The more Facebook friends you have, the bigger your brain

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Does Facebook alter people’s brains?

How many “friends” do you have on Facebook? People with lots of friends on the social networking site have denser grey matter in certain regions of the brain, says a new study, raising the possibility that such sites may be altering people’s brains.

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30% drop in hospital stays for heart failure, saving billions

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Heart failure hospitalizations have decreased nationally overall.

There was a remarkable 30% drop in hospital stays for heart failure in Medicare patients over a decade. It is the first such decline in the United States and forceful evidence that the nation is making headway in reducing the billion-dollar burden of a common condition.

 

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Unemployment leading cause of trouble among couples

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Unemployment is rocking the love boat.

A leading cause of trouble in the bedroom is unemployment.  With the jobless rate stuck at more than 9 percent, studies show that unemployment is taking a toll on all stages of relationships – from courting to marriage, and of course, to divorce. Instead of the traditional arch of a relationship, the trajectory of unemployed love looks a whole lot different.

 

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Vitamins and dietary supplements offer little benefit, may be harmful: Study

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The study found a small increase in the risk of death among older women who took dietary supplements.

Most people receive little benefit from taking multivitamins and many other dietary supplements and they may even be harmful, according to researchers behind a large new study.

 

 

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