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December 2015

Coles Pulls Magazine with Nude Miranda Kerr Cover Off Shelves

By |2016-01-17T11:53:04+11:00December 18th, 2015|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Removed: Miranda Kerr on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine. Photo: Harper's Bazaar Coles supermarkets has pulled thousands of copies of Harper's Bazaar Australia magazine featuring a nude Miranda Kerr on the cover because the store's executives deemed it "inappropriate". However, the retail giant has been unable to elaborate on what was the catalyst for [...]

Australian Government Wins Plain Packaging Case against Philip Morris Asia

By |2020-10-30T16:53:34+11:00December 18th, 2015|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Technology|Tags: , , , , , |

The federal government has won its case against tobacco giant Philip Morris Asia challenging Australia's tobacco plain-packaging laws. It means the former Gillard government's plain-packaging laws, introduced in 2011, will remain in place. The tribunal in the arbitration, based in Singapore, has issued a unanimous decision agreeing with Australia's position that it has no jurisdiction to hear Philip Morris's [...]

12 Tips to Help You Look after Your Mental Health This Christmas

By |2015-12-16T08:51:39+11:00December 15th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , , |

pixlisting.com The Christmas period is marketed as a joyous, festive occasion and a time for celebration. Yet for many people, Christmas can also be one of the most chaotic, stressful and challenging times of the year, especially for their mental health. The stress of buying food and presents can heighten financial strain and [...]

The Molecule behind the Golden Rule 

By |2015-12-16T08:45:41+11:00December 13th, 2015|Categories: Science & Research, Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Moral Molecule — Aspen Ideas How do we navigate through the sea of strangers that we all live in without having something in our brains that tells us who to be around and who not to be around, who is safe and who’s not safe? You have to imagine this tiny little [...]

8 Things You Shouldn’t, and 3 Things You Should Say to Someone with Depression

By |2015-12-13T14:04:34+11:00December 13th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , , |

Shutterstock / Piotr Marcinski Many people in the U.S. and beyond struggle with depression. It can be a terribly challenging condition to deal with because there are often no outward signs. When someone is on crutches or in a wheelchair, you can see that quite plainly. But when someone is suffering from depression, [...]

Can Smoking Cause Psychosis? Study Suggests Links

By |2020-10-30T16:54:28+11:00December 13th, 2015|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , , |

PARIS - People who suffer from psychosis are about three times more likely to be smokers, but scientists have long scratched their heads over which one leads to the other. On Friday, research published in The Lancet Psychiatry suggested daily tobacco use, already known to cause cancer and stroke, may be also be a contributor [...]

Pseudo-Therapy Apps: The Fad Diet Of Mental Health

By |2015-12-13T13:20:47+11:00December 13th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , |

Russell Werges There’s a life-threatening condition that prevents people from feeling pain. An afflicted person may leave their hand on a hot stove without realizing it. There are only 20 reported cases, because the genes responsible have been weeded out by evolution. Pain is adaptive. Like a tea kettle whistling louder and louder, [...]

Makeup Is Compulsory

By |2015-12-16T08:49:14+11:00December 13th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Is makeup akin to wearing a burqa? Photo: galleryhip A reader by the name of Lady Diazepam made an interesting comment in response to a blog I wrote last month about the stigma of obesity at work. She wrote about a time when she was languishing at the bottom of the office hierarchy. But as [...]

The Science of Empathy—and Why Some People Have It Less Than Others

By |2015-12-13T12:56:21+11:00December 13th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Science & Research|Tags: , , , , , , |

Big hug. (Reuters/Miguel Vidal) Empathy is hot in business wisdom these days: Forbes says it’s invaluable, Apple’s training manual offers empathy exercises, and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson calls caring “key.” “Corporate empathy is not an oxymoron,” concluded an article in the Harvard Business Review on January 8. “It is a hard skill that should be required from [...]

How Technology Can Improve Your Mental Health

By |2015-12-13T16:37:03+11:00December 13th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Technology|Tags: , , , , , , |

Hd Wallpapers - Technology "How do you feel today?” It’s a common question, and for some people an answer rolls off the tongue automatically – perhaps something non-committal and socially appropriate, like “I’m fine” or, “Okay”. In fact, this happens so often that I’ve gotten into the habit of asking again, which is [...]

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