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Addiction, ‘a Disease of Extreme Behavior’

Addiction, ‘a Disease of Extreme Behavior’ The strictest definition of addiction refers to a disease resulting from changes in brain chemistry caused by compulsive use of drugs or alcohol. The definition includes excessive us.....»»

Category: topSource: livetradingnewsJun 23rd, 2018

9 ways to prepare for the coronavirus recession

Some experts are saying a recession — sparked by the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19 — is already underway, despite the Federal Reserve's extreme measures to prevent one......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 19th, 2020

9 things to do to prepare for the coronavirus recession

Some experts are saying a recession — sparked by the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19 — is already underway, despite the Federal Reserve's extreme measures to prevent one......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 19th, 2020

Things you should do to prepare for the COVID-19 recession

Some experts are saying a recession — sparked by the virus and the disease it causes, COVID-19 — is already underway, despite the Federal Reserve's extreme measures to prevent one......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 18th, 2020

States differ in preparedness for disasters, disease outbreaks and other emergencies

Some states are not as prepared as others for disasters, extreme weather and other emergencies. 24/7 Wall St. ranked them by level of p.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayJun 6th, 2019

8 ways addiction is affecting your workplace

With the worsening opioid crisis, addiction is a growing challenge in every industry. More than 70 percent of people with addiction are employed either part or full time. But because of the nature of this disease, and the shame that comes with it, .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 1st, 2019

Addiction and work: One mother’s story

Though I don’t suffer from addiction myself, it controlled my life for years. As a loved one, I felt the effects of the disease in profound ways. It severely impacted my mental and physical health as well as my ability to perform at work. My son’.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 1st, 2019

Social Media Addiction Is a Real Disease, U.K. Lawmakers Say—And Facebook and Google Must Be Taxed for It

Call it a mental health tax. For the last few years, some psychologists have been warning of the dangers of social media addiction--a phenomenon that whistleblowers from within tech industry say has been deliberately foster.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneMar 18th, 2019

According To Science You Are More Likely To Develop Heart Disease If This One Thing Is Missing At Work

Change this behavior before it's too late.....»»

Category: topSource: incMay 7th, 2018

People are so obsessed with trading cryptocurrencies that a hospital just launched a program to treat addictive behavior

Scottish addiction treatment center Castle Craig Hospital has launched a program geared to help people who are addicted to buying and selli.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 30th, 2018

Health plan uses team approach to face opioid addiction

The numbers tell the story for themselves – of the 64,000 drug-overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2016, three quarters were caused by opioids, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And recent reports from the CDC show opioid overdoses increased.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 11th, 2018

The Conversation: Why those scary claims about technology addiction are rubbish

Data don’t support technology addictions as stand-alone diagnoses, says this researcher who disagrees with the WHO decision to declare “gaming disorder” an “addictive behavior disorder”......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJun 20th, 2018

No, the World Health Organization did not list "sex addiction" as an official disorder — here"s what"s "compulsive sexual behavior disorder" really is

REUTERS/Steve Crisp The World Health Organization released an updated listing of roughly 55,000 injuries, diseases, and causes of death this summer, after more.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 10th, 2018

Heat island effect can turn deadly in extreme conditions

Of all the impacts of global climate change, it’s extreme heat that kills more Americans each year than any other weather-related event. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that.....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkJul 17th, 2018

Extreme Poverty Concentrates in Sub-Saharan Africa

The number of people living in extreme poverty is becoming concentrated in some of the most unstable and populous parts of Africa, raising the risk of political violence and devastating disease outbreaks......»»

Category: topSource: wsjSep 18th, 2018

Elon Musk showing classic, extreme bipolar behavior and risk-tasking, says Jim Cramer

The "Squawk on the Street" team discuss Tesla CEO Elon Musk's tweet mocking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and what it could do for the automaker's settlement with the SEC......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 5th, 2018

Hopkins, Emocha win CDC funding to study effect of financial incentives on addiction recovery

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is putting $2.1 million behind a study to be conducted by Johns Hopkins researchers, using technology developed by a local startup. The study is designed to see if financial incentives improve t.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 17th, 2019

I raised my son in Germany until he was 6. Now, we"re back in the US, and my family is going through reverse culture shock.

As an American mom raising her son in Berlin, she rarely saw parents correcting bad behavior. Now, living.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 18th, 2024

Prologis says red-hot industrial leasing that defined pandemic era has cooled

The San Francisco-based industrial giant says it's well-positioned to weather the cool down, and may even end up the beneficiary of what its CEO described as "distressed" behavior among other developers......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 18th, 2024

Federal Judge Clears Facebook"s Zuckerberg Of Personal Liability In 25 "Social Media Addiction" Cases

Federal Judge Clears Facebook's Zuckerberg Of Personal Liability In 25 'Social Media Addiction' Cases Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times, A federal judge h.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 17th, 2024

From shrimp shell polymers to new cures for cardiovascular disease: Alabama’s world-changing innovation didn’t stop after Carver’s peanuts

When you think of Alabama technology, you may conjure sepia-toned images of George Washington Carver’s zany peanut inventions or grainy footage of the first moon landing, achieved with the Saturn V rocket built on Alabama soil. What you may not.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 17th, 2024