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Popularity Among Peers Increases Susceptibility To Smoking Habit Among School Children

...een-agers who are isolated in the classroom may be connected to older friends who are more likely to smoke. These friends provide role models for smoking. The link between smoking and popularity has implications for smoking and other substance-abuse prevention programs in schools. Prevention programs that us...

Scientists Find Way To Stop Infection Of Implants

...f-principle study showed that an antibiotic can be connected to the titanium surface in an active form, and can kill bacteria and prevent infection. The work is a critical first step toward developing stable, bacteria-resistant implants to combat infection. Infections associated with orthopedic implants are ...

Medical Fraternity Urged To Revamp Indian Healthcare

...ng the worst in the world." "I request all those connected with the planning of health services in our country, those who are in the government, those who are health policy planners, AIIMS and the medical fraternity on the task of exploring ways by which we can bring the health status of the rest of the coun...

Telemedicine Project Implemented for Indian Railways

...any called Televital. Now the Bilaspur Hospital is connected with two remote Railway Hospital at Raipur and Nag...at other Zones of Railway and subsequently will be connected with the specialist hospitals in the country. (Personal communication from Mr.Sandeep Sinha, Manag...

Not Blinking Enough In Front Of The Computer Can Cause Dry Eye

... attached to the lower eyelids, which were further connected to an electromyogram to monitor the electrical activity of the muscles. In addition, a videotape recording of the blinking act was also done. The participants were provided with a chin and forehead rest that allowed them to relax while squinting. ...

Children Are Indifferent To Obesity

...ir obesity. Liver failure among adults is directly connected to obesity in the western nations, and the consump...t they are enduring unbearable pain and obesity is connected to socio-economic deprivation, and they are generally predominantly poor people. The reason for this...

Blood Pressure Later Leads to Cognitive Problems

...ertension and uncontrolled high blood pressure are connected to more cognitive problems during a person’s old age according to a study published by the Neuropsychology. A higher risk factor// is encountered by people who suffer from hypertension, than those with blood pressure, where cognitive functions are co...

Mirror Neurons Connected To Autism

...ble progress has been made with regard to research connected with mirror neurons over the past 10 years. Putting it more simply, the mirror neurons are motor neurons which controls movements, which become active when a person observes somebody else make a physical move. It responds to the intention behind the ...

Obesity Among Children May Become a Major Problem

...d by the Government. Childhood obesity is directly connected to latter year // problems like diabetes, depression, osteoarthritis, back pain, low self-esteem and heart disease, which may prove to be an expensive proposition to the NHS. The country’s political parties are of the view that this trend should be...

Action Plan Against Drug Deaths Launched

...d raising the awareness regarding important issues connected to an overdose. There has been a 12% increase in drug related deaths in 2004 when compared to 2003, at 356, with Greater Glasgow alone accounting for 120 deaths. The action plan has been launched by Hugh Henry, the Deputy Justice Minister in Glasgo...

Number Of Dementia Cases To Rise Drastically

...5, 24 million people suffer from dementia which is connected to cardiovascular disease, and old age, and by the year 2020, this figure is expected to rise to 42 million, and to 81 million by the year 2040. South Asia and China will account for largest increases. China alone accounts for five million dementi...

More Drug Addicts In Scotland Seek Treatment

...ng provided by the Scottish Drugs Forum. The issue connected to delays in contacting emergency services immediately after an overdose is also being addressed....

Parents Encourage Stereotype Body Images

...ndex (BMI) of the child is reported to be directly connected to the struggle between the parent and child with regard to food. A higher BMI indicates a greater degree of conflict. This may also result in behavioral problems like discipline. The children over the age of three were not taken into consideratio...

Plant Food Reduces BP Risk

...tion of the second and fifth quintiles. High BP is connected with processed and red meat. There was no consistency in the connection between the risk of BP and dairy products. Lesser consumption of meat and higher levels of plant food, low-fat dairy foods and fruits may contribute significantly towards reducin...

Social Bonds And Good Sleep Help The Elderly

...tein at a lower level. Yjios is a protein which is connected to health problems like Alzheimer's, heart disease, osteoporosis, and certain // types of cancer. The protein Interleukin-6 (IL-6) which runs in the blood stream rises as one ages. Researchers found that levels of the damaging protein sank in women w...

Cure for Osteoarthritis To Be Developed

...ay that this will serve to overcome the problem of connected with transplant rejection. The bone marrow of adults was used to procure the cells. A cure for arthritis is expected to be developed in ten years time. Osteoarthritis, is a disease that can confine a person to a wheelchair. In the UK alone, about 2 m...

Genes Affect Drinking Behavior Of Smokers

...s related to the same chromosome regions which are connected with addiction to alcohol, according to a study. The connection which exists between alcohol consumption and smoking may // partially be because of the genetic risk factors which overlap. Environmental factors also contribute towards alcoholism. Drin...

Higher Levels Of Depression Seen Among Parents

...sion than married parents, which is believed to be connected to the emotional well-being associated with marriage....

New Procedure Reveals the Secrets of the Brain

...lly around the electrode and in other functionally connected areas. In a new study published in the December 2005, issue of Neuron, Andreas S. Tolias and Fahad Sultan, under the guidance of Prof. Nikos K. Logothetis from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, have for the first time ...

Gene Can Keep Brain Cells Alive

A gene which is connected to Parkinson’s disease can serve to keep brain cells alive. This has been revealed by the University of Colorado researchers, which has been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.// The results suggest the possibility for new drugs that m...

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