Tuesday, January 31, 2017

The Republicanization of evangelical Protestants in the United States: An examination of the sources of political realignment

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Soc Sci Res.  2017 Feb;62:238-254. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.08.010. Epub 2016 Aug 25. The Republicanization of evangelical Protesta...

"By the turn of the century, as evidenced by a 1906 Metropolitan Museum of Art article, book collecting was no longer disparaged."

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Bibliomania: the strange history of compulsive book buying An essayist looks into the curious past of pathological collectors – and consider...

Fat shaming can lead to a host of health problems

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Fat shaming can lead to a host of health problems "The study authors said obese people are often viewed as lazy, lacking willpowe...

"There is very low quality evidence that organisational and individual interventions may prevent bullying behaviours in the workplace."

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Cochrane Database Syst Rev.  2017 Jan 30;1:CD009778. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009778.pub2. [Epub ahead of print] Interventions for prevent...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

Zombie allusions: They just keep on coming™: possessing "negligible enzymatic activity relative to their catalytically active cousins."

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BMC Biol.  2016 Nov 11;14(1):98. The evolving world of pseudoenzymes: proteins, prejudice and zombies. Eyers PA 1 ,  Murphy JM 2, 3 . ...

How religion deters gambling

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Soc Sci Res.  2017 Feb;62:204-218. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.07.007. Epub 2016 Jul 30. Faith's wager: How  religion  deters gamb...
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#InSituPathologists: how the #USCAP2015 meeting went viral on Twitter and founded the social media movement for the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

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Mod Pathol.  2017 Jan 13;(2):160-168. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.223. [Epub ahead of print] #InSituPathologists: how the #USCAP2015 meet...

Obesity rates increase, as more Latin Americans eat processed (junk) food

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Obesity rates increase, as more Latin Americans eat processed (junk) food "Nearly 58 percent of the region’s inhabitants, or clos...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Why do people quit gym by February end?

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Why do people quit gym by February end? “It’s not just the lack of willpower,” Goel told IANS. Read more at:  https://www.telugu360.com/...

Nannystate: "Offering free refills from self-service soda fountains has been uncommon in France, but now the practice is illegal."

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No More Free Soda Refills on Tap in France "PARIS (AP) — Offering free refills from self-service soda fountains has been uncom...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Texas Boogie: Asleep at The Wheel's Get Your Kicks on Route 66

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Asleep at The Wheel - Get Your Kicks on Route 66
Monday, January 23, 2017

"In one of his first official acts, President Trump designated Commissioner Ajit Pai as the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission."

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President Trump Designates Ajit Pai as Chairman of FCC "In one of his first official acts, President Trump designated Commissioner ...
Friday, January 20, 2017

Living Large: Texans Land on Fattest List

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Living Large: Texans Land on Fattest List 'You have to eat more fruits and vegetables. That's the bottom line," Prince s...

Trump said to elevate Ajit Pai to FCC chairman

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Trump said to elevate Ajit Pai to FCC chairman "Pai, who met with Trump in New York on Monday, had been seen by many as a top conte...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

Nannystate: In-home interventions planned for obese Aussie kids (Parents?)

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In-home interventions planned for obese Aussie kids "Researchers will go into the homes of 20 Victorian families with children a...

A legal perspective on athlete screening and disqualification

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Cardiol Young.  2017 Jan;27(S1):S104-S109. doi: 10.1017/S1047951116002328. A  legal  perspective on athlete screening and disqualificatio...
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"Next time you feel like making fun of your obese friends for not sticking to their gym routines, think twice."

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Obese People Can’t Stick To Gym Routines Because Of Altered Dopamine Receptors "Next time you feel like making fun of your obese f...

#InSituPathologists: how the #USCAP2015 meeting went viral on Twitter...

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Mod Pathol.  2017 Jan 13;(2):160-168. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.223. [Epub ahead of print] #InSituPathologists: how the #USCAP2015 meet...

Depression May Up Heart Disease Risk As Much As Obesity ("...only high blood pressure and smoking are associated with a greater risk...)

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Depression May Up Heart Disease Risk As Much As Obesity “Our investigation shows that the risk of a fatal cardiovascular disease due...
Friday, January 13, 2017

Oliver Smithies, 2007 Nobel Prize winner in medicine, dies

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Oliver Smithies, 2007 Nobel Prize winner in medicine, dies "Smithies' work aided in the creation and use of "knockout mic...

The Charter on Professionalism for Health Care Organizations

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Acad Med.  2017 Jan 10. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001561. [Epub ahead of print] The Charter on Professionalism for Health Care Organizat...

"Racial and ethnic disparities in the delivery of guideline-based care are the highest in high-volume hospitals."

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Obstet Gynecol.  2017 Jan 9. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001819. [Epub ahead of print] Association of Hospital Volume With Racial and Ethn...

Diabetes diagnoses doubles across pediatric population: "...runs counter to the common appellation of "adult-onset diabetes" for type 2 diabetes."

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White paper: Diabetes diagnoses doubles across pediatric population NEW YORK  — Private health insurance claim lines with a type 2 diab...