Sunday, June 19, 2016

People who have more sex experience higher levels of happiness, study says and other top stories.

  • People who have more sex experience higher levels of happiness, study says

    The more people have sex, the higher their happiness levels are, according to a new study.A study that used data on 16,000 Americans from the US General Social Survey revealed that the trend of sex equaling happiness is true for both men and women. However, celibacy and no sex didn't appear to have a statistical influence on happiness. Females who have sex once a month or less experience reductions in happiness. The more people have sex, the higher their happiness levels are, according to a new ..
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  • Watch out for Vitamin D deficiency in winter

    Watch out for Vitamin D deficiency in winter
    You need vitamin D for strong bones and muscles. SOAK IT UP: You need vitamin D for strong bones and muscles. The sun is a source of vitamin D and daily exercise also helps the body to produce it.I have been feeling pretty tired and sluggish of late.I have put it down to a combination of picking up a bug which ripped through my son’s school recently, going back to work full-time, not getting enough sleep due to a teething toddler and struggling to find time for my usual level of e..
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  • Tree nuts can reduce prostate cancer patients' mortality risk: study

    Tree nuts can reduce prostate cancer patients' mortality risk: study
    Eating lots of tree nuts, such as almonds, pine nuts, cashews, walnuts and pistachios, can significantly reduce non-metastatic prostate cancer patients’ risk of dying from the disease, a new study suggested. A team of researchers from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has found in the study that prostate cancer patients who eat tree nuts 4-5 times per week reduce their risk of death because of the disease by 34 per cent, as compared with patients who eat nuts just once per month. Accor..
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  • 'Don't tell me not vaccinating doesn't hurt anyone'

    'Don't tell me not vaccinating doesn't hurt anyone'
    Isabelle is suffering from whooping cough.HEARTBREAKING photos of a sick baby has prompted a mother to speak out about the importance of vaccination. Annie Mae Braiden’s 10-week old daughter Isabelle is in hospital with a tube in her nose, recovering from severe whooping cough.She has been in an intensive care unit in a pediatrics ward in a Canadian hospital for a month and Ms Braiden has shared her daughter’s story on Facebook.Don�??t vaccinate? 'You're a bloody idiot'1:37A mother has posted gr..
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  • Exercising four hours after study helps boost memory

    Exercising four hours after study helps boost memory
    Hitting the gym precisely four hours after studying can increase your chances of retaining more of what you have just learned, according to research. A new study suggests physical exercise after learning improves memory and memory traces, but only if the exercise is done in a specific time window and not immediately after learning.Scientists tested the effects of a single session of physical exercise after learning on memory consolidation and long-term memory. Seventy-two people learned 90 ..
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  • New study involving spider venom offers new hope to chronic pain sufferers

    New study involving spider venom offers new hope to chronic pain sufferers
    A breakthrough Queensland study involving spider venom is helping pave the way for possible new treatments for Australians suffering from chronic pain.The study, undertaken by the IMB Centre for Pain Research at the University of Queensland, has seen researchers milking hundreds of tarantulas, in a bid to better understand how pain is signalled through the body.Analysis of spider venom as part of the study has yielded the discovery of a specific protein, known to trigger what is known as “mecha..
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  • Spike in WA emergency department visits sparks new education campaign

    Spike in WA emergency department visits sparks new education campaign
    Spike in WA emergency department visits sparks new education campaign Updated June 19, 2016 20:21:50 The WA Government has launched a $600,000 three-year advertising campaign to discourage people with non-urgent medical problems from turning up at hospital emergency departments (EDs) for treatment.Health Minister John Day said the campaign had been prompted by a 50 per cent increase in the number of people using EDs over the past 10 years.He said more than one million W..
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  • Parents' "risky" drinking encourages teens

    Parents'
    Emma Thompson and her 13-year-old daughter, Charlotte. Photo: Penny Stephens Charlotte Thompson, 13, has tried a sip of her mum's champagne before and, frankly, "it tasted disgusting".Maybe when she's 20 she will have a glass of wine with her friends when they go out, but until then ... nah. "I don't really see the appeal of getting drunk when you could be at home watching Netflix."Her parents don't drink much at all around her or her older sister, Lauren, 16..
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  • Blow out in waiting list for seniors residential aged care in SA

    Blow out in waiting list for seniors residential aged care in SA
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