Should unvaccinated children be kept out of childcare ?

Should unvaccinated children be kept out of childcare ?

http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/health/2017/03/childcare-ban-for-unvaccinated-kids-worth-considering.html Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says he wants unvaccinated children to be banned from childcare centres, and is pushing state and territory leaders to take a firm stance on the issue. As part of the proposal, immunisation rates of all preschools and daycare centres would be made publicy available. “Since the Australians have raised…

Romantic love associated with reduction of gray matter density

Romantic love associated with reduction of gray matter density

Study: Romantic love associated with reduction of gray matter density in the striatum https://t.co/X5hqMplr2H — PsyPost.org (@PsyPost) March 13, 2017 The study, conducted by a team of researchers lead by Hiroaki Kawamichi (National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan) involved taking an MRI scan of 113 student participants. Most of the participants then went on to…

Health of men in New Zealand slowly improving

Health of men in New Zealand slowly improving

The health of men in New Zealand has slowly improved. Further health gains for New Zealand men will come through prevention of the major causes of premature death, disease and injury throughout the life course, and addressing ethnic and social inequalities. Life expectancy Life expectancy measures the average age that someone can expect to live…

Psychology of Hate

Psychology of Hate

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/nurturing-self-compassion/201703/the-psychology-hate Lack of self-compassion The antidote to hate is compassion—for others as well as ourselves. Self-compassion means that we accept the whole self. “If we find part of ourselves unacceptable, we tend to attack others in order to defend against the threat” says Reedy. “If we are okay with ourselves, we see others’ behaviors as…

Call of Duty does not make people more prone to violence

Call of Duty does not make people more prone to violence

Study debunks years of accepted wisdom about link between crime and violent video games https://t.co/G7hzKLaF4x pic.twitter.com/pU3VpRIoTr nzherald (@nzherald) March 9, 2017 Playing violent computer games such as Call of Duty does not make people more prone to violence, according to a new study that debunks years of accepted wisdom and warnings. Many instead, decide to…

U.S. : 23.4% of men experienced sexual violence during their lifetimes

U.S. : 23.4% of men experienced sexual violence during their lifetimes

You are not alone. 1 in 4 males are/will be survivors of sexual abuse. It was not your fault. #Healing is possible. pic.twitter.com/9NksR39kgN — MaleSurvivor (@MaleSurvivorORG) March 9, 2017 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6308a1.htm In the United States, an estimated 19.3% of women and 1.7% of men have been raped during their lifetimes; an estimated 1.6% of women reported…