Positive parenting helps prevent obesity in kids
February 7th, 2012 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Positive parenting during the child's formative years could help prevent obesity among them.Today, one out of five US children is obese. They are five times more ... Read more...
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Saudi auto finance firm selects Nucleus Software product
September 13th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 13 (IANS) Saudi Arabia's auto finance major Aqsat International Trading has selected software products and services of Nucleus Software Exports Ltd for automating its business operations and reduce ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Brit teachers ply student, 17, with alcohol before sexually assaulting him
April 25th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 25 (ANI): Two married teachers in Britain have been charged with engaging in illegal sex acts with a 17-year-old boy, who they groomed after plying him with alcohol.Gay Davidson-Shepard, 59, ... Read more...
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Scholastic success can keep kids away from drugs
April 4th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 4 (IANS) Children who did better at school were also less likely to use drugs and alcohol or steal or break into fights than their non-performing peers."Higher performance ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
In national interest, official can be sacked without probe: Court
March 31st, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court has held that the government need not communicate the charges against an official sacked for delinquency or hold an enquiry if doing ... Read more...
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Jennifer Zuniga in the dock for encouraging son to fight
March 24th, 2011 - 2:20 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sacramento, Mar 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A 33 years old mother is in the dock after she was video-taped encouraging and pushing her son to fight with another boy. The video has been ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Is it possible for consumers to be in love with their cars, computers?
December 23rd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 23 (ANI): A new study has found that the way people treat their possessions looks like they are in love with them."Is it possible for consumers to be in love ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Pak ’suicide bomber who wasn’t’ urges Pak govt ‘to take strict action’ against police
October 14th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 14 (ANI): The alleged suicide bomber, who thought to have been blown himself up outside Hazrat Abdullah Shah Ghazi (R.A)'s mausoleum, has called upon the Pakistan government for stringent action ... Read more...
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Woman poses as boy to seduce teenage girls
October 8th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) An American woman who posed as a teenage boy so she could seduce a teenage girl has been sentenced to six months in jail, a media report ... Read more...
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US woman jailed for posing as teen boy so she could date teen girl
October 7th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 7 (ANI): A woman in the US has been sentenced to six months in jail after she posed as a teenage boy so she could date a teenage girl.Patricia Dye, ... Read more...
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Two Boiling Springs SC Teachers Charged After Throwing Parties for Minors
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:10 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two teachers from Boiling Springs were taken into custody by the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Department on Monday after they allegedly threw parties for teenagers which involved alcohol, marijuana, ... Read more...
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Disadvantaged teens prone to adult crime, substance abuse problems
August 17th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): Disadvantaged adolescents are prone to adult crime and substance abuse problems, according to a new study.The research, therefore, suggests that early intervention among young adolescents with delinquency problems ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
No room for polygamy in France, says interior minister
August 9th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 9 (ANI): France's interior minister Brice Hortefeux has called for the withdrawal of citizenship of immigrants who practise polygamy or female genital mutilation.Hortefeux said there were "possibilities to have nationality ... Read more...
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What can be done to help troubled star Lindsay Lohan?
August 8th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 08 (ANI): Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan is going through a tough time as she is in the rehab centre after her jail stint for probation violation.And what all ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Sisters seem to shield siblings from blues, loneliness
August 3rd, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) The presence of a sister - even younger - seems to shield 10 to 14-year-olds from depression and loneliness.
A sister protected adolescents from feeling lonely, unloved, guilty, self-conscious ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Having a sister makes you less likely to feel down in the dumps
August 3rd, 2010 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 3 (ANI): Having a sister makes 10- to 14-year-olds a bit less likely to suffer depression - that's one of several intriguing findings from a new study.Brigham Young University professor ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Poor kids more vulnerable to poor sleep effects
May 14th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): School kids from poor families are more vulnerable to the effects of poor sleep than their peers, concludes a new study.The research, that assessed the ties between children's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Early puberty makes women more aggressive
January 12th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 12 (IANS) Women who reach puberty early have increased levels of aggression, says a new study.
