Children exposed to violence suffer health problems: Study
July 4th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 4 (IANS) Children exposed to community violence may be traumatised up to a year after the event, which may carry long-term negative consequences for health, says a study.
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Rwanda seeks India’s support for UN seat
June 29th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Projecting its democratic and economic transformation on the 50th anniversary of its independence, Rwanda, a rising economy in east Africa, Friday sought India's backing for ... Read more...
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Witness to violence makes women prone to risky sex: Study
May 11th, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 11 (IANS) Witnessing crimes and other forms of violence in both childhood and adulthood has a profound effect on women -- it makes them more prone to having ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Britain bans entry of US pastor who threatened to burn Quran
January 20th, 2011 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 20 (IANS) Britain has imposed a ban on the entry of the controversial US pastor who threatened to burn the Quran last year as a mark of protest against ... Read more...
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Youth deal with neighbourhood violence in diverse ways
December 5th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 05 (ANI): A new University of Chicago study has shown that violent experiences cause teens growing up in dangerous neighbourhoods to adopt a range of coping strategies to avoid violence, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mind is a factor in health and healing
October 5th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Mind does matter when it comes to health and healing, says a new research.
Nurse researchers and clinicians at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) and the ... Read more...
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Mind really does matter when it comes to health and healing
September 27th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 27(ANI): A new research has suggested that Hippocrates' opinion on health and illness, that mind is significant in health and healing, is actually true.Nurse researchers and clinicians at the Johns ... Read more...
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Mental, behavioural disorders can be prevented in youngsters: Study
July 30th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Interventional programs in schools, communities and health care settings can help prevent mental, emotional and behavioural disorders in young people, say researchers.Early onset of mental health problems have ... Read more...
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Exposure to violence disrupts kids’ health
April 22nd, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): School-going kids, who witness violence in urban communities, display post-traumatic stress symptoms, a new study has found.The researchers also found that these children suffer physiological effects with ... Read more...
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Witnessing violence traumatic for school kids
April 22nd, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 22 (IANS) Schoolchildren who witness violence, shootouts or hear gunshots is traumatised by them, a new study confirms.
Young people living in US cities experience and witness high levels of ... Read more...
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Violent media indeed impacts adolescent behaviour
November 20th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Researchers from Rutgers University, Newark have provided fresh evidence that violent media does impact adolescent behaviour.Lead researcher Paul Boxer has revealed that even when other factors are ... Read more...
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Four killed in police firing in Assam, toll mounts to 20 (Lead)
October 5th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Oct 5 (IANS) Four people were killed Sunday when the police opened fire at mobs of angry villagers in three different locations in Assam, taking the death toll in three days ... Read more...
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Mumbai Christians protest violence in Orissa’’s Kandhamal District
September 8th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai/Patna, Sep 8 (ANI): Christians took out a rally in Mumbai on Sunday to protest against the recent violence in Orissa''s Kandhamal District.
Eminent social activists Teesta Setelvad and Swami Agnivesh joined ... Read more...
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