6. Interesting Reads
“Social media is ubiquitous for young people, but all that interaction may be creating some negative side effects. The Royal Society for Public Health along with the Young Health Movement published a report out of the UK called #StatusOfMind that looked into the mental health effects of five social networks, CBS News reported Tuesday. The researchers found that Instagram was the most detrimental to young people’s mental health, followed by Snapchat. Next up were Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.”
(CNET)
“Eating a little chocolate regularly may lower the odds for a common and potentially dangerous heart condition called atrial fibrillation, or AFib, say Harvard researchers. Past studies have linked eating cocoa products, such as dark chocolate, with cardiovascular benefits, but there hasn’t been a lot of research on chocolate and atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat condition linked with a higher risk for stroke and heart failure, said study author Elizabeth Mostofsky, an epidemiology instructor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Some people with AFib describe the irregular heartbeat as feeling like a fluttering sensation.”
(CBS News)
“Drinking some alcohol can be very cool when we are at a party but consuming too much of it means serious problems, that’s why we’ve decided to find the countries with the most alcohol-related deaths in the world. First, we need to make clear how much alcohol is harmful. Some doctors and addictologists usually consider too much or dangerous if someone drinks every day – even if it is just one glass of wine. Others say that we can drink 1-1.5 dl of wine daily, alcohol problems may arise when this habit becomes a necessary one – if we are not able to skip it out even for one day.”
“Light cigarettes falsely ease smokers’ fear of lung cancer, say researchers from the Ohio State University. Evidence suggests that ventilation holes in the filters of these cigarettes contribute to increased lung adenocarcinoma rates and risks, according to a study published Monday in Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Adenocarcinoma is a type of lung cancer that arises in the periphery or farther reaches of the lung and is difficult to treat, the researchers say. Based on the study results, the authors recommend that the US Food and Drug Administration investigate whether the use of filter ventilation in cigarettes should be prohibited.”
(CNN)
“Listening to music together with others has many social benefits, including creating and strengthening interpersonal bonds. It has previously been shown that enjoying music in a group setting has an impact on social relationships, and that synchronizing with other group members to a beat influences how people behave to individuals both within and outside of the group.”
“If you want to start selling products from home, but don’t know what, we created a list of 10 best products to sell from home to ease your research and help you decide what to sell. Today, people are more and more choosing to shop online and the reason behind this is because they are often tired to go out and search for the product they need or don’t have time. Many of them are going with the option to buy from home because with a few clicks they will receive the product they need at their doorstep and it saves them time, energy and often money.”
“Pinterest is adding another ad to its array of products, now allowing advertisers to publish video advertising that will automatically play in the home feed and search, as it continues to bulk up and woo advertisers with a different pitch from Facebook and Google. Pinterest has had to make the argument to advertisers that its 175 million users behave differently on Pinterest when compared to Facebook and Google, or even Twitter and Snap. Pinterest users come to the site and dig through products and recipes, among other things, for ideas.”
“Doing the job you love is a great and satisfying thing, so you might try some of the most profitable manufacturing businesses to start. For the very beginning, you will probably be interested in small-scale businesses that will not involve many people and huge space. Perhaps the easiest and the most satisfying businesses would be those crafts that you are familiar with. For example that could be knitting, sewing, and making plenty of other handmade products. Slowly, with unique ideas and style, the local community will get to know and buy your products, and then you can advertise your business, place your offers at fairs and street markets, and maybe end up in launching your own brand.”
“Screens are no longer optional. If you’re not driving, exercising or sleeping, you’re probably staring at one. And after 10 to 14 hours of screen time in a single day, your eyes can feel like you just rinsed them with sand. Fortunately, there don’t seem to be any long-term vision or eye-health issues related to the dry, achy, itchy sensations you feel after your marathon screen sessions, says Dr. Joshua Dunaief, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine.”
(Time.com)
