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Title: Posting All Those Selfies Online Could Backfire, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2019 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/30/2019 12:00:00 AM

Pictures of post-surgical wounds taken by patients in their phones and then assessed by clinicians can help with the early identification of infections, a study has found.

In the pictures, Kal Penn is seen posing with the show's producer Asit Kumarr Modi as well as the star cast – Dilip Joshi, Sunayana Fozdar, Mandar Chandwadkar, Ambika Ranjankar, Munmun Dutta, Monaz Mevawalla, Shyam Pathak, Kiran Bhatt, Tanmay Vekaria, and Balwinder Singh Suri.

From glass negatives to daguerreotype cameras, 92-year-old Sathyam Studios in Mylapore is a testament to Madras’ rich history with photography

Lakhs of devotees offer ‘Sandhya Arghya’ to the setting sun on the third day of the four-day festival; political leaders make a beeline for ghats with an eye on Purvanchali voters ahead of Assembly poll

According to Arpita Mandal, the City of Joy, now that she’s two decades older, is today less suitable for pandal-hopping, due to the massive crowds, and more suitable for cafe-hopping, with plenty of eateries mushrooming even in residential neighbourhoods

Newlyweds Kirsty and Matt Hardman from Fakenham in Norfolk, decided to have their honeymoon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and while there, have taken an impressive collection of selfies with the athletes.

According to some experts, the ubiquitous BFF self-portraits may be responsible for a significant increase in head lice.

Due to their seemingly ever-smiling demeanor, these small marsupials are the perfect selfie buddies.

Large numbers of Chinese tourists are flocking to the pink lake near Port Gregory in Western Australia, but has it become a victim of its own popularity?

A central Queensland farmer's sunflower crop has become a social media sensation, with surprise crowds of thousands flocking to his property to admire the bright fields.

What crime novelist Laura Lippman is reading and watching in quarantine

Join host Henry Burrell in conversation with two editors, Karen Khan of Macworld UK in her debut pod along with pod regular Charlotte Jee of Techworld. We tackle the issues of privacy and self esteem, particularly in the young people that we are not, and ask who this product is for (because surely it will sell). Tech obviously plays a big part in the selfie phenomenon/epidemic. Second we discuss automation and how it is affecting the job market. Can a robot make an iPhone? Is Trump right about bringin' it all back home? What should politicians be doing to understand the technology involved? Thanks for listening, listener.  

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We return like a nerdy phoenix for episode 66, where Henry Burrell leads David Price and Dominic Preston down the tech rabbit hole to discuss the week's news. Amazon Prime Day came and went, but what does it really mean for consumers and the media? Did you buy anything? Did you need it? The team then discuss the odd ongoing story of the man who lost copyright of an image of a monkey to... the monkey that allegedly took it. PETA got involved. It's weird. It's good to be back.  

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(MedPage Today) -- Witnessing ultraviolet (UV) radiation-induced facial aging firsthand may be a useful tool to convince youth to slather on the sunscreen, a new study suggested. In a randomized trial of high school teens in southeast Brazil...

Just take them with big photos, nobody will ever know.

The animals get distracted and distressed. Oh, and you could get your head bitten off.

The social media-driven practice is harmful both to wild animals and selfie-takers themselves.

Courting lovers by sending flowers is a thing of the past, for teens and adults nowadays. They have found a rather 'sexy' way to lure the object of their affection -- 'sexting' i.e. sending nude or semi-nude selfies of oneself to a boyfriend, girlfriend, crush or casual acquaintance from smartphones. This is also termed by some researchers as a 'sexual selfie'.

We look at factors that have led to this fast-emerging trend...

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'Sext messages' and 'sexual selfies' popular with most adults
A recent survey revealed that, almost half of all adults - or 47 per cent - send sexy text messages or selfies to their partners. And one in nine people ‘sexts’ their partner every day, a new survey has found.

But the poll of 2,000 adults conducted by mobile phone experts found that one in 10 have mistakenly texted an inappropriate message to a friend or family member.

The poll also found almost one in five phone users are risking their relationship by secretly sexting people other than their partner.

Girls as young as 14 send sexy texts and selfies!
A new study has shed light on how an increasing number of girls in their early teens are resorting to sexting and sending explicit selfies to their boyfriends.

The study of 14 to 15-year-old girls revealed that four out of 10 did not find anything wrong in taking a topless selfie.

And one in six underage girls did not see anything inappropriate about posing fully nude for others.

Celeb nude photo scandals a major reason
Embarrassing and cautionary tales of celebrities caught in sexting and nude photo scandals are not dissuading the general public from such irrational behaviour, a new report has revealed.

According to the report, 43 percent of respondents to an Internet survey of 1,500 women between the ages of 18-40 admitted to sexting, which is the sending of sexually explicit text or email messages.

