violence

Bad News for Short People

...sease mortality, a 12% reduction in mortality from violence and accidents, the report indicates. For women, the reduction per 5-cm height increase was 14% for cardiovascular mortality. However, height did not predict cancer mortality for either men or women. Height was inversely associated with serum cholest...

Teens turning to Internet for medical queries

...diseases (STDs), diet, exercise, sexual behaviors, violence and alcohol use, among others. Boys were just as likely to turn on their computers in search of health-related answers as girls. Ethnicity, the mother's education, and the teen's own health status did not affect how often adolescents searched the Int...

The effect of heart rate in middle aged men

...iovascular diseases, 39% were from cancer, 5% from violence and 14% from other causes. For the remaining 4%, the cause of death was unknown. Upon calculating the hazard ratio ,for each heart rate increment of 20 beats per minute , they found that for all-cause mortality the hazard ratio was 1.52, for cardiov...

Sleep disorders can have anomalistic sexual acts

...ior during sleep, such as walking, eating and even violence in many people. But a series of case reports shows that sleep disorders// can also involve unconscious, sometimes aggressive, sexual behavior. In a study of 10 patients with "atypical sexual behavior during sleep," researchers found that the patient...

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

... household dysfunction such as divorce or domestic violence during childhood. Overall, nearly 7 percent of patients reported liver disease. Researchers say, “An increased likelihood of reporting liver disease for each of 10 adverse childhood experiences was observed.” The prevalence of liver disease was mor...

Link Between Mothers Depression and Violence in Children

...th peers. Researchers say mothers depression and violence in children was associated with the child’s inabil...ession in their mothers and that the child’s later violence is entirely explained by pre-existing factors within the child.” ...

Troubled Childhood found to affect your Liver

... household dysfunction such as divorce or domestic violence during childhood. Overall, nearly 7 percent of patients reported liver disease. Researchers say, “An increased likelihood of reporting liver disease for each of 10 adverse childhood experiences was observed.” The prevalence of liver disease was more...

Teenagers may become violent after watching aggressive acts

Witnessing crime or violence may have a bad effect on the very impressionable//...order to find out what turns children to resort to violence or aggression as means of problem solving. These children were taken as a part of a follow up study ...

It is the old drinkers than binge drinkers who are at risk of ill health

...ften leads to noisy social interactions leading to violence and aggression. Rather than looking into the emotional psyche of these young drinkers, it is important for the authorities to place importance to the crimes that necessitate from these drunken brawls. Reference: ESRC report, UK Social Science Week 2...

Doctors Warned by IMA Against Treating Maoist from Nepal

...r other injuries as a result of some of the Maoist violence taking place in the neighboring country Nepal. D...rnment for more rights and there has been constant violence between the state police and them. As per the ethics code of doctors they cannot refuse treatment to...

Patients Suffering From Severe Mental Diseases Are At Risk Of Being Crime Victims

...ctimization and is associated with perpetration of violence among persons with SMI, just as in the general population. Source: Newswise Medindia on Severe Mental Illness: Further information Severe Mental Illness: This condition can disrupt the ability of the person to function normally and relate to his ...

Attitude Of Male Dominance May Affect Life Expectancy In Men

...ustralia, Asia, North and South America. Rates of violence against women are used to indicate the extent of societal male dominance over women, otherwise known as patriarchy. The wealth of a country, as indicated by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per head of the population, was also taken into considerati...

Domestic Violence: The Silent Killer of Women Worldwide

...nization on the much-neglected subject of domestic violence has focused on alarming figures reflecting the phy...ring in silence. However, the continuous physical violence by an intimate partner is far less highlighted, compared to rapes and other forms of sexual and phys...

Developing Specific Skills Ensure Better Grades In US Kids

...esearch Group involved 600 children and found that violence in schools was also affecting grades in children. 'The implications are that prevention programs that address specific risk factors, curb antisocial behavior such as alcohol and cigarette use, stress a greater connection to school and promote social ...

