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You don’t need science to tell you that a night of tossing, turning, and counting sheep in order to beg for sleep that never comes; you wake up grouchy. However, a new study has linked gratitude and sleep—meaning when you feel grateful; you to sleep better and more soundly. Gordon and Serena Chen, psychology professors […]
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Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh are putting smart phone applications to the test in order to see if they can help determine whether a suspicious mole appears cancerous or not. Researchers used four commonly used mole-check smart phone apps, containing 188 pictures of cancers and less concerning skin lesions that were removed and examined […]
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The last time a minor skin rash cropped up on your forearm, did you Google it? Well, the good news is that skin rash was probably just hives, but the bad news is that you might have another common condition—Cyberchondria—or the unsubstantiated escalation of health concerns based on your own online findings. And if you […]
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When stricken with cough and cold, most of us assume to be back to our bright eye, bushy-tailed selves within about a week’s time. However, scientists from the University of Georgia in Athens are cautioning sickies to have some patience. It seems the common cough takes about three weeks to clear up! The study was […]
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After more than 100 years without an outbreak, Cuban health authorities have been forced to close down food stands in Havana after several cholera cases were diagnosed—and this, after eradicating a previous outbreak of the infectious bacterial infection just in August. The Cuban Health Ministry confirmed 51 cholera cases in this new outbreak, which was […]
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