Given that so many stars like Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Lawrence, Blake Lively, Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus, Lily Allen, Khloe Kardashian and many others have been involved in sexting scandals in recent times, have those stars made it seem okay to be sending nude photos and sexually explicit messages?

'Sexting' termed worst technology jargon!
The term ‘sexting’ has been chosen as the most irritating phrase to enter lexicons in recent years. However, selfie as a term has been appreciated and even included in day-to-day conversation.

A UK tech magazine, which conducted the poll, a few years ago, awarded ‘sexting’ its ‘Unspeakable Award’ for the worst new piece of technology jargon.

Sexting teens are not offenders
According to experts, to consider labeling a teen a sex offender because of a sexting incident -- a label that will stick for life -- defies common sense.

A Canadian researcher presented a paper on children's sexuality, defending the practice as a modern variation on "playing doctor or spin-the-bottle."

The expert argued that such online activities are safer than traditional sexual games because there is no immediate physical contact and thus are less likely to lead to pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases.

It's not the same as face-to-face sexual relationships
The way people get involved in and develop sexual relationships with others has changed dramatically over the last 20 years due to the increased availability of devices such as computers, video cams and cell phones.

But at the end of the day there is no substitute for physical, face-to-face contact in our sexual relationships, according to a new study.

Former Olympic gymnast Louis Smith has begun sharing saucy selfies on his social media feeds, to show off his body. The star has defended his vanity project, saying he works hard for his body.

Brooklyn Beckham and his girlfriend Hana Cross shared sweet selfies and Laura Whitmore touched down in a helicopter as they lead the star-studded arrivals at the famous festival.

The petition Blanke Bedenken aims to tell Germany's health ministers that their calls over several months for more protective gear weren't heard.

Two teens have been spotted cheating death after they scaled Sydney's AWA Tower to 'take selfies.'

Selena Gomez seemed to embrace the platform as she shared a series of three selfies on Monday. Leaving them caption-less, she showed off her curly hair do and perfect glam.

On Friday, the photographer son of David and Victoria Beckham, 21, was passing the time in isolation by snapping selfies with the sizzling actress

The 18-year-old shared candid portraits depicting her with a large hoop in her right nostril as she posed playfully with her friends at the music and arts festival.

The world just found out she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Zayn Malik. But Gigi Hadid bypassed all of the news while sharing selfies from her recent at-home Vogue shoot, on Wednesday.

The clothing giant has launched a huge charity effort to help those on the frontline as well as patients, and bosses enlisted the ITVBe stars this week

Mariia Bilenka, 22, from Kiev in Ukraine, had clear skin in autumn 2019 but her skin broke out in acne when she moved to Germany and started working as an au pair away from her family.

She's the singer who is famous for her million dollar smile. And on Tuesday, Katy Perry gave her fans just that when she stopped to take selfies after The Project.

The Melbourne Storm are outlawing high-fives and selfies with fans as the NRL club braces for the possibility of playing in front of empty stadiums because of the coronavirus.

The Little Mix star, 27, embraced her naturally curly locks as she spent time indoors during the global pandemic, and shared two sultry snaps to Instagram on Thursday.

Her ex is said to be 'convinced' that their split is only temporary.  Yet Jesy Nelson brushed off any drama with Chris Hughes as she shared a slew of sultry selfies on Monday.

PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: England have banned autographs and selfies on their Sri Lankan tour and have asked supportersto keep their distance due to coronavirus.

The former Manchester United and England midfielder was spotted buying supplies at a Tesco petrol station in Somerset, and cheerfully posed for selfies before leaving.

Chris Hemsworth was mobbed by fans for selfies as he jetted into Sydney on Monday. 

While it was revealed last month that she's quarantining separately from her husband, Julianne Hough definitely doesn't look the worse for wear after spending all this time alone.

Christian Horner posed for snaps with all of wife Geri's Spice Girls bandmates on Saturday... apart from Mel B.

Justin Bieber has been enduring a tranquil lockdown with wife Hailey, 23, at their mansion in Canada.

The Time Machine feature works as a slider, making faces appear younger at one end and older in the opposite direction.

Cash Me Outside rapper Danielle Bregoli shared several new photos to social media this weekend where she was posing outside her new mansion which she bought with her own money.

Canterbury Bulldogs star Jayden Okunbor asked a 16-year-old schoolgirl he invited to his hotel room to send naked photos on Snapchat.

DR Congo face likely elimination after the result. But multiple players on the losing side made sure they will not be going home empty-handed after grabbing a post-game selfie with Salah.

Eleanor Barnes, from the US, revealed the front camera distorts facial features, and selfie-takers will get a more flattering photo on Instagram by taking a snap from far away and zooming in.

We've come a long way. All the way back in 2003, a flippable mobile phone was introduced which housed a 0.3 pixel camera that could be turned to face the caller. Thus the first mobile device with a front-facing camera was

Interview with Neelam A. Vashi, MD, author of Selfies—Living in the Era of Filtered Photographs