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Dr. James House, from the University of Michigan, has researched the health benefits of meaningful relationships. He says a lack of social interactions is predictive of poor health and earlier death for most people. House contends that keeping in contact with others is likely to regulate a person's own behaviors so that it becomes harder
READ MORETibetan doctors think we get sick when our physical, psychological and spiritual well-being are out of balance, so they often prescribe kindness and compassion to cure illness. Tibetan compassion meditation may lower stress-induced immune responses. Tibetan medical experts want more collaborative projects with modern medicine, and the Dalai Lama wants more scientific testing of Tibetan
READ MOREThe U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) has identified toys that may endanger kids during the holiday season for its 27th annual "Trouble in Toyland" report. CBS News, 11/20/2012
READ MOREA project at seven big hospitals reduced infections after colorectal surgeries by nearly one-third. It prevented an estimated 135 infections, saving almost $4 million, the Joint Commission hospital regulating group and the American College of Surgeons announced Wednesday. The two groups directed the 2 1/2-year project. Solutions such as germ-fighting soap and wound-protecting devices were
READ MOREMany of us mark the start of the holiday season by the vine-like crawl of festive lights on more and more houses throughout our neighborhoods, or by the influx of relatives on Thanksgiving. Others see the holidays as having started two weeks ago – with the start of the Hallmark Channel’s 2012 edition of The
READ MOREDenise Austin’s new book, Side Effect: Skinny offers tips on nutrition, exercise, and how to shed pounds permanently and maintain a fitness program for life. Philly.com, 11/26/2012
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