News tagged with public behavior
From herd immunity and complacency to group panic: How vaccine scares unfold
Worries over vaccine risks can allow preventable contagious diseases, such as measles and whooping cough, to make a comeback. A new study, published in PLoS Computational Biology, shows how to predict ways in which popula ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Underage drinking laws reduce future criminal behavior
Do strict underage drinking laws really have a positive impact on society? A recent study finds that strictly enforcing possession of alcohol under the legal age or PULA (also known as PAULA) laws on teenagers reduces the ...
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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Your abusive boss may not be good for your marriage: study
Having an abusive boss not only causes problems at work but can lead to strained relationships at home, according to a Baylor University study published online in journal, Personnel Psychology. The study found that stress ...
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Nov 28, 2011 |
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Strong attachment to local communities made oil spill more stressful for many coastal residents
A major concern related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 was the impact on people living in coastal areas. News reports provided anecdotal evidence that those living along the coast and reliant on the fishing or ...
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Oct 07, 2011 |
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Enhanced early childhood education pays long-term dividends in better health
Intensive early education programs for low-income children have been shown to yield numerous educational benefits, but few studies have looked more broadly at their impact on health and health behaviors. A new study conducted ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Emotional intelligence empowers positive attitudes in private sector; not in public sector
A new study from the University of Haifa shows that within the private sector high levels of emotional intelligence empower positive attitudes towards the workplace; however, the same effect was not found within the public ...
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Dec 23, 2010 |
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Poor face greater health burden than smokers or the obese
The average low-income person loses 8.2 years of perfect health, the average high school dropout loses 5.1 years, and the obese lose 4.2 years, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. ...
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Investigators identify successful weight control strategies for adolescents
Adolescent obesity is a major public health problem that impacts one out of every three children, resulting in 4-5 million overweight youth in the United States. In a study published in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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45,000 excess deaths annually linked to lack of health insurance: study
A study published online today estimates nearly 45,000 annual deaths are associated with lack of health insurance. That figure is about two and a half times higher than an estimate from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Shopping around key to a smaller food bill
Shoppers face a complex and time-consuming task to get the best deal, depending on the store they buy food from and the item involved according to a new booklet "Public behavior in the UK in times of economic decline/rising ...
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Sep 08, 2009 |
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Long-term exercise, healthy eating habits in young adults: study
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Despite mounting public health concerns about obesity and persistent social pressures dictating that slim is beautiful, young women in their '20s consistently exercise less than young men.
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Study finds significant number of kids experience family homelessness
A new multisite study by UCLA and RAND Corp. researchers and colleagues has found that 7 percent of fifth-graders and their families have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives and that the occurrence is even ...
Jul 28, 2009 |
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The key to a healthy lifestyle is in the mind
The main factors influencing the amount of physical exercise people carry out are their self-perceived ability and the extent of their desire to exercise. A study of 5167 Canadians, reported in the open access journal BMC Pu ...
Jan 16, 2009 |
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