linked to 'purging' -- in men
• Brain system for emotional self-control discovered
• Fun and friends help ease the pain of breast cancer
• Laughter perception networks in brain different for mocking, joyful or ticklish laughter
• For teens, Subway not much healthier than McDonald's

Air pollution increases risk of insulin resistance in children Posted: 09 May 2013 03:48 PM PDT New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in children.

Pets may help reduce your risk of heart disease Posted: 09 May 2013 01:39 PM PDT Owning a pet, particularly a dog, could reduce your risk of heart disease. It is unclear whether owning a pet directly reduces risk. Despite the likely positive link, people shouldn't get a pet solely to reduce heart disease risk.

After the breakup in a digital world: Purging Facebook of painful memories Posted: 09 May 2013 12:45 PM PDT The era is long gone when a romantic breakup meant ripped-up photos and burned love letters. Today, digital photos and emails can be quickly deleted but the proliferation of social media has made forgetting a bigger chore. What about the ubiquitous digital records of a once beloved that lurk on Facebook, Tumblr, and Flickr?

Nobody likes a 'fat-talker,' study shows Posted: 09 May 2013 12:45 PM PDT Women who engage in "fat talk" -- the self-disparaging remarks girls and women make in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies -- are less liked by their peers, a new study from the University of Notre Dame finds.

How state and local governments can address the obesity epidemic Posted: 09 May 2013 11:21 AM PDT Researchers suggest that simple and innovative measures at the state and local level can play a significant role in promoting healthier eating habits.

Women altering menstruation cycles in large numbers Posted: 09 May 2013 11:21 AM PDT A surprisingly large number of women 18 or older choose to delay or skip monthly menstruation by deviating from the instructions of birth-control pills and other hormonal contraceptives, scientists have found

Positive social support at work shown to reduce risk of diabetes Posted: 09 May 2013 09:36 AM PDT Low levels of social support and high levels of stress in the workplace accurately predict the development of diabetes over the long term -- even in employees who appear to be healthy otherwise.

Social connections drive the 'upward spiral' of positive emotions and health Posted: 09 May 2013 09:35 AM PDT People who experience warmer, more upbeat emotions may have better physical health because they make more social connections, according to a new study.

Patients should have right to control genomic health information, experts say Posted: 09 May 2013 09:34 AM PDT Doctors should not have the right or responsibility to force-feed their patients with genomic information about their future health risks, according to bioethicists. They write in response to controversial recommendations from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics on the reporting of incidental findings in clinical genome sequencing.

Sexual harassment linked to 'purging' -- in men Posted: 09 May 2013 07:43 AM PDT Men who experience high levels of sexual harassment are much more likely than women to induce vomiting and take laxatives and diuretics in an attempt to control their weight, according to a surprising finding.

Brain system for emotional self-control discovered Posted: 09 May 2013 07:43 AM PDT Different brain areas are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study.

Fun and friends help ease the pain of breast cancer Posted: 09 May 2013 06:12 AM PDT Breast cancer patients who say they have people with whom they have a good time, or have "positive social interactions" with, are better able to deal with pain and other physical symptoms, according to a new study.

Laughter perception networks in brain different for mocking, joyful or ticklish laughter Posted: 08 May 2013 02:21 PM PDT A laugh may signal mockery, humor, joy or simply be a response to tickling, but each kind of laughter conveys a wealth of auditory and social information. These different kinds of laughter also spark different connections within the "laughter perception network" in the human brain depending on their context, according to new research.

For teens, Subway not much healthier than McDonald's Posted: 07 May 2013 04:54 PM PDT Subway may promote itself as the "healthy" fast food restaurant, but it may not be much healthier than McDonald's for adolescents. Subway meals had nearly as many calories as McDonald's, and both are likely to contribute toward overeating and obesity

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