TV habits can foretell kids’ fitness
July 16th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 16 (IANS) Each hour of TV that a two to four-year-old watches elevates the risk of a larger waistline and reduction of muscle fitness, says a study.According to ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Attentiveness in KG key to work-oriented skills
January 30th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 30 (IANS) Attentiveness in kindergarten (KG) is the key to developing "work-oriented" skills in school children later as adults.
"Children who are more likely to work autonomously and ... Read more...
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Italy’s $1.4m super car Pagani Huayra unveiled
January 29th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 29 (ANI): Automakers Pagani in Italy has come up with a 1.4 million dollar super car named Huayra.Named after an ancient Andean god of wind, the Huayra has been engineered ... Read more...
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7th Manipuri Film Festival 2010 kicks off in Imphal
September 12th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Sep.12 (ANI): The 7th Manipuri Film Festival 2010 commenced here on Saturday, as the Manipur Governor, Gurbachan Jagat inaugurated the gala event.Also present on the occasion was eminent filmmaker Aribam and ... Read more...
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TV-watching tots ‘more likely to be bullied, chubbier, less intelligent’
May 4th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Children who are exposed to more television at 29 months of age are likely to struggle in school later, with measurably lower scores in maths, and they may ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Watching TV ‘makes toddlers fatter and stupider’
May 3rd, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Watching television makes kids less intelligent and more likely to put on weight, according to a new research.In the study, scientists found that the more television children watched ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Impulsive kindergarten kids more likely to turn to gambling by grade 6
March 3rd, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): Kids who are branded impulsive by their kindergarten teachers are more likely to develop gambling behaviours by the sixth grade, according to a new study.Researchers behind the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
CO2 levels must be reduced as they are already in danger zone
November 8th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): A new study has suggested that if climate disasters are to be averted, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) must be reduced below the levels that already exist today, ... Read more...
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