Drink till you drop dead in English Pubs- Restriction on Timings Lifted

...es, have led to fears of increased alcohol-induced violence on the streets of England and Wales. Pubs used to...ent. "We are determined to tackle alcohol-related violence and anti-social behavior in all its forms and crack down on those who encourage it by irresponsible ...

'Good Samaritan Effect' Rises With Level of Threat

...ght revealed that in situations that might lead to violence and injury, people were more - not less - likely to step in. The study, conducted by the Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, included 54 women and 32 men who were told to monitor the interaction between a man and a woman they had never met. Thes...

Alcohol Intoxication Triggers Violent Behaviour

...rs found that that a 13.2-fold increase of risk of violence was found within 24 hours of alcohol consumption. ... the study said, adding that the risk for criminal violence was not increased if alcohol was combined with benzodiazepines. "Alcohol seems to have the largest...

Violent computer games spur aggression: study

... diminished brain responses to images of real-life violence such as gun attacks, they reacted normally to other emotionally disturbing pictures such as those relating to animals and young children. The study was conducted on 39 experienced gamers and measured brain activity in response to particular images ...

Junior Doctors Put An End To Strike

...d police recruits. This was the second round of violence on the KGMU campus in a fortnight. Last week, the ...death of a student in a mishap sparked large-scale violence and arson at Lucknow's 100-year-old KGMU campus. The Government had on 19 January 2006 said that the...

Home Based HIV counseling in African Countries

...of HIV and also helps in avoiding social stigma of violence against HIV positive person due to ignorance about the disease. The home based counseling and testing helps in maintaining the privacy and individual care while giving treatment and counseling and this plan in Uganda is funded from the President’s ...

Mentally Deranged Man Chained for 20 Years

...ose, forcing them to chain him up. But for all the violence that his family claims he exhibited earlier, Mansharam is a very quiet man today. He spends his days not moving an inch or even trying to talk to anyone. His son, Saudan Singh, a college student, has always seen his father bound in chains. Mansharam'...

Nature’s fury leaves permanent scar

...sulting in mental illness and depression. Domestic violence also increases due to the frustration and depression of a setback in their live....

Do Women Die In Childbirth Because It Is More Preferable?

... in 2003 revealed a 4 to 29% prevalence of partner violence among pregnant women in the developing countries. ...Indian scenario. Although it is known that partner violence occurs during pregnancy, the causative factors or risk factors that contribute to the same. Partner ...

Negative Effects of Asthma Can Be Countered With Personality changes

... can also be influenced by poverty and exposure to violence and is the most prevalent childhood chronic illnesses in the US among the children from urban, low socioeconomic and ethnic minority backgrounds. Koinis Mitchell stresses the need for an alternative or a cure to decrease the prevalence of asthma am...

Poland: Parental warning systems are likely to be adopted in video games.

...d warning of offensive language, sexual content or violence on a voluntary basis on the label. Other countries such as Australia and New Zealand have enforced some of the toughest legislation in the world, introducing bans on excessively violent video games and Poland wants to join the race....

Parental Domestic Violence Contributes To Adolescent Depression

...has revealed that adolescents who witness domestic violence between their parents are at an increased risk// o...explore the relationship between parental domestic violence and adolescent mental health, the results of which can be seen in the American Journal of Public Hea...

Protection Measures against Elder Abuse

...as that of the abuse against children and domestic violence victims. // Vulnerable adults include the elderly and people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. With respect to this issue the government said measures were planned to tackle the problem. Recently nine authorities were given the...

Teenage Boy at Boot Camp, Booted To Death

... there have been enough statistics revealing gross violence by the guards and a totally inefficient system not living up to its purpose of decreasing crime. A report in 2003 reveled that any positive changes in attitude, behaviour, problem-solving and coping skills, on behalf of the participants were only ...

A gene related to aggression weakens the brain

...ound out that gene previously linked to impulsive violence appears// to weaken brain circuits that regulate impulses, emotional memory and thinking in humans. It was studied through brain scans that revealed that people with this version of gene – especially males – tended to have relatively smaller emotio...

Government taken to task for health sector problems by doctors!

...r Singh, and about 100 doctors, the recent rise of violence against doctors is because of the government’s negligent attitude towards the health sector. Doctors said, “The rise in cases of assault on doctors and ransacking of hospitals by relatives of patients who die in these clinics is because of the poor...

