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• Thai Leader Vows to Fight Human Trafficking in Sex Trade

  29-12-2014 20:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesThai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has vowed to crackdown on human trafficking in the sex trade and fishing industry in 2015 and punish any public officials involved after international criticism of Thailand's failure to tackle the crime. Prayuth, an army general who took power in a coup in May, said he would implement a raft of measures to stop human trade in prostitution, child trafficking, forced begging and in the fishing industry. ...
  
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• Reading e-Books from Laptops and Mobile Phones May Affect Sleep

  29-12-2014 20:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthA new study has revealed that people who read e-books from laptops and mobile phones before going to bed experience a harder time falling asleep. The new research is co-authored by Anne-Marie Chang, a Penn State bio-behavioral
  
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• Meeting Africa’s Mental Health Needs

  29-12-2014 20:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Science and Development NetworkLiya Dibaba was five months pregnant when she was hit by severe psychosis. Her family chained her outside the house. They took her to traditional healers. Eventually, fearing for her and her baby’s safety, Dibaba and her husband made the three day journey from their rural Ethiopian home to the capital Addis Ababa. After four months in the psychiatric ward of nearby Butajira Hospital, she got better and gave birth to a healthy boy.
  
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• Gay Marriage Dynamic in U.S. Shifted Dramatically in 2014

  29-12-2014 20:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: L.A. Times - National NewsFor the first time, a majority of Americans are living in a state that allows gay marriage. After a year of cascading court opinions tossing out many remaining restrictions, the dynamic in 2014 changed from how many states allow same-sex marriage to how many states don't.
  
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• For Anorexic Men, the Focus Is on Muscle

  29-12-2014 20:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthAnorexia is typically associated with women, but a new report finds that men -- especially men obsessed with muscularity -- can develop the eating disorder, too. The report's researchers noted that an estimated 10 percent or more of anorexia patients are
  
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• Patient self-reporting version of 'blood pressure cuff' for dementia is reliable, valid

  29-12-2014 18:22
  Patient self-reporting version of the Healthy Aging Brain Care Monitor -- a primary-care tool to measure cognitive, functional and psychological symptoms -- is user-friendly, reliable and valid, including being sensitive to symptom change, according to a new study.
  
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• 'Early to bed' may curb negative thoughts

  29-12-2014 16:00
  By now, most of us are aware of how important it is to get a good night's sleep. But a new study suggests going to bed late may contribute to repetitive negative thinking.
  
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• 2014's most dubious 'science' stories | Dean Burnett

  29-12-2014 13:16
  
  2014 was a year that provided many highs and lows of science. However, outside of the official science media and institutions, there were some surreal and baffling scientific claims, from some unlikely and dubious sources. Here are the best ones. A lot of major scientific stories broke in 2014; some good, some not so good. However, outside of the focus of the official science channels, things tend to get quite strange. Many questionable, surreal and downright bizarre scientific claims were give
  
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• 6 Tips for Staving Off the Winter Blues

  29-12-2014 12:23 via counsellingresource.com
  
  Suffering winter doldrums is not inevitable. Here are six tips for cultivating healthy habits that can help make the season truly bright.Tags: depression, health, seasons
  
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• 'Natural' support networks: how social media supports African-American women wearing natural hair

  29-12-2014 09:00
  
  Writing in the International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, Tameka N.
  
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• Less than half of UK prescriptions for antipsychotics issued for main licensed conditions

  29-12-2014 09:00
  
  Elderly people twice as likely as middle aged to be given these drugs despite greater risk of side effects.
  
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• Learning a musical instrument boosts kids' brains

  29-12-2014 09:00
  A child psychiatry team suggests that musical training for children can help them attain greater emotional control, focus their attention and reduce feelings of anxiety.
  
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