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New Study Shows that Loneliness Increases Risk of Heart Attacks
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Everyone has heard that the tragic end to a relationship can break your heart, but a recent study in Europe has suggested that loneliness can stop your heart. According to a team of Danish researchers, people who are lonely have twice the mortality risk as those who have strong social support systems. The study also…
Faith is the Key to a Long Life According to New Study
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Beliefnet Staff
Religious adherents have long touted the many benefits of living a faithful life to the derision of many of those who are not religious. Recently, however, science has come down on the side of the faithful. A recent study done by Ohio State University found that religious people tend to live an average of four…
“Astrological Signs Effect Health” According to Dr. Oz
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
TV doctors are known for issuing some interesting advice, but Dr. Oz’s latest has earned him quite a bit of ridicule. Dr. Oz tweeted that astrological signs “may reveal a great deal about [a person’s] health.” He included a link to a slideshow that claimed that Aries were more likely to suffer from migraines and…
Is Media Coverage of Celebrity Suicide Potentially Dangerous?
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Megan Bailey
Several news organizations have recently created a new rule that they refuse to show the faces of mass shooters during their media coverage. Their reasoning, they say, is so that the shooter is not glorified or created to be a spectacle. With the influx of celebrity suicides this week, there has been an discussion if…
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