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Negative Effects of Asthma Can Be Countered With Personality changes

... facing asthma symptoms were associated with fewer school absences, more participation in activities, and le... a cure to decrease the prevalence of asthma among school going children as it is association with difficulties in children's psychosocial and academic functi...

Oscar Winners Live Longer Than Co-Competitors

...ied approximately 2.4 years earlier than their med school classmates despite enjoying prestigious careers. This could be attributed to the additional responsibility, go-get attitude and elevated stress levels. The results of the study perhaps highlight the fact that anything in this world comes with a pri...

Vayalar Ravi Wants Health Education In Schools

... health education to be made compulsory in primary school classes to help the coming generations to lead a healthy life.// Inaugurating a two-day 'inter-faith interface' on AIDS awareness in Thiruvananthapuram he said: "My personal view is that at least one hour a week should be devoted for health educatio...

Addiction To Internet Can Lead To Depression

...ncrease in feelings of depression and a decline in school results within six months. The IVO found that Internet "addicts" spent on average 26 hours a week in front of the computer terminal. Parents had the largest role in preventing Internet addiction, the study found, suggesting the parents should tal...

Brain Injury, A Consequence Of Glandular Fever Could Trigger Fatigue Syndrome

...y of an individual. In most cases, withdrawal from school or work may be necessary. Several theories related to muscular disorder, immune system disorder, psychiatric disorder and hormonal changes have been suggested as a possible cause of CFS. The researchers closely monitored 39 individuals with a diagn...

Come September, Schools Will be better off Sans Junk foods

...an, New food standards from September will improve school meals, but they cannot succeed if pupils are surro...ks that fill them up with sugar and fat during the school day. One in eight of our children is now obese. Anecdotal evidence suggests that, when these product...

HIV Positive Family Ostracized In Orissa

...rs with teachers and students at the local primary school refraining from even touching her daughters. "The sisters are made to sit in a corner of the class," said Sanjukta. At least 31 people in Kendrapada have been infected with AIDS in the last two years. According to UNAIDS, at least 285 people have...

Genetic Reasons behind Change in One’s Blood Pressur

...It is nothing but one twin starts riding a bike to school while the other continues taking a bus or even that they start going to different schools. But keeping a track of the environmental factors, diet, physical activity, socioeconomic issues and stress are difficult to measure. ...

Online recruitment criticised by doctors

... be. It has always been the case that some medical school graduates wouldn't get their first choice of location or post," said a Department of Health spokeswoman. So the debate over this issue and the opposing thoughts of the government and doctors continues....

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

...rger impact with respect to marijuana than did the school curriculum because students take a course, but after it is over its influence starts to fade. Kelly said that the researchers were surprised and are continuing similar research projects to see if the effects can be replicated and improved....

Peer Rejection Leads To Reduced Participation In Classroom Activities

... peers were more likely to refrain from day to day school activities and even displayed a tendency to avoid going to school. Although exclusion or neglect is not as transparent as physical or verbal abuse, it might have a significant impact on the growth of the child. This neglect can in turn have a signi...

Hand-foot-mouth Disease Outbreak In Malaysia

...om playing in large groups. He urged parents and school authorities to remain vigilant against the disease, adding that the government would continue to conduct aggressive clean-up activities in the state to try to curb the spread of the disease. Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral infection ...

Pesticide exposure penetrates the womb and affects blood and brain

Harvard school of Public Health released alarming data that children in Ecuador whose mothers were exposed to pesticides while pregnant had increased blood pressure and diminished ability // to copy geometric figures as compared to a control group. This is the resu...

Unilever And World Dental Federation Team Up To Improve Oral Health In North Africa, Middle East and Turkey

...rtnership Live. Learn. Laugh. The programs include school education programmes and demonstrations. "We are extremely excited to be putting funds towards national oral health care projects. Working with the FDI and the individual NDAs in the countries, we will identify and launch oral health programmes that ...

Yogic Moments: Age Old Yoga, Benefits All Age Groups

...d knock off the extra weight. 60 overweight high school girls and boys participated in a study. They were divided into two groups. One group were asked to participate in 40 minutes of yoga and pranayama (quiet, deep and forced breathing) four times a week for 12 weeks, while participants in the control gr...

Fatal Case of Meningitis Detected In Massachusetts

...ctor of the Lowell Health Department said that the school is distributing free medicines to all those who have come in contact with the child. The antibiotic called Cipro is given to the adults as is not recommended for youngsters due to its undesirable side-effects. The kids are given two days' worth of a ...

Indian-Born Doctor Diddy Shines In Germany

... to become a doctor while Nicholas, 18, is in high school and keen on a career in IT. Nicholas, in fact, controls the completely wired Diddy residence. If we have a problem, we have to hope he has the time to fix it, Diddy said with a laugh. (Source:IANS)...

Malaysia to Beef in Medical Care to Fight against HFMD

... Sarawak under the age of 10 from participating in school holiday activities at western Malaysia. He said this as a precautionary measure to prevent the disease spreading to western Malaysia. Local authorities have also insisted the public to be very careful in case their child shows symptoms such as fev...

‘Radiation Overdose Girl’ Is Picking Up the Threads of Her Lie

... specialist oxygen treatment. // She has re-joined school and will be celebrating her 16th birthday soon. ... will probably fall off in the end. She is back at school and said it was funny being with her friends again” According to her parents, the girl has always ...

Swaziland And Lesotho Sees Sharp Increase In AIDS/HIV Population

...rphans. Lewis said last month he visited a primary school with 350 students in Lesotho, 250 of whom are orphans. Swaziland is ruled by a polygamist king who has been criticised, including by Lewis, for failing to rally the country against AIDS. Lewis said he had a rare one-on-one interview with the king...

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