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HIV Prevention through Abstinence-only Programs

... of them being girls. Twenty-three per cent of the youngsters said that they had had sexual intercourse at least once before the study began. Mr. Jemmott said, "There aren't any studies that show that children are less likely to use condoms as a result of an abstinence intervention. I've looked in the literat...

'Copycat Attitude' Pushes Kids to Commit Suicide

...Peer suicides are definitely impacting the mind of youngsters and they are taking this shortcut to register their dissent," he said. Parekh suggested that parents should be more vigilant. "In schools, teachers and counsellors must recognise the problem at an early stage," Parekh added. Like Rahul, a few mon...

Immunisation programme to include vaccine against Pneumococcal disease

...many young lives will be saved every year and many youngsters will be spared the devastating after-effects of pneumococcal meningitis," she said. Philip Kirby, the chief executive of the Meningitis Trust, said: "Vaccination is the only way to prevent meningitis. Pneumococcal meningitis is a devastating diseas...

Delhi Police Seized 4,400 kg of Banned Drug Mandrax

...ly in demand in South Africa and a favourite among youngsters there. "South Africa is the top consumer of this contraband and it is popularly known as street drug," Walia told IANS. According to South African Police Service website, Methaqualone represents more than 60 percent of all drugs seized on the str...

Drug-Related Death Drop In Scotland

...borating with other publicans to find means to ask youngsters to stop using drugs. Scottish Tory leader Annabel Goldie said that the report was misleading. The war against drugs is far from won; indeed the Scottish Executive's own target was to reduce the number of fatalities to 218 or fewer by the end of 2004...

Alternative therapies for ADHD

...the inner ear and yeast infections -- even hanging youngsters upside down on the monkey bars and encouraging them to chew gum to burn off energy, have been tried by parents for years. Diet alterations and herbal remedies are recommended by Lowell psychologist Stephen Fisher for those who don’t want to go for ...

Allowing Children To Drink At Home Curbs Binge Drinking

... out alcohol at home. The study says that allowing youngsters // to drink at parties and at home may be the best...hich conducted the study found that nine of the 10 youngsters polled drank more than 5 drinks when they boozed. The report recommended that shops selling drinks m...

India may Lose Over $230 bn from Heart Diseases

...show an alarming incidence of heart diseases among youngsters in India, said S.K. Gupta, senior cardiologist at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. Cases of heart diseases (per 100,000) increased from 145 males and 126 females in 1985 to 253 males and 204 females in 2000. "According to one estimate, more than 2...

Ex-drug Addict has set up Support System for Drug Victims

...mber of other illegal substances. But I don't want youngsters in our state to inherit the bad habit." The Churachandpur Users Forum (CUF), set up by him, has 14 founder members and over 50 members. "People in the 18-30 age group are taking to drugs in Manipur, leading to a high rate of AIDS. At least 24 p...

Malayali Nurses - Lifeline of Keralites Abroad

...protect their identity and culture. Some of the youngsters speak Malayalam fluently although they find it dif...usually visit their native place once a year, some youngsters find little joy in the compulsory rediscovery of their roots. Most Malayali migrants, about to re...

At School Twins Perform As Well As Other Children

...ucational motivation. The Danish study of 11,000 youngsters shows that twins are catching up. "We interpret our findings as indicating that improvements in obstetric and pediatric practices over the past 50 years have largely ameliorated the cognitive disadvantage identified in twins by earlier research, desp...

Nursery kids need an hour of exercise

...t less active as they get older so it's vital that youngsters get regular physical activity to lay the foundations for good health as they grow up. "We recommend that parents encourage their toddlers and young children to eat a healthy diet and have lots of active play time - at least an hour a day for kids o...

More Exercise does not Prevent Obesity in Children

...t less active as they get older so it's vital that youngsters get regular physical activity to lay the foundations for good health as they grow up." NLA...

Wine Bottles to Warn of Pitfalls of Drinking

...n clubs, bars and restaurants, hoping to influence youngsters against the idea that "drinking is cool"....

A Bad Swirl for the Good Old Whiff–Coffee

...esearchers by way of their study sought to caution youngsters and others alike about the dangers of caffeine abuse. They said “Recreational abuse of caffeine or other pharmaceuticals is not safe. Young people taking caffeine either to stay awake or for a feeling of euphoria may actually end up in the emergency ...

Obese Kids Unmotivated byWeight Loss campaigns

...ight loss campaigns that attempt to get overweight youngsters lose weight by concentrating on the way they look, appear to put them off and are likely to make them// gorge even more, according to a recent study. Researchers say that they are no more motivated to change their eating habits than those who are ...

Scourge of Obesity

...s with an estimated 14 million overweight pre-teen youngsters in the European Union. Health experts have noted that generally obesity rates start to climb towards epidemic levels in developing nations as the sedentary lifestyles and rich diets - laden with sugar, fats and salt - common in many Western countri...

New version of Good Medical Practice

...in making decisions about their treatment. " The youngsters feel that they were not given enough information about their problem when they were diagnosed with asthma. Another policy in the Good Medical Practice is helping patients to improve and maintain their health on their own. GYT...

Youngsters on a new ‘high’ with caffeine supplemens

There is an alarming rise in the number of youngsters today suffer from disorders that arise out of the ...plements. Sadly the researchers noted that most of youngsters were just entering their twenties. Caffeine is oft overlooked as a potent drug by most people and he...

Older People Get Worse Hangovers

...e next day. It is not all good news, however, as youngsters may be lulled into a false sense of security, leading them to do untold damage to their health, Varlinskaya said. This ability of adolescents to rapidly counteract some unpleasant alcohol effects may allow them to have more drinks per occasion. "T...

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