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Sleep Problems in Overweight Children Appear Fairly Common

...ightly overweight. 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...

Who are ‘Tweens’? Read o…

...ng the most of the shopping tendency of tweens, by playing second fiddle to their wants. It is known that many tweens are having a say in the purchasing decisions that their parents make. AV...

Britons soon will practise telling GPs how to practice

... going to be endowed with the special privilege of playing a part in contributing to the doctor’s income. The Prime Minister during his 2005 election campaign projected that he would direct his energy into projects that promise better GP access to Britons. The survey that is planned is partly a fulfillment ...

Blocking Glucocorticoid Prevents Stress-Induced Skin Abnormalities

...mice in small cages in constant light with a radio playing for 48 hours. Before placing the mice in the stressful situation, the researchers treated one group of mice with RU 486, a substance that blocks the action of glucocorticoids. A second group of mice received antalarmin, which blocks glucocorticoi...

British Heart Experts Use Cricket To Target South Asians

...or South Asian channels - feature a father and son playing cricket. The father develops chest pain and, rather than ignoring the pain or calling his wife, calls 999 immediately for help, and lives to make a good recovery. The BHF is also organising a comprehensive grassroots outreach programme in five citi...

Video Games Fun but Pose Social, Health Risks

...me makers seem to be addressing concerns about how playing affects children. But too much gaming still puts c...s should consider how they will control children's playing before they buy a system, said Eric Storch, Ph.D., a UF assistant professor of pediatrics and psychi...

Excessive Dietary Fat can Lead to Asthma

...lly just has a role in metabolism and fat cells is playing a critical role in immune responses." "We are mystified as to why a molecule plays one role in one cell and another in a completely different system.” "But it shows important connections that we don't yet understand about the immune system and meta...

Marketing in Schools may Discourage Healthy Nutrition among Students

...es and 27 percent on school grounds such as sports playing fields. More than 10 percent of the respondents said the ads were displayed in the cafeteria. Factors influencing the number of soft drink ads were soft drink company incentives from distributors, exclusive beverage contracts with the schools and ...

Watching With Intent to Repeat Ignites Key Learning Area of Brain

...aviors ranging from learning to eat with utensils, playing an instrument or performing surgery. We wanted to know how the brain takes what is seen and translates it into a motor program for guiding skilled movements,” he said. In the experiment, 19 college-aged, healthy adults watched a series of digital v...

Can Defective Babies Be Made To Order?

.... "It's just unbelievably presumptuous and they're playing God." There has been mixed reactions from public, some say it is quite natural for parents with defects to want babies like them, while others feel it should not be allowed. PR...

Military College to Set Up Stem Cell Research Centre

...rs as multiple myeloma and leukaemia. "We are not playing god. Our intention is not to create a super human being but to repair diseased and damaged human tissues and organs," said Col. Harsh Kumar, head of the Department of Transfusion Medicine, AFMC."Stem cell therapy, a futuristic treatment in medicine, ...

Why People are Addicted to Video Games?

... of thousands of players simultaneously. For those playing MMOs, the need for relatedness emerged "as an important satisfaction that promotes a sense of presence, game enjoyment, and an intention for future play," the researchers found. Though different types of games and game environments were studied, Rya...

Household Chores Could Cut Breast Cancer Risk

...oing housework was far more cancer protective than playing sport, reported the online edition of BBC News. It was earlier known that physical exercise could reduce the risk of breast cancer probably through hormonal and metabolic changes. But it has been less clear how much and what types of exercise are n...

Household Chores May Reduce Risk Of Breast Cancer

...usehold chores are far more cancer protective than playing sport. It has been long known that physical exercise reduces the risk of breast cancer, perhaps through hormonal and metabolic changes. Dusting, mopping and vacuuming were good exercise and better than having a physical job. The Cancer Research...

Children's Killer Preyed On Victims For Two Years

...f age and mostly girls, who had gone missing while playing near a water tank at Nithari village, a semi-rural village on the edges of this upscale suburban town, in the past 21 months. The first kidnapping was reported in March 2005. "It is too early to reveal the details of the investigations. The two men ...

Activity Added to Video Games can Fight Fat, Shows Mayo Clinic

...t the kid’s burn more calories than they would, by playing conventional screen games .This study has been pub...e first to scientifically measure the energy spent playing video games. While the study's scope is small -- only 25 children -- it was conducted with great acc...

Gere Jives To Bollywood Songs To Spread AIDS Awareness

...ncomparable efforts of my friends (sex workers) in playing a central role in HIV prevention," the actor said. The event, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Richard Gere's Heroes Project, saw sex workers affirm their commitment to the cause. Gere also handed over awards to groups of se...

Activation of a Particular Brain Region Predicts Altruism: Study

...lay the game on its own. In both cases, successful playing of the game earned money for a charity of the study participant's choice. The researchers scanned the participants' brains using a technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which uses harmless magnetic pulses to measure changes...

Study Reveals 1.6 Million Pediatric Soccer Injuries

... to 4-years-old should be closely supervised while playing soccer because of their risk of head injuries and rate of hospitalization. More detailed research needs to be conducted on soccer helmets to see if the risk for concussion and other head injuries can be decreased. Age limitations should be considered...

Action Video Games Improves Vision

...ed in regular ophthalmology clinics. In essence, playing video game improves your bottom line on a standard eye chart. "Action video game play changes the way our brains process visual information," says Daphne Bavelier, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester. "After jus...

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