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Study: African-American men say doctor visits are often a bad experience
A majority of African American men said they do not go to the doctor because visits are stressful and physicians don't give adequate information on how to make prescribed behaviour...
Dog is wolf in jackal's clothing
DNA analysis has shown that the Egyptian jackal, previously believed to be a subspecies of the golden jackal, is actually a relative of the grey wolf.
Opposites may attract, but they don't make better parents
A study by experts at the University of Exeter has revealed that couples with similar personalities make much better parents than those with different dispositions - at least in the...
Men Forgive Girlfriends Who Cheat - If It's With A Woman
In the 'gay sex is bad unless it's women' cultural milieu, a survey by a University of Texas at Austin psychologist determined that men are more than twice as likely...
Training the brain to think ahead in addiction
The growing numbers of new cases of substance abuse disorders are perplexing. After all, the course of drug addiction so often ends badly. The negative consequences of drug abuse appear...
Mother's happier when babies are six months old than when three years old, Norwegian study suggests
The baby and toddler phase is not necessarily the happiest time in life for new mothers. Satisfaction with life and one's relationship can deteriorate for most new mothers. However, those...
Eight percent of fans legally drunk after attending professional sports games, study finds
A new study finds that blood alcohol content (BAC) levels can be measured using a breath tester on fans as they exit football and baseball events. And the results show...
Current violent juvenile treatment methods costly, ineffective, MU researcher finds
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- In a time of shrinking budgets, one University of Missouri professor believes that the current approach to juvenile crime is much too expensive to continue ...
Only 34 Percent Of Students Have A Solid Grasp Of Science - So?
In the quarterly lamentation about the need for science outreach in the U.S., what often gets lost is that not everyone will be good at science. We need more...
Watching TV coverage of terror makes viewers feel threatened
Viewing TV coverage of terrorist events causes deterioration of psychological resources, such as commitment and a sense of success, and to feeling threatened, which in turn can also lead to...
FYI: How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out?
Never Stop Sweating Jetportal is Jeffrey Montes on Flickr It all depends on the size, physical fitness and hydration of the person in question, but it's possible to sweat buckets before heatstroke sets...
American tune
Members of the 107th Congress stood on the Capitol steps on Sept. 11, 2001, relaying information they’d just received from the Bush administration to a tangle of television cameras and microphones. The nation...
Can angelfish do math?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Beauty and brains don't often come together. But angelfish, a species prized by pet fish owners for its bright good looks, might possess math skills, show studies coauthored...
Kids who can’t find their shoes
A study involving kids with autism reports that the children have difficulties with searching for things in large spaces.
Better choices made with pals
Using mosquitofish, scientists have found that fish in larger groups make better decisions in shorter timeframes.
Mothering styles predict nature of adult relationships
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anxious about the stability of your relationship with your romantic partner? Uncomfortable relying on a friend?
OMA to make health care election issue
The Ontario Medical Association is set to launch a campaign aimed at making health care a priority issue in this year's provincial election campaign.
Do you speak the same language as your partner? | Open thread
Research from the University of Texas suggests that linguistic compatibility is important for a successful relationshipThe old adage that smitten couples are able to finish each others sentences has taken a fresh turn....
Positive outlook can ease chronic pain, widowhood
(PhysOrg.com) -- A person's outlook on life can minimize -- or aggravate -- a person's chronic pain, reports a new Cornell study.
Could Ketamine be used to treat depression?
Scientists at the University of Cambridge are investigating the possibility that Ketamine - a horse tranquiliser, used illegally as a class C hallucinogen - could be used medicinallyKetamine, famed for its use as...
How pigeons sniff their way home
Homing pigeons rely on sniffing through their right nostril to find their way home, according to a new study.
Officials test for, but doubt, polio in Haiti
(AP) -- Health officials are looking into the cases of four people who became paralyzed in northwestern Haiti while recovering from cholera.
Run (or walk)
If November and December are marked by a battle of will vs. appetite, then January and February pit our well-meaning brains against our unmotivated feet. As many a New Englander can attest, it’s...
Timber smuggling rife in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Smugglers are using political unrest in the Kashmir region of India to conceal their increasing operations in the black-market timber trade, officials said.
Survey shows student job outlook, motivation changing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Its not your fathers job market. Thats the message a Maine Business School lecturer and researcher has discovered in surveys over the last few years of his students.
Call for halt to pesticides in bee deaths
LONDON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Pesticides implicated in widespread bee deaths should be discontinued in Britain pending scientific evidence about their effects, U.K. politicians were told.
Insurers are scouring social media for evidence of fraud
Now there's another reason to be careful about what you post on Facebook: Your insurance company may be watching. Nathalie Blanchard found out the hard way.
St. John's pharmacist treated unfairly: lawyer
A lawyer for a pharmacist charged with fraud says officials at Memorial University of Newfoundland and the province's pharmacy board have portrayed his client unfairly.