News tagged with medicine network

Study finds links between obesity and adolescents' social networks

Researchers from the Institute of Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) found in a recent study that overweight youth were twice as likely to have overweight friends.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Strong social networks mean less stress for parents

A U of A professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy has found that those conversations with fellow parents around the barbeque or at the playground can be important to maintaining a happy family.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Activists urge protection of hunted gecko species

Wildlife activists on Wednesday called for the orange-spotted Tokay Gecko to be protected under international laws following a spike in smuggling of the lizard, mainly for medicine in China.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Social tools prove powerful for online health programs

In an era when social networking sites and blogs are visited by three quarters of online users, it's only natural that the medical profession would also tap into the power of social media tools.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seeking Health Info? Print Media Readers Make Healthier Choices

Even with the widespread use of the Internet to get our daily dose of information, people who rely on the print media for their health information - along with those who turn to community organizations - tend to do better ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Online surveillance tools provide opportunity to support public health

Tapping the Internet - including personal Web searches, news reports, blogs, chat rooms and social networking sites - is fast becoming a way to get a complete, up-to-the-minute view of public health threats, say researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

One in four Americans lacks timely access to optimal care during time-sensitive medical emergencies

(PHILADELPHIA) - Although most Americans live close to some type of emergency room, as many as one in four Americans are more than an hour away from the type of hospital that's most prepared to save their life during a time-sensitive ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0