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Violent computer games spur aggression: study

..., indicates that avid users become desensitized to shocking acts of aggression. Psychologists found that this brain alteration, in turn, appeared to prime regular users of such games to act more violently. The research, conducted by the University of Missouri-Columbia, stands apart from other studies in tha...

Poverty Claims Valuable Lives Of Children In Orissa

...ry low due to high infant mortality rate - it is a shocking 510 per 1,000 live births. The Juangs (about 25,000) in the district live below in dire poverty. Lack of basic infrastructure makes existing healthcare services inaccessible to many. As a result, out of 22,958 newborn, 2,276 weighed less than 2.5 k...

Exposure to hazardous tissue, a fear of 21 Windsor surgery patients

In yet another shocking news in the medical fraternity comes the incident that here is sale of unscreened body parts to surgery patients in Windsor. // The incident came to light when 21 surgery patients were operated upon with unscreened products, obtained by a U.S. tis...

A know how and ready manual for diabetes!

...logia, the International Journal of Diabetes. The shocking revelations came in the form of the results that said that that India has an estimated 35 million diabetics and worse, that nearly 13.3 million cases remain undiagnosed. The reasons for the rise in diabetes is rapid urbanisation, decreased physical...

Inhuman Error: Medicine Becomes Poison, Causing Death

... or just apathy- What do you say , to yet another shocking case of human error, where a woman dies after being given a medicine that was not meant for her.// Barbara Maguire, 51, was admitted to Glasgow's Stobhill Hospital in the emergency ward, after a stomach complaint in 2004. NHS, has confirmed tha...

Baby Boomers: Shape up or get shipped out!

...ion spokesperson and cardiologist told CTV."It was shocking to find that the rates of obesity in baby boomers have soared by nearly 60 per cent and a staggering 52 per cent are inactive." Abramson feels that baby boomers, the group between 45 and 60, are not as fit as the seniors of today. During a survey ...

Madhya Pradesh: Blood Transfusion Infects 136 Individuals With HIV

...od. // Health Minister Ajay Bishnoi announced this shocking report in the Assembly. Following the announcement, an inquiry has been ordered to identify individuals/health organizations involved in the controversial blood transfusion issue. The minister further stated that an action plan would be implemented...

Female Ratio Drops Alarmingly In Himachal Due To Feticides

...ratio falling to be the lowest in the country. The shocking factor is that despite such unchecked prevalence o...r ratio among the lowest in the country. Even more shocking is the fact that there has been only one case of conviction for the crime. "Around 7,500 female fe...

Is Aricept, the Alzheimer’s Drug Safe to Use against Vascular Dementia

...m of dementia after Alzheimer's disease. But the shocking results show that about eleven patients have died while taking Aricept during a clinical trial held at Japan's Eisai Co. There were no deaths among patients who were taking a placebo. This news would lead to calls for greater scrutiny of clinical t...

Parkinson's Drug Leads To Increase in Gamblers

...s prescribed to treat Parkinson’s disease revealed shocking results. After investigation it was found// that drugs prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease could turn patients into compulsive gamblers. Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration have found strong association between pathological gambling an...

Adequate Foot Care, the Only Way to Prevent Amputation of Lower Limbs in Diabetics

...llwood, chief executive at Diabetes UK said: It is shocking that some people with diabetes are getting sub-standard specialist foot care or even none at all, if they are at high risk of amputation. We know that the rate of amputation may be reduced by 40% or more through effective care. All people with diabet...

Immediate Attention Is Needed To Tackle the Obesity Crisis among Children

...17 were surveyed in five different schools it was shocking to find that nearly 10 % drank more than a litre a day of high-sugar drinks, and nearly 35 % drank about two cans a day. Research showed that teenagers who drank a can of soft drink a day added 6.4 kilograms to their existing body weight. The Royal C...

Slow Suffocation of Poultry Termed Inhumane

... said, ‘It is possible that many birds will die in shocking circumstances and we could be faced with scenes in...fashion, become a common sight - comparable to the shocking scenes at the height of the foot and mouth disease crisis.’ ‘We believe that this method is potent...

Doctors Join Hands To Spread Awareness Against Maternal Mortality

...along the route. "Maternal mortality is the most shocking and yet the most ignored public health problem across the world. The numbers are staggering - every year approximately 600,000 women die of pregnancy-related causes globally and 99 percent of these deaths occur in developing countries," said Duru Sha...

Diabetes Fast Turning Into A Epidemic In Australia

... later, nearly 6,000 Australians were tested, with shocking results. Paul Zimmet, director of the International Diabetes Institute, and one of the study authors, stated that although Australia's diabetes rate was known to be high, the pace of the crisis and the number of people newly affected was a shock. H...

Post Partum Blues Often Treated with Drugs

...evastating for mothers and their families. "It's shocking how many women are being diagnosed incorrectly or not at all, put on waiting lists for treatment or told that services are not available in their area." The Government plans to launch two pilot studies to encourage the use of CBT and other counseli...

Drug Menace among Youth Quadruples since 1997

...he University of Glasgow, said: "These figures are shocking and they underline the reason why we need in Scotland substance abuse services that are appropriate for children at a much earlier stage." David Liddell, the director of the Scottish Drugs Forum, who has also favored the need for specialist drug se...

Just One Puff Make Teenagers Addict

...us on pre-secondary school children. It was really shocking that nicotine receptors gets conditioned and triggers for a second puff when parents smoke in front of their children, and there is evidence to show that's an effect of nicotine conditioning as well. I was found that children who smoke a cigarette ...

UV Rays Affects the Power of Vision

...lhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata it was shocking to realize that many people are not aware of the harmful effects of ultra-violet (UV) rays. // The results are that about 85% of the people in Mumbai are unaware that UV rays affect the eyes. About 73% of the people do not go in for a regular eye che...

Court Dismisses 143-Crore Claim Against Hospital In Kolkata For Alleged Negligence In Treatment

... Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) was utterly shocking not just for him, but also for the millions of ordinary Indian citizens who were seeking justice against the hitherto 'untouchable' Indian doctors. He promised to move the matter to the Supreme Court immediately against the ruling of the apex court. ...

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