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TB Patients in Marginalised Groups Need Social Support for Effective Medical Treatment

...test Journal of Advanced Nursing reports that many socially disadvantaged UK residents suffering from Tuberculosis (TB), need social help for better treatment . A research across London by TB specialists found that the growing numbers pose a challenge for agencies trying to halt the spread of the disease. ...

Both Alcohol and Neighborhood Characteristics can Affect Intimate Partner Violence

...r married/cohabiting men, drinking and living in a socially disordered neighborhood both contribute to elevate...rhood or community is one where violence and other socially negative behaviors, such as drug use and other criminal activity, are likely to occur, the general a...

Drink, Binge and the Genetic Link

... great care must be exercised to implement it in a socially responsible way for the collective good of mankind....

Work Less to Sustain Planet Earth, Say Activists

...am, a Maryland group promoting environmentally and socially responsible consumption. If the world started clocking American hours, then it would be detrimental to its environmental health, says writer Dara Colwell. According to a paper issued by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washingt...

Rise in Cigarette Use may Elucidate Asthma Epidemic in Children

...come ever more concentrated among economically and socially deprived segments of the population, as well as among younger persons. Previous data that show more recent higher rates of cigarette smoking among lower socioeconomic status segments of the population within the United States are consistent with ou...

New Brain Neuromarker May Shed Light on Autism and Schizophrenia

... the phi complex actually distinguishes when youre socially interacting and when youre not. Phi is one of a number of brain rhythms that exist in the awake human brain and appears to have a social function. Rhythms or oscillations are the natural language of the brain. They are the signature of the underly...

Female Infanticide and Feticide Continue to Increase

... indefensible; it is economically, politically and socially unsupportable."...

Man Keeps Wife and Sons in Maggot-infested House

...d to her.' Detective Thompson said the boys were socially inept. 'The oldest one can communicate, but it's on a 3- to 4-year-old, broken-English level,' he said. 'The 4-year-old jibber-jabbers. It's rambling stuff.' Young said the two knew how to curse because that's what they heard at home. 'The cuss...

Red Cross renders emergency relief efficiently

...low-income groups and to raise the status of women socially and economically by making them available opportunities for learning and leadership. The Red Cross MCW units teach home nursing skills to auxiliary nurses, midwives and housewives. 'We have the best quality of nurses or nannies who come home. T...

Ostracized HIV Victim of Bihar Commits Suicide

...positive man hailing from a Bihar village, who was socially ostracized, committed suicide by setting himself on fire. The man, whose name is not known, was the only bread earner and immolated himself two days ago in a village in Jamui district, about 150 km from here. The immediate provocation for the dras...

Abnormal Face Processing in Toddlers With Autism

...sembled the pattern of typical toddlers, were less socially impaired and were also better at face recognition. Chawarska said that the next step is to closely examine the spatial and temporal characteristic of the childrens visual scanning patterns. While typical and developmentally delayed toddlers move qu...

Avian Flu Seen in Others Birds too

...to finally contain and eradicate the virus. "The socially and economically equitable adjustment of poultry production and marketing systems for safer product supply is essential to reduce infection risks. Without forgetting that efficient veterinary services and improved private public partnership for bette...

It is Men, and Not Women, to Be Blamed for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

...tling and will help millions of such women who are socially ridiculed. This study proves that men should not blame women alone for recurrent miscarriage. They are equally responsible," he added. Elaborating on the inferior quality of sperms, Misro said environmental pollution is one of the factors. "Through...

Video Game Addiction to Be Termed as a Medical Condition

...those players, says the AMA, are more likely to be socially isolated and probably addicted. Up to 90 percent of American youngsters play video games and as many as 15 percent of them more than 5 million kids may be addicted, according to data cited in the AMA councils report. There are many people who ag...

The Danger in Candy Cigarettes

... products helps promote smoking as a culturally or socially acceptable activity. While countries including the UK, Australia, and Canada currently restrict candy cigarette sales, US federal and all but one state legislative efforts at banning candy cigarettes have been unsuccessful (the one exception was la...

World Epilepsy Week - 2007

...an be cured or their symptoms well controlled to a socially acceptable degree. Newer methods of treatment and surgery can now be offered to the remaining 20 per cent", says Salam. He adds that proper diagnosis is the key to success in epilepsy treatment. Video Programs Related to Epilepsy and Seizures : ...

Male Wallflowers-Watch Your Heart

...on, a shy personality can be the result of feeling socially inferior. This could lead to unhealthy changes in lifestyle and behavior and even disturb the balance of the bodys hormones....

Discourage Less Educated Women from Conceiving , Says New Zealand Academic

...nes for intelligence," he said. Flynn, said in a socially mobile society such as New Zealand's, those who remained uneducated had poorer genetic material in terms of IQ. Over time poorer genes would take their toll, leading to a "decay" in genetic quality. "If you imagine this as a long-term thing, extend...

Too Much of Videogames Hampers Study Time in Children

...e notion that adolescents who play video games are socially isolated," the researchers say. They added that the findings signify that video game play can be a distraction from school-related activities, but it may not have an adverse effect on grades. "Although gamers spend less time reading and doing hom...

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