Updated: Developing World Class Hospitals in China: Lessons from All Corners of the World
by Karen Prosser
Publisher's Note: It is difficult to know the number of major hospitals around the world. North America houses close to 9,000. China has more than 20,000. There...
SPARX: Computer game aims to zap and counsel teen depression
August 5, 2012 (TSR) - Long viewed as a contributing factor in teenage isolation, computer games are now being used to treat adolescent depression in an innovative New Zealand programme.
Rather...
U.S. Foundation gives $5 million grant to research and study immortality
August 3, 2012 (TSR) - The John Templeton Foundation has awarded a three-year, $5 million grant to John Martin Fischer, distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, to undertake a rigorous...
Harvard Study: Fluoride may lower IQ in kids
July 31, 2012 (TSR) – A new study released by Harvard professors has found a correlation between high levels of fluoride consumed and lower IQ in children. Many of...
Study: Laziness is as fatal as smoking and obesity
July 26, 2012 (TSR) - The results of a recent study indicate that those who lead lazy lifestyles face the same risk of death as smokers and the obese.
According to...
Early toilet training can HARM and shouldn’t be attempted until 3 yrs old: Doctors
July 20, 2012 (TSR) - Parents who pressure their children to potty train before the age of three may be hurting them, according to a paediatric urologist.
Dr Steve Hodges, a professor...
Energy-saving light bulbs can fry your skin: Study
July 20, 2012 (TSR) - Energy-saving light bulbs might be good for the environment but they can fry your skin, a new study claims.
Researchers at Stony Brook University in New...
Be Mindful: How To Kill A Thought (In A Good Way)
by Dr. Alice G. Walton, Journalist specializing in Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience
July 2, 2012 (TSR) - A friend recently said to me, “I often feel like my thoughts are hammers, and they...
OBAMACARE “TAX AND SPEND” “Victory”: What Businesses Didn’t Get From the Health Care Ruling
June 28, 2012 (TSR) - For American businesses, uncertainty over the health care law is anything but over.
When the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare on Thursday-including the individual mandate that forces most Americans to have...
War on Obesity: Media Giant Walt Disney to ban junk food ads on programs...
June 6, 2012 (TSR) - U.S. media and entertainment giant Walt Disney Company announced Tuesday it will become the first major media company to ban junk-food advertising on its TV,...
U.S. Obesity Epidemic: Organ Transplant Deficits Due to Americans Too Fat to Qualify
May 16,2012 (TSR) - Last year the number of American organ donors hit a milestone when the 100 millionth person added their name to the list. But before you boast...
New Study: Sleeping longer suppresses the obesity gene
May 2, 2012 (TSR) - Forget arduous gym sessions and endless calorie counting. There may be a much more relaxing way to slim, research suggests – grabbing some extra shut-eye.
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