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Search For Bigfoot Creature To Be Delayed

... the Singapore Paranormal Investigators (SPI). The media in Malaysia had reported mysterious bite marks and footprints, which had prompted Singapore to dispatch a team of 20 members to solve it. Three of the creatures, reportedly three meters tall are reported to have been seen by the local people. The foo...

Man Arrested For Sending Hundreds Of Anthrax Hoax Letters

...at the letters were mailed to government agencies, media offices, actors and actresses and businesses....

Eating Disorders Among Children Are Widespread

...f which this disorder often goes unnoticed. The media is being blamed to a very great extent for this disorder, as normal sized bodies are rarely given prominence in the media. The problem starts when people start dieting with the object of losing weight, which later becomes compulsive behavior. There a...

Media Plays Crucial Role In Flu Vaccinations

...inst flu as a result of the extensive coverage the media has given to the influenza virus. This has been re...hed by the journal Pediatrics. The coverage of the media is reported to have resulted in increased public awareness, resulting in better measures taken again...

People In Pain Are Unlikely To Seek Medical Help

...ician education and increased participation of the media in spreading awareness about pain. The study was conducted among a group of 3, 575 people out of which 2,211-study participants reported chronic pain, ranging to more than three months. Surprisingly, only 77.6% of the affected individuals actually ...

Mental Health Services at Wellington Hospital in Poor Shape

...se have stated that they want to avoid any kind of media interference and ensure the privacy of the patient. Instances of patients walking out of the ward in an attempt to kill their self have probably triggered such a move. In fact, two patients have already committed suicide. Chad Buckle, a patient of ...

Valentine Day Becoming Popular In India

... for my boyfriend," said Asha Chauhan, a broadcast media executive who has spent around Rs.10,000 for the d...rongholds to the domain of smaller towns where the media has served to popularize and market once alien concepts. Source: IANS <br...

Indian National in Saudi Jail will be released soon

...onal. // This case has been in the International media glare for quite a while. Naushad’s release was decided after the victim, the Saudi National pardoned him for the injury caused. This happened during the visit of Saudi King, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud’s, visit to India last month. A happy S...

The Return Of The Clemenceau: Happy India

...ituation. The company officials have said that the media is hyping the issue when no official communication has been received. They even refused to comment about the return of the asbestos laden ship, back to France. The international law and organizations like Greenpeace, and members from different walk...

Valentine's Day Theme Overshadows Cricket in Pakistan

...e's Day with chocolates, flowers and gifts and the media too joined in by hosting special programmes for the day.// Even as the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams arrived here for the fourth one-day international to be played on thursday, the focus was on the Valentine's Day celebrations. India lead the f...

Autism: Symposium to Discuss Myths and Misconceptions

...ries about autism are doing the rounds amongst the media and the general public. Autism experts feel that it is the right time to dissect these theories, and ascertain their validity. // This will help dispel some of the inaccurate assumptions surrounding autism. A psychologist, an Epidemiologist, a Psyc...

Indian Government: No Reason For Worry About Bird Flu

...60 percent. "Customers are getting scared by the media reports. We are really worried about the future if this situation continues for long," said Fateh Khan, a small trader. The poultry trader blamed the central and state governments for not doing enough to allay the fears in the mind of the consumers...

Nature’s Bounty ,Seaweed, Becomes A Blessing For Diabetes Patient

...when the procedure was performed and will all the media attention, expressed how priveleged she felt to be the first Australian to undergo this procedure. This being a minor procedure will not deter people from undergoing it. Prof Tuch is of the opinion that to be completely weaned off insulin, the pati...

Direct To Home: Television Provides Powerful Fillip to Smoking Cessation Campaigns.

...e better spent if used for a national anti-tobacco media campaign. Anti-smoking ads on television are likely to be the sole source of support for quitting smoking among young adults, who make less use of traditional forms of quitting assistance. It is noteworthy that the illness ads, body bags, and inspira...

Smoking Increases Chances Of Needing Root Canal Treatment

...edical Association and American Dental Association media briefing, Oral & Systemic Health: Exploring the Connection. The data for this study was collected from Veterans Affairs Normative Aging and Dental Longitudinal studies at the VA Boston Healthcare System in Boston. The study monitored men's dental hea...

Polyphenols in Green Tea Cause Liver Damage At High Doses

...n of such benefits without careful analysis in the media has made green tea a popular choice among health conscious individuals, worldwide. The researchers injected high and low doses of the experimental compound into mice and found that though at low doses, it counteracted free radical damage; it produc...

Sex a commonplace in Chinese life

...seases. During the Cultural Revolution, no mass media referred to sex. Sexual knowledge among the people was very poor. All this changed when the promulgation of the new marriage law was done in 1980 and secondly when China adopted its family planning and one child policy in the same year. According ...

Poultry Business In Gujarat Badly Hit

... Patel at a press conference. "The government and media should make people aware that there is no need to panic as no bird flu strain has been found among humans yet," he added. According to the association, there are 446 poultry farms in the state with eight million chickens producing 3.2 million eggs d...

Novel Vaccine To Prevent Ear Infection In Children

...ears of age. The infection known as acute otitis media could be very painful and - very rarely - cause lo...roat specialist-confirmed episodes of acute otitis media by about a third in infants in the vaccine group compared with the control group,' Prymula said. T...

Substance Abuse Prevention Messages Better Received Among Teenagers in the Form of Media Campaigns and Curriculum

...he local media. The rest of the communities had no media program of any kind. In all, 4,216 students parti...ommunities with no program. In schools without the media campaign or classes, more than 20 % of the students reported having tried alcohol and/or marijuana. ...

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