Optimism Protects Against Death
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Being an optimist may help reduce your risk of dying from heart disease and other causes. A Dutch study found that people who described themselves as being highly optimistic
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Usually at this time people try to look ahead with optimism to the year ahead whilst analysing the one that's just gone as positively as possible.
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A scientific-religious debate is shaping up over near-death experiences. A look at the dangers for both sides.
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Positive thoughts can help older people maintain their physical and functional health, while negative emotions can cause a rapid decline, say two studies in the September issue of Psychology and Aging.
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LOS ANGELES  - Some things just elude   prognostication. Middle East politics, Midwest weather patterns   and college basketball's March Madness tournament, for example,   are so unpredictable that to impose any set of expectations on   what the future might bring is futile.
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Take advantage of a pessimistic environment in Ireland.
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Dec. 21 2004 -- Despite tales to the contrary, a new study suggests that people dying of cancer can&#39;t intentionally postpone death to survive through a holiday or birthday.
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A person's optimism in the future seems to be controlled by a small front part of the mid-brain, according to a study that used brain imaging.
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Life expectancy is no longer a business concern merely for insurance companies and undertakers. A telecommunications company has more than a passing interest now that it offers a lifetime of unlimited calls over the Internet for &#36;999.
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Science & environment: Scientists have found a gene that regulates lifespan which could lead to treatments to hold off ageing.
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The common perception that terminally ill people can hang on to life through important religious or personal days is more romance than reality, researchers are reporting.
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Reports show cells can help correcting faulty heart rhythms and fighting vision-destroying diseases.
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It is important that potential donors know about possible complications before they make this life-saving sacrifice.
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Despite recent reports that show use of high-dose vitamin E supplements is associated with a higher overall risk of dying, at least one group stands to benefit greatly from the same vitamin.
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BEIJING, Dec. 22 -- The common perception that terminally ill people can hold fast to life is just an illusion, a recent study showed.
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In the animal kingdom, a capacity for trends could mean the difference between life and death.
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A week or two of radiation to the head helped keep a very deadly form of lung cancer from spreading to the brain, improving survival for some people who have had little hope of successful treatment until now, Dutch doctors reported Saturday.