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Got Unfriended on Facebook? Here is How to Avoid
By Jonathan Haworth | May 01, 2012 11:50 PM EDTHave you noticed you have been “unfriended” on Facebook? Researchers reported on how to avoid getting unfriended on the social media website in simple steps, such as responding to wall posts.
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Missing Children in U.S. Nearly Always Make it Home Alive
By Barbara Goldberg | Apr 28, 2012 01:46 AM EDTNEW YORK (Reuters) - Anxiety over two cases of missing children in the news this week - New York's Etan Patz and Arizona's Isabel Mercedes Celis - masks an encouraging development in the search for U.S. boys and girls who disappear: More than 99 percent now return home alive.
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Key Events that Can Trigger Eating Disorders
Apr 24, 2012 08:09 PM EDTEating disorders can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to research published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
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Family Nagging Is Good for Your Health
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 23, 2012 12:56 AM EDTFamily nagging is good for your health, especially if you are above 30, according to a new study.
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Women Drive Romantic Relationships
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 22, 2012 01:09 AM EDTWomen drive the formation of romantic relationships, according to a new study.
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Study of Half Siblings Provides Genetic Clues to Autism
Apr 18, 2012 11:47 PM EDTWhen a child has autism, siblings are also at risk for the disorder.
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Common Mental Illnesses, Less Likely to Receive Supportive Response
Apr 16, 2012 02:31 AM EDTAs definitions of mental illnesses become broader, those with depression and other common mental illnesses are less likely to receive a supportive response from friends and family members as are people who show other severe mental disorders.
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Customized, Web-based Decision Guide Reduces Uncertainty over Breast Cancer Prevention
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 15, 2012 12:57 AM EDTA customized web-based decision guide about prevention options can help women at high risk of breast cancer to make a choice about prevention and to feel comfortable with their choice.
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Exercise Reduces Depression and Fatigue during Breast Cancer Treatment
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 14, 2012 12:24 AM EDTExercise during breast cancer treatment might reduce patients' depression and fatigue, according to a new study.
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CDC: Babies Born Out of Wedlock on the Rise
Apr 12, 2012 09:16 PM EDTA new government report shows that the percentage of children born to unmarried or cohabitating couples is rising. About 27 percent of all first births from 2003 to 2010 were to unmarried couples compared to about a third less at 9.4 percent before 1985.
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Mothers and OCD Children Trapped in Rituals Have Impaired Relationships
Apr 12, 2012 01:28 AM EDTA new study from Case Western Reserve University finds mothers tend to be more critical of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder than they are of other children in the family. And, that parental criticism is linked to poorer outcomes for the child after treatment.
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Miami student Arrested in Mother's Stabbing Death
By David Adams | Apr 09, 2012 02:07 PM EDTA 16-year-old boy stabbed his mother to death in their apartment, then wrapped the body in sheets and left it there for eight days, according to Miami-Dade County police.
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Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on the Racial Gap in Life Expectancy
By Jennifer Lee | Apr 06, 2012 04:41 PM EDTDifferences in factors such as income, education and marital status could contribute overwhelmingly to the gap in life expectancy between blacks and whites in the United States, according to one of the first studies to put a number on how much of the divide can be attributed to disparities in socioeconomic characteristics.
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Autistic Kids Born Preterm, Post-term Have More Severe Symptoms
Apr 05, 2012 01:54 AM EDTFor children with autism, being born several weeks early or several weeks late tends to increase the severity of their symptoms, according to new research out of Michigan State University.
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Partner Aggression in High-Risk Families Affects Parenting Beginning at Birth
By Mark Smith | Apr 05, 2012 01:49 AM EDTHigh levels of family conflict can have a negative effect on children's development, but most people tend to think that this doesn't apply to babies.
