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06.12.2008 12:30 am

More proof that video games are (somewhat) good for you

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The drumbeats for video gaming as a healthy activity grow louder following yet more research supporting their contribution to everyone’s overall well-being.

This week, the results of a survey by Washington-based market researcher Information Solutions Group revealed that video-type games –…

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02.06.2008 12:09 am

TV, Internet, video games are killing our interest in nature

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Our time spent with the TV, Internet and video games is taking away from time spent with nature, according to new research funded by The Nature Conservancy.

This growing penchant for “videophilia,” as the researchers described it, not only makes us…

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01.31.2008 12:34 pm

Not everyone thinks ‘active’ video games provide exercise

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Since Nintendo’s Wii console first demonstrated that video games could move more than a person’s thumbs, a growing segment of society has believed the Wii has opened new doors to physical fitness.

Wiis are turning up in retirement homes and physical…

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01.15.2008 8:39 pm

Health insurers try their hand at instructional video games

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s not enough to tell people they must take better care of themselves. Sometimes you have to show them.

So managed care providers Kaiser Permanente and Humana are developing video games to sell the point, hoping that maybe kids, as well as…

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