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Learn from kids how to settle rows

Parents must look at how their kids negotiate and resolve fights so that they do the same to cement the relationship even stronger, says new study. According to a study led by an Indian-origin researcher, several parents, especially mothers, use how their kids are getting along as a barometer for how well they are doing as a parent. “When children ...

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Maintaining professional decorum with co-workers

With so much time spent in cubicles and under the glare of fluorescent lights (and constant deadlines), maintaining civility and respect is not only important for personal success but also for the psychological well-being of your entire office.Whether you are a recent hire or just need a refresher course on interoffice relationships, here are some practical reminders on maintaining professional ...

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Inter-professional education for delirium care

Researchers have drawn out a protocol to study the role of interprofessional education (IPE) in dementia patients.   The study results will hopefully help in improving the care of dementia patients.For a patient with dementia, life’s journey could be challenging. The diagnosis itself could come as a shock for the patient as well as their family members. Persons suffering from dementia ...

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Exercise for senior citizens

Aging isn’t easy to accept and deal with. Maintaining an active lifestyle with regular exercise becomes all the more important and it can make a world of difference as you age.If the idea of walking into a gym or aerobics class is just too intimidating for you, take a deep breath and relax. There are other options.Walking is one of ...

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Skinny jeans cause muscle damage

Doctors in Australia report that a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized for four days after experiencing muscle damage, swelling, and nerve blockages in her legs after squatting for several hours while wearing tight-fitting denims. “We were surprised that this patient had such severe damage to her nerves and muscles,” said Dr. Thomas Kimber of the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia, in ...

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Gunman kills 39 at Tunisian beachside, IS claims attack

A gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel on Friday with a rifle he had hidden in an umbrella, killing 39 people including Britons, Germans and Belgians as they lounged at the beach in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Terrified tourists ran for cover after the gunfire and an explosion erupted at the Imperial Marhaba ...

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Greece debt crisis: Eurozone refuses bailout extension

Eurozone finance ministers have rejected a Greek request to extend a bailout programme beyond 30 June. A Eurogroup statement said Greece had broken off negotiations over a new bailout deal “unilaterally”. Late on Friday, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras called a surprise referendum for 5 July over the terms of any new deal. Greece has to pay €1.6bn (£1.1bn) to the ...

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Kuwait Shia mosque blast death toll ‘rises to 25’

The death toll from a suicide attack on a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in the Kuwaiti capital has risen to at least 25, the interior ministry says. Another 202 people were wounded, it added. Images circulating online show bodies on the mosque floor amid debris. The blast hit the Imam Sadiq Mosque in a busy area to the east ...

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Islamic State kills at least 145 civilians in Syria’s Kobani

Smoke rises in the Syrian town of Kobani as it is seen from the Turkish border town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, June 25, 2015. REUTERS Islamic State fighters killed at least 145 civilians in an attack on the Syrian town of Kobani and a nearby village, in what a monitoring group described on Friday as the second worst ...

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Patients’ family and friends invited to Come Dine With Us

Our patients feel lucky for the food they are offered, revealed our Come Dine With Us initiative ran at The Royal London Hospital on 17 July 2015. Come Dine With Us runs on wards across our hospitals, inviting friends and families of patients to dine with their loved ones for an afternoon in order for us to receive valuable information about ...

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