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"As you get older, if you're wise, you avoid all stress. Older people are better able to recognize what will bother them, and better able to negotiate their environment."
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More happiness may come with age, studies say. CNN.
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Health News of the Day
Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Less sleep is linked with more mistakes for attending physicians too. In surgeries, mistakes were made nearly twice as often when the doctor had slept fewer than 6 hours. Among surgeons who had slept fewer than 6 hr, errors occurred in 6.2% of surgeries, compared to 3.4% for more than 6 hr http://bit.ly/3bi6n
A Rare Case of "Homegrown" Medical Care in Rural America - NYT http://bit.ly/4pEacj
A diet rich in vegetables, nuts, fish, tomatoes and low in red meat and high-fat dairy may protect against Alzheimer's http://bit.ly/3lpLym
Children under 10 years may need two shots of swine flu vaccine to get optimal protection http://bit.ly/3xcAO7
Back and forth: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, having bypass surgery does not lead to memory problems http://bit.ly/37AXdf
Blue Cross/Blue Shield warns that a laptop with the social security numbers of more than 100,000 doctors was stolen http://bit.ly/3OM1CK
CNN video: 2-minute CPR lesson http://bit.ly/xKTZc
"Happiness can't be achieved by repeating the same affirmation over and over". 7 Reasons To Reconsider Positive Thinking - Forbes.com http://bit.ly/1DVBt0
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School bullies and their victims are at higher risk of psychiatric disorders later in life
Schoolyard bullies and their victims face higher risks of anxiety, depression, other psychological disorders later in life http://bit.ly/3Yr4rB6% of boys in Finland routinely bullied other kids, while 3% were both bullies and victims.
Less than 1% of girls were either bullies or "bully-victims."
30% of boys who had been both bullies and victims ended up taking a psychiatric medication, 17% were admitted to a hospital.
Among girls, 32% of those who had been bullied were eventually prescribed a psychiatric medication (16% if not bullied).
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DNA of children who experienced violence and bullying shows wear and tear that is associated with rapid aging http://goo.gl/FzY2i
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From my Twitter account:When Patients Contact You via Social Media: 9 Pointers by @Doctor_V http://bit.ly/uuA6e
Web 2.0 presentations from Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic http://bit.ly/1nhQTc
'Digital dirt' can haunt your job search - CNN http://bit.ly/14NcVi
In the news: "An unarmed bear... " http://bit.ly/4qg6Qk
"Strange" food of the world - Telegraph.co.uk http://bit.ly/PsslS
NPR content management pipeline demonstrates COPE: Create Once, Publish Everywhere http://bit.ly/XaMin via @symtym
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Health News of the Day
Health News of the Day is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Surprising: Minimally invasive robotic prostate surgery may carry higher risk of incontinence and ED than open surgery. 70% of minimally invasive prostatectomies are performed using a surgeon-controlled robot. A robots for prostate surgery cost up to $2 million. http://bit.ly/22BoQ7Medical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source, links, etc. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support. Image source: OpenClipArt.org, public domain.
55% of people who have died from the new pandemic H1N1 flu had underlying conditions such as asthma http://bit.ly/2iMjv3
Drinking 5 or more cups of green tea daily associated with 42-48% lower risk for hematologic malignancies http://bit.ly/KSuTy
Beyond Flu Shots, Many Adults Forgo Vaccines That Could Prevent Potentially Lethal Illnesses http://bit.ly/2rCcYs
Risk of Afib may double with systemic steroids taken for chronic diseases http://bit.ly/QCL1V
Most Influential Doctors Database by USA Today http://bit.ly/mlEwg
75% of 16-24 year olds say they cannot live without access to the Internet http://bit.ly/wDrUy
Announcing the new Cochrane Journal Club http://bit.ly/2vr9Uf and http://bit.ly/39WrQO
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