Keep guilt off
Dr Geoff Lowe from the University of Hull has told the British Psychological Society that people who feel bad about activities such as eating chocolate, lazing in front of the television, or going shopping are more likely to have weaker immune systems. This could make them more susceptible to disease.Those on the other hand who feel little or no
guilt are better able to fight off infectio...
Effective Treatment Of Drug Abuse Dependent On Feelings Of Shame Or Guilt
Drug abuse has become a common problem among children and adolescents. Most of the parents, who discover that their children are on drugs, are more interested in dragging them for treatment. A new study throws light on the very little // focus, which is given to identify the victim’s feelings of either shame or
guilt, both of which can have significant implications on the treatment outcom...
Doctor Pleads Not Guilty
Totada R Shantha veerappa , a medical practitioner of Indian origin in the US has pleaded not
guilty of treating cancer patients with unauthorized drugs and insecticides // . He was released from custody after providing a bond of US$ 100,000 by an Atlanta court. His assistant Dan Bartoli has also been released. The State Medical Board contends that his continued practice poses a threa...
Australian Court Finds Man Guilty of Spreading HIV/AIDS
A South Australian Supreme Court jury has found a South African man
guilty of spreading HIV/AIDS by having unprotected sex with three women. 34-year-old Andre Chad // Parenzee had led the women to believe that he had cancer. One of the three women, who also happens top be a mother of two was found HIV positive, but the other two women tested negative for the virus. One of the omen all...
GP Found Guilty Of Misconduct
A general practioner in Auckland was found
guilty of four counts of misconduct. The doctor failed to properly examine Virginia Duncan, 43 years old and a mother of three children. She died on February 2003 of colorectal cancer, // after complaining of severe abdominal pains and constipation for more than a year. The doctor is accused of tampered with her clinical notes, ignoring the adv...
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