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200,000 Malaria Deaths Preventable Annually, says U of T Researcher

By Guest PostOctober 24, 2010Generalaids, assam, canada, cancer, cghr, chhattisgarh, eastern india, healthcare facilities, India, jharkhand, kenneth arrow, malaria, malaria atlas project, malaria parasite, orissa, prabhat jha, premature deaths, simon hay, symptoms, uk, v m katoch

*Deaths in India vastly underestimated*

Professor Prabhat Jha of medicine and an international team of researchers from India, Canada and the U.K. say their new studty shows the number of premature deaths from malaria in India has been vastly underestimated.

The new study is of a nationally representative sample of all deaths from any cause in India, asking family members to describe the fatal illness. Its results show that malaria accounts for about 200,000 (2 lakh) premature deaths before age 70 in India (including 80,000 children below age 15 and 120,000 adults). Previous estimates of malaria deaths were less than 10 per cent of this new figure. (more…)

Up in Smoke: Quebec Prison Partial Smoking Ban is not Successful

By Guest PostOctober 9, 2010Culture, Generalbordeaux, canada, cigarette-based economy, maison tanguay, prison, quebec, quebec detention center, serge brochu, smoking ban, université de montréal

The partial smoking ban in Quebec prisons is leading to a slew of new problems according to an investigative study involving the Université de Montréal. Their findings, part of a report conducted by the Institut National de Santé Publique, show that the courtyard-only policy for smoking has not led to quitting but rather to tension in the prison and cigarette-based economy. (more…)

50 Years of the Peace Corps: U-M Students Helped JFK Change World

By Guest PostSeptember 24, 20101 commentGeneral, Politicsalan guskin, Barack Obama, chester bowles, harris wofford, john f kennedy, peace corps, richard nixon, sargent shriver, tom hayden, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— From John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama, presidents have challenged University of Michigan students to change the world. In Kennedy’s case, the transformation was rapid and enduring: The Peace Corps was born.

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Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child?

By Guest PostSeptember 23, 2010Culture, Generalanxiety disorders, biochemical imbalances, coercive parenting, françoise maheu, genetic factors, grabbing a child, harsh parenting, long-terms risks, physiological effect, symptoms

Grabbing a child firmly by the arm, yelling and repeatedly punishing him or her may not be without long-terms risks, according to researchers from the Université de Montréal. They are studying how this harsh parenting can impair the emotional development of a child, possibly leading to anxiety disorders such as social phobia, separation anxiety and panic attacks.

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Shrek or not-Shrek

By ShamsAugust 31, 2010General

Shrek!!!

30-years ‘r enough to be ‘Shrek’. 🙂

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Professor to Explain How Happiness Might be Increased

By Guest PostAugust 31, 2010Culture, General21st century corps of discovery lecture, american ideal of life, happiness, intellectuals, kennon m sheldon, positive psychology, psychology, three ways to achieve happiness, university of missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Is it even possible to become happier?

The possibilities of happiness, and how to achieve that elusive feeling, have dominated the thoughts of great intellectuals throughout time, including the hundreds of books one can find on the current market.

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