Excessive gaming causes health issues – UQ News

University of Queensland research has found gaming for more than three hours a day can lead to health problems. Dr Daniel Stjepanović from UQ’s National Center for Youth Substance Use Research (NCYSUR) said the study examined responses from 955 gamers aged 18 to 94 from Australia, Canada, USA and the UKcollected during NCYSUR’s 2022 International Gaming Study. “We looked at the relationship between prolonged continuous game play and physical problems participants identified in the past 12 months,” Dr Daniel Stjepanovic said. “Results showed regardless of age or gender, people who played video games continuously for three or more hours were…
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5 insights from Jon Kabat-Zinn on mindfulness and social change : Shots

Jon Kabat-Zinn is a leading researcher into the health effects of meditation. He developed the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction protocol in 1979. D Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption D Dipasupil/Getty Images Jon Kabat-Zinn is a leading researcher into the health effects of meditation. He developed the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction protocol in 1979. D Dipasupil/Getty Images In 1979, a report from the Surgeon General inspired Jon Kabat-Zinn to action. The US “Healthy People” report chronicled Americans’ struggles with chronic diseases, connecting poor health with harmful social conditions like poverty, as well as unhealthy habits. “It was an extremely powerful articulation that…
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Medicaid expansion chances dim again this year as key health care proposal passes without it • Georgia Recorder

A late proposal to fully expand Medicaid received a surprise hearing in a Senate committee Thursday but was narrowly defeated, with the chairman who allowed the hearing casting the decisive vote to shelve it. And negotiations also wrapped up Thursday evening over a high-profile health care bill that was seen as a potential host for a full Medicaid expansion add-on. Instead, that bill ended where it started last month: with a commission that will look at ways to expand health care coverage. The whirlwind of developments Thursday seemed to shut the door on any lingering Medicaid expansion talks for this…
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What do we know about Princess Catherine’s cancer diagnosis

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has revealed that she is receiving a preventative course of chemotherapy for an unspecified type of cancer. In a video statement issued on Friday, Catherine said that when she underwent major abdominal surgery in January, “it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous” but that “tests after the operation found cancer had already been present.” She said doctors recommended that she do a course of preventative chemotherapy and that she is now in the early stages of that treatment. Here are some explanations of terms she used and what we know about her diagnosis: What…
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Brodie healthy scratch for Maple Leafs’ game

Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Local Sports Defenseman TJ Brodie’s struggles led him to the press box for Wednesday’s game. Published March 20, 2024 • 1 minute read Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman TJ Brodie (78) looks on against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of Game 3 of the first round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on May 6, 2022. (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) Article content Defenseman TJ Brodie’s struggles led him to the press box for Wednesday’s game. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your article continues…
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