Nearly half of the more than 2,000 UK adults who recently participated in an online survey sponsored by Turn2us (a Elizabeth Finn Care charity organization) seem to either be unaware of public assistance offered to those experiencing health related financial constraints or believe themselves to be ineligible for such assistance. Of the 2,209 survey participants, [...]
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Overwhelming Majority of British Citizens Hold Overdraft Accounts
According to the recent survey findings of Groupola.com, a site dedicated to providing daily local deals for users, more than 3/4 of British citizens have an established overdraft with their banking institution. While more than 30% of respondents said overdraft was a mandatory requirement in which they felt force to agree, nearly half of the [...]
Pressed Flowers May Hold Key Insights for Study of Climate Change
Ecologists at several British Universities and Botanical Gardens recently collaborated to conduct a study comparing the results from pressed flowers and recently collected flowers in an effort to determine the validity of information obtained from the pressed variety on the study of climate change. Data was extracted from plants picked between 1848 and 1958, kept [...]
National Statistics Have Less Than 2% of Brits Openly Gay
The Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom recently released findings that suggest only about 1.5% UK citizens openly identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual. The sexual orientation question which generated these figures was added to the Integrated Household Survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics in 2009. Figures are the preliminary results [...]
Ectopic Pregnancy Chances Increase in Smokers
According to research conducted at the University of Edinburgh, increased protein levels present in the fallopian tubes of female smokers may contribute to risk of ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy, also commonly known as tubal pregnancy, occurs when a fertilized egg is implanted elsewhere than the womb, usually inside one of the fallopian tubes. About 30,000 [...]
College Education Still of Benefit Despite Rising Costs
Although tuition and student loan debt levels continue to rise among Americans, the College Board recently reported that workers with a bachelor’s degree are better protected from recession layoffs and continue to earn, on average, almost $22,000 more a year than those with only a high school diploma. College degree holders are less likely to [...]
Morning Sex an All-Day Booster
According to sexologist Glen Rowan, morning sex can do everything from boost your immune system function to improve your looks. Though men and women tend to view morning sex differently, according to Rowan, the potential benefits are equivalent for both sexes. Sex releases endorphins, or “feel good” hormones that help boost mental function, reduce pain, [...]
Adults with Lazy Eye Benefit from Gaming
Children with lazy eye, or amblyopia, are often required to wear a patch over their good eye and read with the weaker in order to correct the condition. This typical treatment does not work quite as well for adults however. A recent study conducted by researchers at the Helen Willis Neuroscience Institute of Berkley University [...]
Text Messaging on the Rise with Adults, Still Higher Among Teens
According to a recent study conducted by Pew Internet, there’s been a 7% increase in text messaging among adults just since last year, up from 65% in 2009 to 72% in 2010. Of the 2,200 adults surveyed, the average sent and received messages totaling 10 per day, while the 800 teens surveyed showed an average [...]
Could Your Desk Job Kill You?
For those who work a desk job sitting for more than 6 hours a day is hard to avoid, but a recent study by the American Cancer Society indicates that the number of hours per day spent seated can actually increase your risk of premature death. It’s long been understood that a sedentary lifestyle is [...]
Dramatic Increase in Hearing Loss among Teenagers
A recent study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (AMA) reports a significant increase in hearing loss among teens. As modern vaccination procedures protect children from disease-related hearing loss, the AMA’s researchers were surprised by their findings, which indicate as many as 20% of teens have hearing loss. While the AMA study did [...]
Child Geniuses No More Likely to Excel Later in Life than Others
A recent study released by England’s Middlesex University indicates that gifted children’s success or failure rates upon reaching adulthood are as average as can be. Professor Joan Freeman, head of the research and author of Gifted Lives: What Happens when Gifted Children Grow Up, claims that gifted children are just as likely fail later in [...]
Labor Day’s Origins and Contemporary Traditions Distinctly Different
The leisurely manner in which most American’s approach the long Labor Day weekend is vastly different from the mood of their ancestors, in whose lives leisure was quite scarce. The historic demonstration of workers in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882 marked the first “Labor Day,” with more than 10,000 people calling for higher [...]
Diet High in Vegetables May Lower Lung Cancer Risk
According to a recent study appearing on the Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention website, current smokers who eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables may lower their risk of lung cancer. The study was conducted in the Netherlands and evaluated the effect of diet diversity on the incidence of lung cancer. While results showed no [...]
Handshake an Indicator of Life Expectancy
According to a team of British researchers, the manner in which one shakes hands can be an indicator of longevity. The team of scientists at the Medical Research Council conducted a study involving people ranging in age from 18 to 80 and residing in 33 countries around the world, accessing among other things, each individual’s [...]
Android Staged to Take 2nd Place in Mobile OS by 2011
According to the projections of Gartner research group, Android will likely be the 2nd most commonly used operating system for mobile users by the end of 2010. Symbian, the platform which remains top on the mobile OS market, may even be surpassed by Android as soon as 2014 according to researchers. While Android experienced a [...]