Refugee Clinic In Delhi To Receive Donation From Australia

... where they can talk about issues such as domestic violence or sexual and gender-based violence in their homes," Vanstone said after touring the Refugee Women's Protection Clinic. The clinic was...

Study on Violence Against Women in Syria

...inally broken a taboo with a study on the mounting violence against women. The study was presented by the Gene...lled to raise awareness of the problem. In Syria violence against women is usually from family members with over 70% being from husbands, fathers or brothers....

Change In Mental Makeup Could Prove Beneficial For Elders

...t to both sides. To focus on the issue of rising violence against and abuse of elders, India too will observe the World Day for Elder Abuse on June 15 by striving to create awareness among community leaders. "Lots of people have found their own mechanism to take care of themselves but there is still a nee...

New User-Friendly Mobile Device Launched For At Risk People

...t otherwise healthy people and victims of domestic violence or people involved in work that involves transfer of hazardous stuff to remote locations. <br...

Maternal Difficulties Increase Risk of Behavior Problems in Children

...report difficulties with substance abuse, domestic violence and mental health, one year after delivery, report...tance or drug abuse, maternal exposure to domestic violence are all factors that can contribute to behavior problems in children. Although previous studies have...

Mental Hospitals Offer More Problems than Solutions

..., besides prolonged hospitalization. In addition violence among patients, repeated suicide attempts by hanging, improper and inadequate care that has led to visible signs of irreversible side effects from psychotropic medications has been found at the San Bernardino's Patton State Hospital. The investigat...

Nurses in South Africa Face Challenges

... years. Poor working conditions, a high rate of violence and abuse in the workplace, lack of training opportunities and the burden of HIV and Aids were the main reasons for the shortage. A ‘remuneration system that will keep good nurses at the bedside without removing them into management’ would be of g...

Research into Intimate Partner Violence

...about 44% of women are victims of intimate partner violence and this adversely affected their physical and mental health. // Screening for it is inadequate, and interventions are unclear. The Group Health Cooperative in Seattle and the June issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examines this ma...

Violence Erupts In A Pro-quota Rally In Bihar

...journalists and some policemen were injured in the violence that erupted between the policemen and pro-quota protesters// on Friday and the subsequent lathi-charge. This was the first pro-quota demonstration by students not only in Patna, but in the country too, after the anti-quota protests rocked the nati...

Violence At Home on the Rise

...Women are victims suffering from physical domestic violence such as slapping, hitting, kicking, or forced sex, were four times as likely to report symptoms of severe depression. ...

Discussion On Domestic Violence Increased By Computer Based Screening

... the likelihood of a woman suffering from domestic violence getting in touch with a health care personnel// in...ny physicians from identifying victims of domestic violence in health care settings, according to background information in the article. The emergency departmen...

Healthcare System Remodelled - Iraq

... The region has remained stable with only sporadic violence because of creation of the ‘no-fly’ zone in 1991. ‘However, a functioning economy does not mean that the reconstruction is complete,’ said Allison Squires, R.N., doctoral candidate and lead author of the study in Advances in Nursing Science. ‘It wi...

Violence Against NHS Staff On The Raise

...tion that represents the health workers, says that violence against staff is unacceptable and a zero tolerance...ated that over the past 3 months the percentage of violence has risen to almost 20%. The government has announced that it is taking the issue of violence again...

Stalking Fast Becoming A Problem of Public Health

... to be victims “goes along with what we know about violence in general,” Basile said. African-Americans have significantly lower odds of being stalked than whites, data showed. Basile said the reasons aren’t clear, but that there may be differences in how people report stalking. “Stalking continues to be ...

Demonstrations by staff in medical college against violence by external agencies

... is the incident wherein some RSS people unleashed violence in the casualty ward. The administration now is taking steps to check overcrowding of the wards. The demonstrations against the incident are many. The spearheads are Kerala Government Medical College Teachers' Association (KGMCTA) who have taken str...

