06.27.07

Many men willing to buy alcohol for minors

Posted in Health at 2:18 pm by heaven

Nearly 20 percent of U.S. males over 21 are willing to purchase alcohol for underage youth if approached outside an alcohol establishment.

Meditation helps minds focus

Posted in Health at 2:08 pm by heaven

Amishi Jha and Michael Baime, of the University of Pennsylvania, examined the ways meditation might modify the three subcomponents of attention, including the ability to prioritize and manage tasks and goals, the ability to voluntarily focus on specific information and the ability to stay alert to the environment.

Despite progress, bird flu will continue to spread, FAO warns

Posted in Health at 2:00 pm by heaven

Rome - Bird flu remains entrenched in several countries and will continue to spread in spite of improvements in the way the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus is being contained, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday. In a statement...

Gene linked to alcoholism, sex abuse

Posted in Health at 1:56 pm by heaven

Girls sexually abused as children are more likely to develop alcoholism later if they have a gene linked to the body's response to stress, says a U.S. study.

Teen violence predicts domestic violence

Posted in Health at 1:54 pm by heaven

University of Washington researchers tracing the development of violent behavior have found a link between teenage violence and domestic violence.

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