News tagged with home
Home birth: Proceed with caution
The risks associated with home birth are discussed in the lead Editorial in this week's Lancet, which says that while women have the right to choose how and where to give birth, they do not have the right to put their baby a ...
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Turning remote control into intimate support
(PhysOrg.com) -- All the remote controls lying around our houses or fixed to our walls can be combined via new standardised middleware. Combined control enables new levels of home support to the elderly and ...
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Planned home births associated with tripling of neonatal mortality rate vs. planned hospital births
About 1 in 200 women in the US delivers her baby at home, with approximately 75% of these low-risk, single-baby births planned in advance as home deliveries. In a study published online today by the American Journal of Ob ...
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Study shows age doesn't necessarily affect decision-making
Many people believe that getting older means losing a mental edge, leading to poor decision-making. But a new study from North Carolina State University shows that when it comes to making intuitive decisions - using your ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Illinois pumpkin fields face cunning opponent
Wet conditions have Illinois pumpkin growers on the alert for signs of Phytophthora blight in their fields. This disease nearly destroyed the pumpkin industry in 1999, causing up to 100 percent crop losses ...
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Tests help predict falls in Parkinson's disease
A group of tests may help predict which people with Parkinson's disease are more likely to fall, according to a study published in the June 23, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neu ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Children with home computers likely to have lower test scores
Around the country and throughout the world, politicians and education activists have sought to eliminate the "digital divide" by guaranteeing universal access to home computers, and in some cases to high-speed Internet service.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2010 |
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Videoconferencing with family members enriches the lives of nursing home residents
Nursing home residents who used videoconferencing to keep in touch with family members felt it enriched their lives, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Smoke-free air laws effective at protecting children from secondhand smoke
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in counties with laws promoting smoke-free public places have significantly lower levels of a ...
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Forget take-out: Families still big on home cooking
The home-cooked meal is alive and well, says a University of British Columbia researcher. It just doesn't look, taste or feel like a Leave-it-to-Beaver meal from the 1950s.
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Residential care home workers need more training to give older people a 'home for life'
Carers working in residential homes need funding and support to upskill to ensure more older people have a home for life instead of being transferred to hospitals and nursing homes, according to a new report.
May 24, 2010 |
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Samsung Launches 3D Home Theater
Samsung Electronics today announced the launch of the world's first 3D Home Theater (HT-C6930W), offering the ultimate experience in 3D stereoscopic images and 3D sound.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 14, 2010 |
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Older people in assisted-living facilities sleep poorly
In a study of residents of Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) in Los Angeles showed that 65% had clinically significant sleeping problems and that poor sleep was associated with declining quality of life and increased depression ...
May 07, 2010 |
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Sony Bolsters Audio Line - 3D Sound Bars, New 5.1 Home Theater System
Sony introduced three new home audio solutions offering 3D capability.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Poll finds most Californians unprepared for costs of long-term care
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fifty-eight percent of registered California voters age 40 and older feel unprepared to pay for services if they could no longer care for themselves and needed long-term care.
Apr 21, 2010 |
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