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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Whatever doesn’t kill us really can make us stronger
October 16th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the age-old saying 'whatever doesn't kill you makes us stronger' has some truth to it.The University at Buffalo study examined a national ... Read more...
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Holocaust memories still haunt survivors
September 21st, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 21 (ANI): Decades of research has indicated that survivors of mass genocide like the Holocaust still haunts its victims, manifesting itself in the form of various psychiatric symptoms."What we've found ... Read more...
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Michigan varsity study claims Palestinian, Israeli kids psychologically scarred by war
September 17th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Ann Arbor (Michigan, US), Sept.17 (ANI): A new University of Michigan study has claimed that Israeli and Palestinian children are suffering psychologically as a result of the violence inflicting the region.According to ... 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.
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Spending time in intensive care unit can leave kids traumatized
September 4th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 4 (ANI): Researchers at the McGill University Health Centre have found that kids who spend time in the intensive care unit of a hospital can be traumatized by the ... Read more...
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Dungeon dads kids state like PoWs of World War II, says nurse
May 3rd, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by admin
London, May 3 (ANI): Two of Elisabeths kids - the woman who was held captive by her father and gave birth to his seven children - have symptoms of confinement last ... Read more...
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9/11 stress linked to increased risk of heart problems
January 8th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): The stress brought on by the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001 may be making Americans sicker, says a new ... Read more...
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