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7 Simple Ways to Stay Healthier at Work
ABC News: Spending an average of 40 hours per week at work can be physically and mentally draining, but the workplace can also be unhealthy in other ways as well. Sitting or standing for long periods of time can cause pain and other adverse effects, and there can also be nutritional traps, such as vending machines, that could contribute to weight gain. But experts say there are numerous things people can do to make their workplaces healthier. The following pages feature simple tips for keeping healthy at work. Check out 1-7 here: ABC News
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Men With Wide Faces: Frauds or Financial Wizards?
Forbes: I’m not sure what to think about this new research, so I’ll just pass it on . . . Men with wider faces not only are perceived as untrustworthy, they may deserve the reputation, according to an article in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee discovered that broad-faced men appear more likely to deceive their counterparts in negotiations and are more willing to cheat in order to increase their financial gain. In one study, experimenters measured the facial width-to-height ratio of 192 Masters of Business Administration students, 115 of whom were men.
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Happiness, Philosophy and Science
The New York Times: Philosophy was the origin of most scientific disciplines. Aristotle was in some sense an astronomer, a physicist, a biologist, a psychologist and a political scientist. As various philosophical subdiscplines found ways of treating their topics with full empirical rigor, they gradually separated themselves from philosophy, which increasingly became a purely armchair enterprise, working not from controlled experiments but from common-sense experiences and conceptual analysis.
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Changing One Word to Get Health-Care Workers to Wash Their Hands.
The Wall Street Journal: Ah, the simple act of hand-washing. It’s a simple, cheap way to prevent spreading infection in hospitals. And yet, research suggests compliance with so-called “hand hygiene” guidelines is less than 50% in many hospitals. Proposed solutions have included penalizing doctors and nurses who don’t follow the rules, sending in undergrad volunteers to look over the shoulders of staff, using video surveillance to identify offenders and employing high-tech sensors to gauge whether a health-care worker has recently used alcohol gel.
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The mama grizzlies: Why mothers who breast-feed are more aggressive at protecting their young than those that use the bottle
Daily Mail: Women who breast-feed are far more likely to aggressively protect their infants and themselves than women who bottle-feed their babies, claim researchers. Female grizzly bears are known for their especially aggressive behaviour when protecting their young. Now a study has found that when breast-feeding women behave aggressively, they register a lower blood pressure than other women. Researchers say the results suggest that breast-feeding can help dampen the body's typical stress response to fear, giving women the extra courage they need to defend themselves. Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook, a postdoctoral fellow in the UCLA Department of Psychology in the U.S.
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Campaign Aimed At Patient Health Ups Doc Handwashing
Scientific American: Handwashing is the best way to avoid spreading infection, according to the CDC. But doctors, nurses and hospital staff wash up less than half as often as they should. Some hospitals encourage handwashing by posting signs that tell docs a simple scrub will prevent them from getting sick. But a study finds a more effective reminder: clean hands helps patients. The research is in the journal Psychological Science. Investigators posted one of three signs at 66 soap and sanitizer dispensers in a US hospital.
