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Media Violence Cited As 'Critical Risk Factor' For Aggression
Paul Boxer's large-scale study shows conclusive link between media violence and real violence in adolescents. You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and a new paper, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, researcher Paul Boxer, provides new evidence that violent media does indeed impact adolescent behavior.
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Implementing A Ban On Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse Childhood Obesity Trends
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.
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Benefits Of Early HIV Testing And Treatment For Infected Infants
Testing very young babies for HIV and giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately to those found infected with the virus dramatically prevents illness and death, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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British Psychological Society Response To Government Announcement Of New Advisory Council On Children's Mental Health And Psychological Well-Being
The British Psychological Society has issued the following statements in response to the Government announcement. The British Psychological Society strongly welcomes the announcement today of planned major investment in mental health care and related services for children and young people.
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Very Low Birth Weight Is A Risk Factor For One Cause Of CKD
Individuals who were underweight at birth are at increased risk of developing a condition called secondary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, according to a study appearing in the January 2009 issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Because birth history is often overlooked by kidney specialists who take care of adult patients, this risk factor is likely to be under-recognized.
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