Hands on play dough for early language learning
A step by step activity for ages 2 to 12 to boost language development using a play dough project. Children explore senses through measuring, mixing, shaping, and talking about textures colors and outcomes while guided by questions and storytelling.
Love lights up four brain regions in romantically involved
New Orleans AP report details findings from Andrea Bartels of University College London using fMRI on 17 students in love. When shown images of their partners, four brain areas consistently lit up, while three larger regions reduced activity, suggesting a distinct neural signature for love.
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New Orleans
Andreas Bartels
University College London
Society For Neuroscience
Bartels
Marcus Raichle
Washington University
Raichle
Menstrual cramps and PMS overview and relief options
The article explains dysmenorrhea as menstrual cramps caused by prostaglandins and PMS symptoms before menses. It lists self treatment with NSAIDs like naproxen ibuprofen and cautions against ineffective antihistamines, notes diuretics like pamabrom, and suggests heat, exercises, breathing, and positioning for relief. It also mentions medical consult for conditions and provides contact details for Bob Sample.
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ThermaCare
Americans split on the value of anti bacterial soaps
A study in Boston and Baltimore found 45 percent of 1 000 soaps contained bacteria killing ingredients. Experts warn these products may kill harmless germs and fuel resistant strains, while industry groups defend their sales and promote consumer education.
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Eli Perencevich
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston
Baltimore
Stuart Levy
The
Alliance For Prudent
Job stress linked to low mood in Baltimore workers
Johns Hopkins researchers tracked 905 workers in Baltimore to find high job demands and low decision making linked to higher reports of low mood over the past year. Women and unmarried men showed greatest sensitivity. causality remains unclear.
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Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Baltimore
Health classes and talks on pregnancy prep and mental health
A series of community health programs lists events at Mercy Education Center and Mercy Iowa City, including Before Pregnancy instruction with Dr. MacGillivray and a Mercy dietitian, no fee but pre-registration urged. Other sessions cover antidepressants, coping with holiday stress, carbohydrate counting, seasonal affective disorder, meditation, and mood impacts on relationships withReserve lines for registration.
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Mercy Education Center
Brian MacGillivray
MercyCare
Blairs Ferry
Nancy Franzenburg
Mercy Dietitian
Donna Flynn
Mercy Women's Center
Community Mental Health Center
E. College St
Iowa City
Richard Michaelson
Mid-Eastern
Iowa Community
St. Luke’s Center For Health and Well-Being
Mercy Iowa
Art of standing straight becomes daily workouts with Restifo
Alexander reshaped Feldenkrais ideas into his own method for stage presence. Restifo runs 90 minute daily routines ending with dance steps to 60 tapes. Sessions begin with upper body, move to handrails, floor work, with reminders to squeeze buns, tuck under and engage inner thighs.
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Alexander
Feldenkraise
Restifo
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