Drug Action Week to Highlight Effects of Alcohol

... abuse and its subsequent anti-social behavior and violence has the full support of the police.’ Janice Leafe from the Wheatbelt Community Drug Service team said, ‘Broken windows, graffiti, bent road signs and property damage are all the result of excessive alcohol consumption. And in small communities espe...

Girl Students Sexually Harassed by Security Forces in Nepal

Sexual abuse, harassment and violence have become a way of life in Nepal's schools with security forces occupying their premises in the name of combating Maoist guerrillas, say child rights activists here. // Children as Zone of Peace, an umbrella of 36 rights organisations, says it ha...

Effect of Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy

... national study of the effects of intimate partner violence on the health of women during pregnancy and the health of newborn children have revealed that violence from male partners//, both in the year prior to and during a woman's pregnancy, increases her risk o...

AIDS: Why the pandemic outpaces us

... and the right to live free of sexual coercion and violence - are now perceived to be 'controversial'. Said Anandi of India HIV/AIDS Alliance: "The countries were backtracking, and we ended up fighting to hold on to the 2001 UNGASS commitment. We did not move forward." At an earlier meeting, UNAIDS head...

AIDS shadow looms over Bhilai plant

...areas due to the poor health network and threat of violence by the Maoist rebels who are active in eight of the state's 16 districts. In May, UNAIDS said there were an estimated 5.7 million Indians living with AIDS at the end of 2005, more than in any other country and ahead of South Africa's 5.5 million ca...

Inculcating Positive Thoughts Could Eliminate Depressive Mood

...depressant medications to higher rates of suicide, violence and psychosis. Placebos often work just as well or better than actual depression medications, leaving many to wonder whether pills really provide happiness. Pasupuleti's practical guidance is rooted in his study of psychiatry, neurology and vario...

Risk Of Death Increased In Children Of Mothers Subjected To Domestic Violence

...oomberg School of Public Health says that domestic violence on mothers increases the possibility of early deat...n northern India with high levels of both domestic violence within marriage and early childhood mortality. The men’s survey included data related to incidents o...

Marital Therapy Effective Treatment for Female Alcoholics

... couples therapy reported lower levels of domestic violence during the year after treatment than patients who received the other interventions. "Domestic violence is a significant and prevalent problem for alcoholic women who are involved in committed relationshi...

Warrior Gene Claims Slammed by Maori

...uggestions of Maoris being genetically inclined to violence and criminal acts. She said, ‘This is incredible. I realise that violence is an issue to us, but there are very common factors as well with violence which are not really rela...

Violence at Work Significantly Boosts Clinical Depression Risk

Employees subjected to real or threatened violence at work run a major risk of becoming clinically de...as in direct proportion to the amount of workplace violence experienced, the study shows. The findings are based on the occupations of more than 14,000 hospi...

More People Seeking Treatment for Mental Illness in Strife-torn Kashmir

...mir, have shown immense resilience. But continuing violence is taking a toll on them. "Women who are biologi... in 1989 has claimed over 45,000 lives so far. The violence shows no signs of ending. Heavily armed security forces are a common sight on the streets of the Kas...

Work-Related Violence Increases Risk Of Depression

...h conducted to study the link between work-related violence and depression, researchers found that people subjected to real or threatened violence at workplace run a major risk of becoming clinically depressed. // The study showed that the magnit...

Study Shows Domestic Violence Would Directly Affect The Work Output

...has shown that the people who suffer from domestic violence might also suffer at work losing out on costly wor...rol, has shown that the so-called intimate partner violence could cause a loss of nearly $1.8 billion in the economy due to the loss of productivity in a year, ...

Parents ignorant about kids' immoral practices

...l, various drugs including cocaine and heroin, and violence among teenagers was revealed by this study. 1 in 4 teenagers will encounter someone who was a victim of gun violence, by the age of 17. Approximately 2/3rds of the high-risk group teenagers said they could buy marijuana in an hour or less. 93% had ...

PM Stresses Need for More Awareness on Human Sexuality

...eases and social ills like large-scale practice of violence against women, gender-based violence and son-preference that are leading to a decline in female sex ratio in many parts of the country. ...