Dispensary Corner 19 Aug 13
August 19, 2013
Facebook can be a mental
health hazard, according to a
study published in the PLOS One
journal last week.
According to the authors from
the University of Michigan, using
the online social network was
found to reduce young adults’
satisfaction with life and sense of
well being.
The research studied about 80
participants over a two week
period, correlating their feelings
over that time with their usage of
Facebook, with those who were
on the site more often found to
feel worse.
“On the surface, Facebook
provides an invaluable resource
for fulfilling the basic human need
for social connection,” the authors
wrote.
“Rather than enhancing wellbeing,
however, these findings
suggest that Facebook may
undermine it,” they added.
occupational health and
safety has gone mad at a library
in the UK, where a knitting group
has been banned because their
knitting needles are “dangerous
instruments”.
The “Knit ‘n’ Natter” club has
met weekly for the past three
years, making thousands of items
for premature babies.
Interestingly, they’ve also
knitted around 1500 pairs of
woollen breasts and uteruses for
use in training midwives.
Personal grooming has led to
a Singapore bus driver losing his
job, after a video of him trimming
his nails while driving along a
freeway was posted on Facebook.
The video, taken by one of the
passengers, showed him resting
his left hand on the steering
wheel while using a nail clipper in
the other hand.
A statement from the transport
authority said “we have
investigated the incident and have
taken appropriate disciplinary
action against the bus captain.
“He was dismissed immediately”.
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