A recent study conducted by researchers at San Francisco State University shows that the reaction of the family to the gay relations of a youth affects his mental health. It was found that the youth who got a negative reaction from their family members were more prone to drugs, depression and suicide.
According to the researchers, a bit of support and acceptance from the family could help in restoring the mental health of the homosexuals.
The Read the rest of this entry »
ScienceDaily (Oct. 3, 2008)
— Sea otters are known as a keystone species, filling such an important niche in ocean communities that without them, entire ecosystems can collapse. Scientists are finding, however, that sea otters can have even farther-reaching effects that extend to terrestrial communities and alter the behavior of another top predator: the bald eagle.
In nearshore marine communities, towering kelp can reach heights of 250 feet Read the rest of this entry »
EL PASO — Army medical officials have spoken with nearly 300 patients at risk of developing blood-borne illnesses, including hepatitis and HIV, because of improper insulin injections at a West Texas army hospital.
Officials at the Army’s William Beaumont Army Medical Center announced that as many as 2,114 diabetes patients treated at the hospital since August 2007 could have been infected because of an improper procedure for injecting Read the rest of this entry »
Children of mothers who ate more than two servings of fish per week had higher scores than kids of non-fish-eating moms, even when other influences of early childhood development, such as birth weight and breast-feeding duration, were factored out. No measurable benefit was seen in kids born to women who ate fewer than two servings of fish per week, which corresponds to the current FDA/EPA advice.
The improvements in kids were even more striking Read the rest of this entry »
Bombay News.Net
Monday 6th October, 2008 (IANS)
The functioning of five government medical colleges in Kerala was affected as students went on a one-day strike Monday.
The students are demanding a hike in their stipend and repeal of compulsory bond that requires them to work in the government service for a certain period.
Doctors – including house surgeons, postgraduate students and doctors serving in the colleges under the bond – joined the Read the rest of this entry »