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Facebook enters digital healthcare domain, launches Preventive Health tool

Posted By Editorial Team, October 30, 2019 at 05:08pm

Facebook launched its Preventive Health tool in the US, which gives users the option to set reminders for their future medical checkups, schedule tests and also get a notification when tests are completed. Read on to know more.
News feed on misleading health and fitness claims reduced on Facebook

Posted By IANS, July 03, 2019 at 11:33am

Facebook has made two ranking updates to reduce posts with exaggerated or sensational health claims and posts attempting to sell products or services based on health-related claims.
Your social media posts may help in diagnosing diabetes, depression and more

Posted By Jahnavi Sarma, June 24, 2019 at 07:21pm

The words you use on your social media posts can reveal your health issues, according to researchers. They identified 21 conditions based on profile updates and posts.
FB slammed for banning breast cancer non-profit's ads

Posted By IANS, May 05, 2019 at 11:10am

Facebook ads do not allow "nudity or implied nudity" and "excessive visible skin or cleavage, even if not explicitly sexual in nature
Is social media addiction making us even more lonely?

Posted By Saswati Sarkar, January 25, 2019 at 07:36pm

Recent research says that staying glued to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter does not keep us 'connected' or happy. These social media platforms alienate us from our real world making us lonely. We suggest ways to cope with loneliness in healthy ways.
Negative experience on social media can lead to loneliness: Study

Posted By Agencies, January 23, 2019 at 04:03pm

What you encounter on social media can dictate whether you're feeling lonely or not. A recent study has showed that bad experience on Facebook or Twitter can make you feel lonely.
Social media addicts behave like those addicted to drugs: Study

Posted By Agencies, January 12, 2019 at 11:41am

A new research published in the Journal of Behavior Addictions has suggested that excessive use of social media platforms can make its users take decisions as bad as drug addicts tend to do.
Binge drinking in students associated with social media addiction: Study

Posted By Agencies, December 21, 2018 at 07:22pm

A new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs has revealed that college students who binge drink frequently post on social media in an intoxicated condition and show signs of social media addiction.
Facebook advertising can bring awareness about cancer prevention, finds study

Posted By Agencies, December 21, 2018 at 12:57pm

Social media, specifically Facebook, could be a way to reach people living in areas where information about cancer prevention might otherwise be lacking, suggests a study.
Facebook posts may reveal depression, finds study

Posted By Aishwarya Vaidya, October 18, 2018 at 10:42am

According to a study, now Facebook posts might reveal whether the user is suffering from depression. Yes, you have heard it right! Read on to know more about the study.
Now Instagram to have new feature that can crack down on opioid dealers, help opioid user seek support

Posted By Sreemoyee Chatterjee, September 15, 2018 at 04:42pm

Social media has been playing an effective role in reducing drug addiction across the globe. Now Facebook and Instagram join in the initiative by introducing a new feature to stop opioid dealers from selling drug and help users seek help to give up addiction.
AI to make MRI scans faster, thanks to Facebook and NYU for their effort

Posted By Sreemoyee Chatterjee, August 21, 2018 at 06:27pm

In case you are fed up with the long time that MRI scans take, here is great news for you. Facebook has joined hands with the New York University to speed up MRI scan by using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Eye problem in kids? Let them play outdoors

Posted By Aishwarya Iyer, August 07, 2018 at 02:18pm

Parents beware, seems like the time that children spend watching the screen can do more harm than good.
Facebook may be perpetuating existing social inequalities, finds study

Posted By Agencies, July 25, 2018 at 05:42pm

Older adults, males, from a lower income household, more socially conservative, or those who weigh less are most likely to have never had an account on the social media site.
Research finds distance does matter, at least in terms of communication

Posted By Agencies, July 23, 2018 at 07:59pm

With the rise of the Internet and the new era of globalisation, some have argued that the world is flat -- geography is dead.
'Facebook must protect kids from addictive habits', says top official

Posted By Agencies, July 09, 2018 at 11:39am

In order to deal with the fallout for an explosion of social media, NHS England which leads the national health services in the country is planning to ramp up its mental health services.
Social Media Day: 5 social media mistakes parents should never make

Posted By Naz Haider, June 30, 2018 at 11:17am

Your child's safety is in your hands. Do not compromise it by committing these social media mistakes.
Smartphones during family time may impact kids' emotional well-being, finds study

Posted By Agencies, June 14, 2018 at 04:59pm

Using technology to escape child's tantrums deprives parents of the opportunity to provide meaningful emotional support
Quit smoking: Can Facebook help young adults to do so?

Posted By Agencies, May 25, 2018 at 05:35pm

Do you use Facebook regularly? If yes, read this!
Anand Ahuja sets no-phone policy for wife Sonam Kapoor; we look at why it is the best thing for newly weds!

Posted By Aishwarya Iyer, May 08, 2018 at 01:13pm

Keeping your phone next to your bed at night can disturb your sleep and cause other health issues!