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Baby boomers fuel $700m skin cancer blowout - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Baby boomers fuel $700m skin cancer blowout - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | this curious life | Scoop.it
The cost of treating skin cancer is set to rise by more than $700 million over the next five years as the Australian population ages.
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Affluent people less likely to reach out to others in times of trouble?

Affluent people less likely to reach out to others in times of trouble? | this curious life | Scoop.it
Crises are said to bring people closer together. But a new study suggests that while the have-nots reach out to one another in times of trouble, the wealthy are more apt to find comfort in material possessions.

 

'"In times of uncertainty, we see a dramatic polarization, with the rich more focused on holding onto and attaining wealth and the poor spending more time with friends and loved ones," said Paul Piff, a post-doctoral scholar in psychology at UC Berkeley and lead author of the paper published online this month in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.'

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