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Using TV, videos or a computer game as a stress reducer after a tough day at work can lead to feelings of guilt and failure

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:36 AM PDT

It seems common practice: After a long day at work, most people sometimes just want to turn on the TV or play a video or computer game to calm down and relax. However, in a new study researchers found that people who were highly stressed after work did not feel relaxed or recovered when they watched TV or played computer or video games. Instead, they tended to show increased levels of guilt and feelings of failure.

Booming mobile health app market needs more FDA oversight for consumer safety, confidence

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 09:38 AM PDT

While the mobile health apps market offers tremendous potential, several health law experts say that more oversight is needed by the US Food and Drug Administration to ensure consumer confidence and safety. Out of 100,000 mHealth apps on the market, only about 100 have been cleared by the FDA, which opponents see as a deterrent to innovation and profit. But it doesn't have to be.

Google searches may hold key to future market crashes, researchers find

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:44 AM PDT

A team of researchers has developed a method to automatically identify topics that people search for on Google before subsequent stock market falls.