Technology can bring nonstop, alarmist news alerts, online arguments, and "fear of missing out." Can it, in the form of mindfulness apps, also help correct the problem?
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Wednesday 5 June 2019
Balloons, Pills, Sleeves: Weight Loss Options Grow
Nearly 40% of U.S. adults are obese, putting them at a higher risk of earlier death, heart disease, stroke, some cancers, and gallbladder disease, among other problems.
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Who Can Adopt These Navajo Children? A Tale of Two Mothers and a Bitter Constitutional Fight
By JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2MuuStS
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Could Seeing Self-Harm On Instagram Spur Copycats?
The problem goes beyond simply seeing the images, the study author noted. Young people who don't have mental health problems wouldn't repeatedly hurt themselves, he said.
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Falls Are Increasingly Lethal for Older Americans
For both men and women, the death rate due to falls per 100,000 people roughly doubled between 2000 and 2016, according to the study.
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