| Are Internet Boot Camps in Our Future?
Is this a fate that awaits us? Boot camp to break cyberspace addiction. In South Korea, where 90 percent of homes are connected to the Internet, camps that are part rehab, part extreme games, are growing in number, alongside a network of 140 Internet-addiction counseling centers, in addition to treatment programs within hospitals. The "Jump Up Internet Rescue Camps" started this summer in a country where online gaming is a professional sport and young people hang out at Internet parlors called "PC Bangs," the New York Times reports. The camps get four to five applications for each spot. Once there, participants are denied computer access and can only use their cell phones one hour a day to make sure they are not playing online games via phones. What they do is exercise, ride horses, do outdoor activities to connect with the natural, real world.
Facebook Photos No Laughing Matter, Doctors Say
In the past, one of the worst things about getting drunk and acting like a fool was the hangover that followed the next morning. But, with social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace, the humiliation has been taken to a whole new level. A user group called, "30 Reasons Girls Should Call It a Night" has posted nearly 5,000 photos of completely wasted young women making total fools of themselves. If you need proof, just check out the pictures. While some believe the photos are funny and entertaining, medical experts say it's no laughing matter. "It's making light of this problem," said Dr. Petros Levounis, director of The Addiction Institute of New York, at St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital. "It actually encourages us to laugh at these people and not even in a good humored manner." According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are approximately 75,000 deaths each year in the U.S.
Grantees Of The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Prevention Research Initiative Gather In Houston To Report Interim ...
Eighteen scientists investigating novel means for primary prevention of breast cancer by studying the natural impact of pregnancy on breast tissue met at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston on Monday, November 12, 2007 to share interim findings. All are part of the unique Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Prevention Research Initiative, one of many Avon Foundation funded programs seeking new directions in breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.
The meeting, convened by the Avon Foundation and Baylor College of Medicine, brought together a network of grant recipients who have been challenged through the Breast Cancer Prevention Research Initiative to use different approaches to address the question: what changes occur in a woman's breast tissue during pregnancy that alter her future risk of breast cancer.
Exam sought for arson suspect
A 24-year-old Mt. Pleasant man will undergo a competency evaluation because he told his attorney he has no memory of the fire that burned Pizza King and two other businesses in Mt. Pleasant last month. Isabella County Trial Judge William Rush on Thursday ordered Evan Thomas Desjardins to undergo the competency/insanity evaluation at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Washtenaw County and postponed a hearing to determine if Desjardins should stand trial in the arson of the pizzeria, The Store and the Hip Hop Shop. Located near Ypsilanti, the Center for Forensic Psychiatry is a state-owned facility that provides diagnostic services to the criminal justice system and psychiatric treatment for criminal defendants who are either not competent to stand trial or are acquitted by reason of insanity.
Police watch roads
Police officers in Brewton and East Brewton will join Alabama State Troopers in a campaign to make highway travel safer. In what will be the second program dubbed "Take Back Our Highways," increased patrolling on city and state roads will be conducted Nov. 19-25. "We are certainly going to participate in this safety initiative," Brewton Police chief Monte McGougin said. "We will have six additional officers on patrol Nov. 21 through 24 to focus on safety." Brewton police will have those additional officers on duty Nov. 21 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.; Nov. 23 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. and Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., McGougin said. "This is a busy time for people to be on the roads," McGougin said. "It's our job to keep people safe. By stepping up our patrols and our focus during this time, it will help us to help keep people safe on the roads." The focus of the Brewton Police Department will be on DUIs, seat belt use and road blocks.
Why Teens Are Such Impulsive Risk-takers
Teenagers and adults often don't see eye to eye, and new brain research is now shedding light on some of the reasons why. Although adolescence is often characterized by increased independence and a desire for knowledge and exploration, it also is a time when brain changes can result in high-risk behaviors, addiction vulnerability, and mental illness, as different parts of the brain mature at different rates. .
Are Internet Boot Camps in Our Future?
Is this a fate that awaits us? Boot camp to break cyberspace addiction. In South Korea, where 90 percent of homes are connected to the Internet, camps that are part rehab, part extreme games, are growing in number, alongside a network of 140 Internet-addiction counseling centers, in addition to treatment programs within hospitals. The "Jump Up Internet Rescue Camps" started this summer in a country where online gaming is a professional sport and young people hang out at Internet parlors called "PC Bangs," the New York Times reports. The camps get four to five applications for each spot. Once there, participants are denied computer access and can only use their cell phones one hour a day to make sure they are not playing online games via phones. What they do is exercise, ride horses, do outdoor activities to connect with the natural, real world.
Integrative Way: Steps to take now to prevent osteoporosis
Q: I have a very strong family history of osteoporosis. My doctor sent me for a DEXA scan and told me that I have some bone loss already, though I don't actually have osteo- porosis. What can I do to prevent ending up having osteoporosis like my mom? A: Osteoporosis has become a significant public health concern, especially with the high number of aging people in the United States. Paying attention to your health and lifestyle now can make a huge difference in how you will fare as you age. As you probably know, bone density builds up until people reach their early 30s; after that, density starts to decrease. Thus, good health habits in childhood and early adulthood make a big difference in terms of prevention: avoiding cigarettes and getting enough vitamins, minerals and exercise, etc.
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