How plastic is polluting your body: With each of us ingesting over 100,000 particles a year, just how worried should we be? When we think of the devastating toll that plastic pollution can have, it is usually images of turtles caught in single-use bags or piles of plastic bottles in landfill that we conjure up […]
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How worried should I be about news the coronavirus survives on surfaces for up to 28 days?
During a typical day, we touch the surfaces of many different objects, often without noticing: money, phones, door handles, elevator buttons, cups, desks, keyboards, petrol pumps and shopping trolleys. Objects with surfaces that carry pathogens (such as bacteria or viruses) can pass on infections when we touch them. So it makes sense contact with these […]
Almost half a million worried children are not asking anyone for help
Almost 500,000 British children are worried about their feelings but haven’t asked their parents, siblings or teachers for help, poll reveals The Children’s Society surveyed 2,300 youngsters aged between 10 and 17 Results revealed that 58 per cent had spoken to someone about their fears However, eight per cent of the children admitted they had […]
U.S. parents worried about child’s communication skills
(HealthDay)—One-quarter of parents with children younger than age 8 years are concerned about their child’s ability to communicate, according to poll results released by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Between March 20 and March 27, 2019, YouGov conducted an online survey on behalf of ASHA. The nationally representative sample included 1,103 parents with children between […]
Tetris: It could be the salve for a worried mind
The venerable video game was used in a recent experiment to create a state of “flow—the term psychologists use to describe a state of mind so engaged it makes the rest of the world fall away, and time pass more quickly. UCR researcher Kate Sweeny and her team have found that state of perfect disengagement […]
Bec Judd Reveals She’s Worried About Her 3-Year-Old’s Body Image
Model-turned-radio-host Rebecca Judd has opened up about concerns her daughter Billie is already developing low self-esteem and body image issues. Speaking on her radio show, The 3pm Pick Up, she revealed, “all of a sudden [Billie] has started caring about her appearance so much. It’s really scary.” “I don’t know where it’s come from because […]