Archives for November, 2008
UK researchers suggest that early childhood injuries relate to later diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
The results of the study, which included 62,000 children, show head and burn injuries before two years of age may double the risk of ADHD diagnosis by 10 year of age.
The study suggests that usually injuries are an early sign of ADHD behavior. Some experts say that the study may help GPs to find children who need specialist referral.
Another previous study has already suggested that mild brain injury has links with behavioral changes in children.
Though there is a link between ADHD and head injury, it’s not clear which comes first, the researchers say.
Pregnancy rates are greatly higher in those teens who watch numerous TV program with sexual dialogue and behavior. First innovative research of its own kind suggests.
This is the first study which links viewing habits with teen pregnancy, said lead author Anita Chandra, a behavioral scientist. Teens who regularly watched sexually explicit shows were more likely to become pregnant as those who watched such programs off and on.
Previous research had already concluded that, watching profuse sex on TV can manipulate teens to have sex in immaturity.
Shows, that propagate sexual behavior without the risks can direct teens to have vulnerable sex “before they’re ready to make responsible and informed decisions,” Chandra said.
The study involved 2,003, 12 to 17 year-old girls and boys nationwide, inquired by telephone about their favorite TV programs in 2001. Teens were re-interviewed twice, the last time in 2004, and asked about pregnancy. Among girls, 58 became pregnant during the follow-up, and among boys, 33 said they had gotten a girl pregnant.
According to a new study, diabetes or hypertension can hasten the death in people with Alzheimer’s.
The study has been published in the Nov.4 issue of Neurology and it says that Alzheimer’s patients with diabetes have two times higher chances to die sooner that the people with dementia condition but without diabetes. Similarly, those with Alzheimer’s and hypertension have two-and-a-half times more chances to die sooner than the Alzheimer’s patients with normal blood pressure.
Yaakov Stern, who authored the study, says in an American Acdeamy of Neurology news release: “Different studies say that the average life span of someone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s can be anywhere between three to nine years and for that person and their caregiver every minute is precious. There are controllable factors that can drastically affect how long that person can survive.”
You may hardly find an addicted person who asks for help in finding a drug rehab facility, and that’s why a drug intervention or an intervention program is somewhat essential. For people whom some near and dear one is addicted to drugs or alcohol, a successful drug and alcohol rehabilitation program is the most important thing for them.
If alcohol and drug interventions are done in the right way, they can prove quite effective. The most important and always the first step is to have the family that’s willing to do this. If the family realizes that the problem cannot go on, the intervention company is the next step. Then the intervention coordinator looks at what steps should be taken to make intervention quite effective. The meeting before starting the real intervention is known as ‘family day’ and it is vital to have a smoothly going intervention.
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Experts have warned that urgent action should be taken to avoid Britain heading for a dementia epidemic due to the Britons’ binge-drinking culture.
The study, which has been published, in the British Journal of Psychiatry, relates excessive drinking to a loss of brain tissue.
Dr James Warner and Dr Susham Gupta say that now people are drinking almost double what they used to in the 1960s and cheaper alcohol can also be a cause. They believe that the problem can be avoided by introducing tough laws.
Excessive drinking is related to a higher risk of dementia, as alcohol accounts for almost a tenth of all cases and heavy drinking is considered to contribute to almost a quarter.
