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Teen Boys At Greater Risk To High Blood Pressure Than Girls

...- so that could be television, Internet use, video games - the more likely they were to have the higher systolic blood pressures," said Dr. Dasgupta. "We knew in adults being overweight and sedentary eventually will lead you to have hypertension, cholesterol problems, diabetes and, in the long term, card...

Violent Video Games Leave Deep Impressions in Brain

...n Indianapolis. Teenagers exposed to violent video games are less inclined to be self controlled and poised...ere assigned to watch violent or non violent video games randomly, for half an hour.Then,minute metabolic variations in the activity of the brain were closel...

Who are ‘Tweens’? Read o…

...ff. Many of them also scour the web and often play games which are not meant for their age group. Many academic insights have found that girls are fast tracking into women with early onset of puberty. This is being attributed to better diet and nutrition, although ‘obesity’ is also known to influence th...

Sleep Problems in Overweight Children Appear Fairly Common

...ght. She notes that some may even be playing video games or watching television when they are supposed to be sleeping, further detracting from a good night's rest. "Kids can have sleep apnea for a couple of reasons," she says. "A normal-weight child can have sleep apnea because they have big tonsils and...

Overweight Children Tested Positive For Sleep Disorders

...ght. She notes that some may even be playing video games or watching television when they are supposed to be sleeping, further detracting from a good night's rest. "Kids can have sleep apnea for a couple of reasons," she says. "A normal-weight child can have sleep apnea because they have big tonsils and...

Buy Children Holiday Gifts That Encourage Physical Activity

...ent for their child. While a multitude of toys and games are available, Anne Mejia Downs // , assistant pro...s, urges parents to look specifically for toys and games that encourage physical activity. “With obesity on the rise across the country, toys that get kids ...

Now A Computer Game To Battle AIDS

... to make the game work on mobile phones. Computer games have also been called 'edutainment' because of their mix of education and entertainment. Source-IANS...

45% of Indians Affected by Chikungunya Fever

...a and seven in Ahmedabad. With the Commonwealth games knocking at the door and portraits of Delhi as a world’s modern city, the epidemic of these diseases tells another story. So far the Union government appears to be almost paralyzed to curb this menace. Union Health Minister, Mr. Ramadoss is faced wit...

World Alzheimer’s Day: In Memory of Those With 'Memory Loss

...zheimer’s. Activities that induce pleasure such as games and music, is known to have a positive effect on the mood, allaying potential fears and depression. Modifying the environment is extremely imperative for patients suffering from this disease. Potentially dangerous instruments, chemicals, and tool...

The Struggle of Stroke Survivors

...he persisted and gradually his commentary of rugby games came back. He said, "I could tell you all about rugby games, but when it came to quotes or songs the words just didn’t seem to stick." Although things got easier gradually he said there were still a lot of things he could not express. "A lot of wor...

Is the permissible level of lead in blood actually safe?

...ng and there will also be some rather fun computer games testing a number of fundamental abilities." SA...

Fun And Cure With Video Games

Video games are now being considered seriously as a medical op...r at Maryland. Their intention is to promote video games as a treatment option by incorporating it into the current protocol. Richard Tate, of Hope Lab, ...

Britons Are Bloating!

...hildren now follow thanks to the TV’s and computer games directly adding to the increasing problem. It has been indicated that NHS, would probably have an increased expenditure of estimated £1billion every year in as a result of extra treatment, and this would thereby increase, the annual cost to the nat...

British Teachers Concerned About Primary School kid’s Sexual Behavio

...th each other in a rather "sexualised" manner with games such as kiss and chase no longer being deemed innocent enough not to set alarm bells ringing. Reports from Birmingham say that the local council's inappropriate sexual behaviour unit has set up eight teams of experts that are being dispatched to sc...

Bubble-Blowing Infants may Learn Language Skills Faster

...so assessed through a parental questionnaire, word games with simple images, and monitoring during normal play. Toddlers go through a period of very rapid language development and those who get the ability to perform complex mouth movements such as blowing bubbles and licking their lips have better lang...

Basketball Top For Injurious Sports

...& field 17,306 ‘The NBA finals and the World Cup games may inspire people to try a new sport,’ said Tonino. ‘But before they do, people need proper training and conditioning to reduce their injury risk.’ Many injuries can be prevented, according to Tonino, by wearing protective gear, knowing and playing ...

Detox Clinic set up in Europe

...d 20 kids. He says that the kids addicted to video games slowly nurture gambling impulses which can be dangerous in their future life. Statistics show that the worst affected kids fall in the age group of 13 to 30. After pursuing treatment in the detox clinic the patients showed a variety of withdrawal s...

Too Much PC Gaming Makes Children Lonely and Sick

...hildren is computer games, not drugs//. Computer games and television can lead to an addiction, with very...ter is no cause for alarm. 'The fascination with games is related to our reflexes,' explains Juergen Detering. Humans are biologically programmed to purs...

Teens And Children Are More Influenced By Hi-Tech Gadgets

...they are watching TV, computers, and playing video games for about two-and-a-half months every year//. Eating in front of the TV, will put them to skip their breakfast. Hi-tech gadgets nowadays rules over the youngsters and shape them to spend more time on it. The poll found that TV was found to be th...

Video Games Reduces Surgical Errors – A Stud

...g in a medical training course that included video games and was focused on laparoscopic surgical procedure...e researchers found that surgeons who played video games immediately before the drill completed it an average of 11 seconds faster than those who did not. Th...

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