The study found that the aggression or delinquency self-reported by these women iscomparable ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Childhood delinquency linked to premature death, disability in middle age
December 8th, 2009 - 2:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 8 (ANI): Delinquency in childhood increases the risk of premature death and disability in middle age, says a new UK study.This is the first study to examine how a wide ... Read more...
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Porn star thanks Sarah Palin for inspiring hit film
December 7th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 7 (ANI): Porn star Lisa Ann, who took a porn swipe at Sarah Palin in, 'Who's Nailin' Paylin?', has thanked the ex-Vice Presidential candidate for inspiring her hit ... Read more...
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Charges likely against Balloon Boy’s father Richard Heene
October 20th, 2009 - 12:38 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, Oct 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The flight of a home-made helium balloon that touched off a frantic and a wide-spread rescue attempt for the young boy thought to be on board ... Read more...
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Colorado Sheriff confirms balloon boy incident was hoax
October 19th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 19 (ANI): Authorities in Colorado have confirmed the balloon boy incident was a hoax.A couple of weeks earlier, 6-year-old Falcon Heene's parents, Richard and Mayumi had raised alarm that the ... Read more...
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Kids gorging on chocolates grow into violent adults
October 1st, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 1 (IANS) Children who gorge on chocolate and sweets daily are more likely to grow into violent adults, says a new research.
A study of almost 17,500 volunteers in the British ... Read more...
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Daily candy, chocolate can make your kid into a thuggish adult
October 1st, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 1 (ANI): Children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to grow into aggressive adults, according to a new study.The study of almost 17,500 participants in the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Valerie Roesler: School Teacher Arrested After Being Found Drunk With A Teen
September 22nd, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Franconia VA., September 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to sources, in an untoward incident, Valerie Roesler, a Fairfax county school teacher has been reportedly charged with "contributing to a delinquency" of ... Read more...
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Delinquency prompts teenagers to marry earlier than peers
April 23rd, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Delinquent teens marry earlier than their peers while substance-abusing teens, especially girls who abuse marijuana, marry later than their peers, if at all, according to a broad-based ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dothan Eagle Enquiry Causes Statewide Memo
March 12th, 2009 - 12:00 am ICT by GD
The Alabama Administrative Office of the Courts has disbursed a memo to all judges and circuit clerks across Alabama after the Dothan Eagle inquiry was made into the confidentiality of a specific ... Read more...
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Satyam scam isolated, not a slur on corporate India: Kamal Nath
January 17th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) The Rs.70 billion ($1.4 billion) financial scam in Satyam Computer Services is an isolated case and does not tarnish the image of the Indian corporate sector in any ... Read more...
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Religion helps people exercise self-control
December 31st, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 31 (ANI): Religion facilitates the exercise of self-control and attainment of long-term goals, says a new study from University of Miami.The study found that religious people have more self-control ... Read more...
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Now, a daycare program to nip kids violence in the bud
December 9th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): In an effort to control violence in children at an early age, Universite de Montreal has launched a daycare program that can help aggressive kids avoid being ... Read more...
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Indian-born Designer Anand Jon guilty of raping teen models
November 14th, 2008 - 11:11 am ICT by Bupha Ravirot
Anand Jon, Fashion designer for Hollywood stars was found guilty of 14 felony count in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, November 13.Indian-born fashion designer, Anand Jon Alexander, 34, who had work ... Read more...
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Childhood anxiety can predict adulthood criminal behaviour in men
November 4th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 4 (ANI): A team of Italian and British researchers has found that nervousness, social isolation, or anxiousness during childhood protect young men from becoming criminal offenders until they enter ... Read more...
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Violent TV programs can create negative attributes in kids
October 2nd, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): The amount of violent TV watched is linked to negative personality attributes among white males and females and African-American females, according to a new study.To investigate the ... Read more...
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Just like girls, boys too can be socially aggressive
September 17th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Its not just girls who indulge in petty gossip, for when it comes to social aggression, boys are not far behind, suggests a new study.For ages, boys ... Read more...
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Aggressive boys tend to gossip, spread rumours
September 16th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) A new analysis based on nearly 150 studies of aggression in children and adolescents, has found that while boys are more aggressive than girls physically, they are the ... Read more...
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