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My Space Pressured into Sharing Data on Sex Offenders

...ttempt is on in the US to rein in sexual offenders misusing popular networking sites and thus make the internet safer for everyone. Social networking sites allow users to create online profiles with photos, music and personal information, and let them send messages to one another and, in many cases, browse...

Figures on Substance Abuse in School Going Teens Released

... not complacent - just one young person smoking or misusing alcohol or drugs is one too many." Flint added that a campaign was promised to raise awareness of sensible drinking. ANN...

Mobile Phone Addiction may Cause Psychological Problems

... friends near and feel backed by their peers", but misusing this device "can have irreversible effects on the development of teenagers' personality". Source-IANS...

MS Diagnosed Cop Kept in the Dark

... doctors many times. Accused of ‘playing God’ and misusing ‘therapeutic privilege’ the hospital has now apologized.Yet the hospital has given no explanation for the act of the doctors, nor has any punishment being given to them. Says deputy information commissioner David Smith, "The Information Commission...

Teen Tendencies: 'Vicedom' Enthralls Teens Who Smoke

...andora's Box has opened. //Such teens are prone to misusing alcohol and drugs, in comparison to their no'vice' contemporaries, a recent insight indicates. The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse evaluated the alcohol and drug abuse tendencies among 15- to 19-year-olds, drawing on the strength of data from a 2...

Anabolic Steroids for Today’s Young Me

... Barnes said, "The rise in the number of young men misusing steroids is extremely worrying and seems to be in response to a growing obsession with the ideal body image." The survey was conducted on drug agencies and police forces in 20 British cities and towns. It found that 11 areas had reported an increas...

British Columbians Pay Medical Bills Of Foreigners

...horities if a foreign patient raises suspicions of misusing the health-care system of the province. If immigration officials get hold of a person trying to enter the province with outstanding bills, amounting to more than $10,000, the health authority is notified and the visitor is made to pay them directly....

Demand For Diet Drugs On The Rise

...ug than Xenical. But this will lead to many people misusing it. Many drugs that come into the market are taken off after a period of five years because further studies of these drugs show the devastating complication that these drugs bring along. In case of a miracle drug fen-phen after doing good business ...

Corruption and Fraud in Health Care system

...ble for providing the treatment to the patient and misusing the hospital funds by the hospital authorities. These malpractices and fraud in the health care system can be corrected by increasing the transparency of the working of the healthcare system and making the records available in a more transparent wa...

Height of ignorance in people!

...ify need for patient education on complications of misusing painkillers.// According to a study supported by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), over-the-counter and prescription painkillers are often used inappropriately and there is an alarming number of people who are ignorant to the poten...

Teens Misusing Nicotine-Replacement Products

...ll number of teenagers, including non-smokers, are misusing nicotine patches and gum. The authors of the study warn the teens could be setting themselves up for health trouble if they smoke and use the patch or gum at the same time or if they use the products to maintain their nicotine levels. But an expert o...

Voice has to be looked after with care

...t hard to understand you. Other times you may be misusing your voice without realizing it. Researchers at the University of Arizona are currently looking into 'vocal hygiene' and have some useful suggestions to offer. People who use their voices professionally such as singers, auctioneers and drill sergeant...

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