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'Good Samaritan Effect' Rises With Level of Threat

People are more likely to turn from passive bystanders to good Samaritans in situations that are dangerous or violent, German researchers report//. Occasions when a crowd of people stand back and ignore a person in trouble are well known. Psychologists call it the "bystander effect". But a...

Passive Smoking Makes Kids Prone To Respiratory Illness

...other respiratory illnesses if they are exposed to passive smoking. According to the study, published in the American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, children who have a variation in a key gene and who live in a home with smokers are four times more likely to miss school days because of lowe...

Ban On Smoking Will Affect Children

...the health of children at home will be affected by passive smoking. Children suffer from ailments like asthma// and breathing difficulties due to passive smoking. The economists belonging to the University College London compiled this report which is bei...

Green Tea Consumption Found To Improve Clinical Outcome In Cancer Patients

...od and Drug Administration has however been little passive about the issue, with conflicting data obtained regarding green tea consumption and breast, prostate cancer prevention. Getting back to the issue of alcohol and crime, the results of a Swedish study has established a 13 fold increased risk of viole...

New Procedure Reveals the Secrets of the Brain

...is larger than expected from calculations based on passive spread of current, and therefore may reflect functional spread by way of horizontal connections. To support this functional trans-synaptic spread, they also obtained activation in expected projection sites in extra-striate visual areas, demonstrating...

New Gadget To Protect The Eyesight Of Children

... alarm system placed on top of a TV set. It uses a passive infrared (PIR) sensor to judge the distance between the TV set and the viewer. "Parents can pre-set the allowed distance between the TV and the viewer. When the child sits too close, the TV Magic Tool shouts 'My friend, you are sitting too close!'...

Smokers Encouraged To Give Up The Habit

... and also protect them from the harmful effects of passive smoking. Giving up smoking altogether also results in better blood circulation. The information provided by smokers will be kept confidential. The researchers belonging to the addiction center will contact the smokers after a period of five weeks to ...

Passive Immunization to prevent Bird flu infection

...the bird flu antigen instantly. This strategy of passive immunity will help patients to counteract disease ...countries the virus as infected. But the effect of passive immunization would not be effective if the pandemic virus becomes highly mutated....

SIDS On The Rise Among Poor Families

...risk of SIDS. Maternal smoking during pregnancy or passive smoking are other significant risk factors. The death rate as a consequence of SIDS came down significantly in 1991 in UK due to the successful 'Back to Sleep'. The researchers of the present study examined the data obtained from the campaign and e...

Passive smoking declared as Toxic in California

California State has declared passive smoking as toxic as researchers have found linkage between passive smoking and increased incidence of cancers and lung diseases due to passive smoking//. California st...

Air pollution increases asthma in Canada

...ody systems and higher intakes of air. Exposure to passive smoking, dust mites, pesticides, the fumes given off by some plastics, and volatile organic compounds in solvents and other chemicals may also play a role in the development of asthma. Research scientist Teresa To at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Chi...

NHS To Achieve Waiting Figure Target By 2008

... of the budget, some of the hospitals are a little passive about non-emergency surgeries until the next financial year....

Placing a Finger on Responses to Placebo Types

...ing whether a placebo device was better off than a passive pill. The study was conducted in two phases involving 270 people who were suffering severe pain in the arm. The first phase targeted 135 patients, administered a pseudo acupuncture treatment and another 135, who were prescribed a placebo pill for 2...

Cancer Aid And Research Foundation: Offering Endless Hope To Cancer Patients

...cancer and can be attributed to smoking (including passive smoking). Chewing of tobacco is yet another crucial factor, linked to oral cancer. While it is important to diagnose cancer early so that effective treatment can be instituted, it is equally important to refrain from activities that may lead to cance...

Do Women Die In Childbirth Because It Is More Preferable?

...veral centuries, several Governments have remained passive or have even denied the existence of such a phenomenon. The much-deserved credit for fighting against this social evil goes to the Non-Governmental Organizations or the NGOs. It was not until that female infanticide was identified as a social problem...

The Return Of The Clemenceau: Happy India

...t had purchased the controversial warship is being passive to the situation. 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 a...

Another advantage of breastfeeding kids: lower chances of respiratory illnesses

...d, parental education, family size, child care and passive smoke exposure. "It may become burdensome to pump regularly even if a woman has an accommodating employer. Most women experience difficulties when they leave the hospital. These challenges often lead to premature weaning," Chantry explained. Thi...

Children Of Smoking Parents Face Increased Risk Of Bacterial Infection

...stent with the fact that smoking, either active or passive leads to a higher incidence of respiratory diseases. The researchers urge parents to stop smoking, atleast when children are around. This strategy would be more valuable if the child is prone to asthma or other respiratory diseases. Smoking parents...

‘No Smoking’ Ban in Public Places Will free Scotland From The "sick man" Sobriqut

...s to stop nearly 1000 deaths a year, on account of passive smoking. There is divided opinion on the ban, thought of as a move against the traditional lifestyle of the working class, who form the foundation of the Scottish society. There is also apprehension that the customers of pubs, will prefer to stay hom...

Air Quality Study Leads to Widespread Support for Smoke Free Vote

...mers in pubs are heavily exposed to pollution from passive smoking, particularly in pubs in more deprived areas. The research also shows that making workplaces smoke free will help tackle the huge burden of ill health caused by smoking, particularly among deprived populations who tend to smoke more." Sourc...

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