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New Studies: Commercials Aren't Making Kids Fat

...vidence that undermines the supposed link between television food advertising and childhood obesity. A report i...that "children are not exposed to more food ads on television than they were in the past." This contradicts childhood obesity scaremongers who have claimed time...

Asthmatics Arrived in Hyderabad to Take Fish Medicine

...ty in the area. Metal detectors and closed circuit television cameras have been installed in the light of last month's bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here that had claimed nine lives. Hyderabad District Collector R.V. Chandravadhan said 24 fish dispensing counters have been opened at the venue. For t...

SKorea Launches Campaign to Curb Hard-drinking Culture

...s said . The campaign focuses on advertisements on television and elsewhere to enhance public awareness of the dangers of excessive drinking, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said. "South Koreans consider offering alcohol to others as being generous. More worrisome is quick and excessive drinking," Park No-...

Social Worker in Jharkhand Spreads AIDS Awareness Through Music

...resident of Gumla. Most Jharkhand villages lack television sets and newspapers hardly ever reach them. There are nearly 37,000 leprosy patients in Jharkhand and every year nearly 1000 people fall prey to malaria. As per official estimates, there are 1100 AIDS patients in the state....

Iron Clothes to Lower Blood Sugar Levels

... activities such as folding clothes while watching television may have positive effects on blood-sugar levels. But she stressed people should not replace the recommended 30 minutes of medium to intense exercise a day with less strenuous activities. Chronically high blood glucose concentrations or hyperglyc...

National Infant Immunization Week Urges Parents to Vaccinate On Time

...aign materials available to communities, including television public service announcements, posters, print advertisements, informational articles, and educational materials for parents and providers. The Department of Health and Human Services' mission is to protect health and give a special helping hand to...

Food Ads Prompts Children to Eat More

...as obese and the average child watches 17 hours of television per week. A ban on junk food advertising during ...hildren under three should be banned from watching television and that older children should face severe rationing. Over 2,000 obesity experts are attending the...

Tobacco Control Laws to Be Regulated in India

...lay of tobacco products or their use in movies and television programs in India. This announcement of my Ministr... stand and is committed in ensuring that films and television do not become a medium for promoting tobacco products to the vulnerable youth audience. India was...

Junk Food Ad Overkill Shows Urgent Ban Needed

...hirds of advertising during high-rating children’s television programs promotes junk food. 'This startling st... of advertisements aired during popular children’s television programs are for foods high in fat and sugar. The Coalition on Food Advertising to Children (CFAC...

Kids Watch too Many TV Junk Food Commercials: Study

...he study, which is the largest ever carried out on television advertising aimed at kids, had researchers look at and analyse commercials during 1,638 hours of TV programming on networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, the Cartoon Network, Disney, MTV, and Nickelodeon. Vicky Rideout, vice president of the fou...

Disturbing TV Scenes may Intensify Stress

Viewing disturbing news footage on television could intensify stress and trauma, according to// ...heir activities the day before, including how much television they watched. The 11 students in the class continued recording their dreams until the end of the sem...

New Guidelines to Address Growing Obesity Epidemic

...ities for active recreation; "Screen time" (e.g. television watching, and video or computer games) should be limited to less than two hours per day to encourage increased activity and less food consumption, and to limit exposure to food advertising. "We hope that our recommendations will have a major impact...

Smoking on Television is Harmful to the Health of the Nation's Youth: BMA

...e who starts in their late 20s. Despite bans on television tobacco advertising and moves to raise the legal age of purchasing cigarettes to 18, smoking on television remains widespread. There is evidence suggesting that television programs depicting tobacco usage...

After the King’s Crown, Maoist Want Miss Nepal’s Cron

...ached the minister and asked him to stop the state television from broadcasting it. Hidden Treasure has warned Nepal Television that if the state agency agreed, it would be a breach of contract and they would take the agency to court for stiff damages. "Bravo, it shows the (Mao)Badis have their priorities ...

Sedentary Lives Equal Shorter ‘sweeter’ Livs

... exercise. They examined the association between television viewing and blood glucose levels, measured after f...an affect blood glucose, the more time women spent television viewing, the higher were their blood glucose levels two hours after they took the glucose test-drink...

Lesser the Better- Minimally Invasive Surgery Breakthrough

... cavity was formulated after Dr. Cadeddu watched a television show featuring teens who used magnets to hold studs on their lips to avoid getting their lips pierced. “Once you think about, it’s an obvious thing,” said Dr. Cadeddu, whose team of urologists and surgeons worked with engineers from UTA’s Automatio...

Schoolgirls Spark Court Cases Against Drug Giant

...al amounts of vitamin C, contrary to claims in its television commercials. The company will appear in Auckland District Court Tuesday charged with 15 breaches of the Fair Trading Act, which could bring fines of 200,000 New Zealand dollars (about $142,000) on each charge, the Weekend Herald reported. GSK's Aus...

Interactive Digital Television to Monitor Health

...assistance system in Spain for interactive digital television and a number of companies and government bodies ha...tele-assistance, moreover, does not interfere with television viewing, as the screen can be minimised or left in the background of the TV screen in such a way tha...

Your Kids may Not Be Fat Because of too Much TV or Video Games

... who spend more time than average, in front of the television are just as active as those who do not. Instead Biddle puts the blame on the mode of transport being offered to teenagers today. He says that says the real problem may be that children are being driven to school instead of riding their bikes and ...

Excessive TV Viewing Linked to Poor Eating Habits in Children

... 2 hours per day of video screen/television and no television sets in children’s bedrooms and encourages 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous play or physical activity daily. Source-urekalert SRM...

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