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Cell phone exposure and bad behaviour

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There seems to be a rising bad effects of cellphones, not only in adults, but in kids as well. Is this the cons of the gadget we call mobile phone ? Will there be more? ----- Cell phone exposure linked to bad behaviour in kids PARIS - Pregnant mothers in Denmark who regularly used mobile phones were more likely to have children with behavioural problems , according to a study released Tuesday. The risk was higher when the kids themselves began using cell phones at a very early age, researchers reported in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health . Leeka Kheifets of the University of California at Los Angeles and colleagues examined the health records of 28,000 seven-year-olds and their mothers enrolled in the Danish National Birth Cohort. The survey, which included nearly 100,000 women between 1996 and 2002, was designed to track the long-term health of the children. Mothers supplied detailed information about their lifestyles, diet and habits during and after ...

Recognising Mental Illness

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Image via Wikipedia By Dr James Dobson Every parent of a teenager may wonder at some point if their son or daughter has gone crazy. How can you tell the difference between normal behaviour and the beginnings of mental illness ? Dr Paul Meier explains that all teenagers exhibit some symptoms of what appears to be mental illness. It's just part of growing up. But there are some serious warning signs parents should watch for. Beware if your teenager begins to lose touch with reality; if he develops illusions or actually hears voices; if he accuses you, with all seriousness, of poisoning his food ; or he's convinced that people are trying to read his mind. Such behavior requires immediate attention. Symptoms that remain untreated for six months or longer may become permanently ingrained in the chemical pathways of the brain . While a parent of a teen must accept some distressing behaviour as normal, prompt response to the early signs of mental illness will offer the greatest h...