Melbourne Age Social ties raise survival rates: study 54 mins ago
Having a good network of friends and neighbours boosts survival chances by 50%, US researchers believe. The Brigham Young University team came to this figure by number-crunching data from nearly 150 studies looking at survival odds and social networks.
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Silver Spring computer center struggles without county funding
A Silver Spring computer center that helps residents with mental disabilities learn to access e-mail, apply for jobs and create résumés lost county funding this year, leaving what center staff call a gap in a necessary service to county residents.
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