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  • Re: Herpes

    A series about herpes is underway at the NYT Consults blog.  First posts: 5 Things to Know About Herpes Do Stress or Diet Cause Herpes Outbreaks? Can Oral Sex Cause Herpes?  

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  • Brain Weight Regained

    PsychCentral again: Brain Changes with Anorexia Can Be Reversed. [With anorexia,] the excessive weight loss occurs from all human tissues, including the brain. A new study discovers that with appropriate treatment, adult brain volume can be regained.  

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  • Kids See, Kids Do

    A study at PsychCentral: Modeling Behavior for Children Has Long-Lasting Effects. For the experiments, the children were shown how to open a box — but in a complicated way, with impractical actions thrown in. For example, the adult would drag a stick across a box, then use a stick to open the box by pulling…

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  • Forgiveness v. Procrastination

    From PsyBlog: Procrastinate Less By Forgiving Yourself: Because we tend to avoid things that make us feel bad, pent up guilt about a task will make us avoid that task in the future. Self-forgiveness, though, may reduce guilt and so make us more likely to approach the task.

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  • Your Chronic Pain Library

    Gotten through The Mindbody Prescription and the other titles listed on this site’s pain page?  Here’s another to consider–some like it better than the rest:  Get Rid of the Pain in Your Butt Now! by Monte Hueftle. Hueftle, a TMS Coach and Hypnotherapist, has also put together a full TMS course, The Master Practice, available through his website,…

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