Children's health
07 Apr 2008
Exactly how much housework does a husband create?
Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women, according to a University of Michigan study of a nationally representative sample of U.S. families. For men, the picture is very different: A wife saves men from about an hour of housework a week. The…
Children's health
07 Apr 2008
Mother-child attachment, children’s temperament play a role in terrible 2 conflicts
Stories about the "terrible twos" abound in parenting lore. New research published in the March/April 2008 issue of the journal Child Development finds that the way mothers and their 2-year-olds relate to each other affects the quality but not the frequency of conflicts when children are two, and that children’s…
Children's health
07 Apr 2008
Bullying is a relationship problem
Students who bully tend to have difficulties with other relationships as well, a new study from Queen’s and York University shows. Early targeting of the young people’s relationships, such as those with their friends and parents, may help in prevention of persistent bullying problems later on, says psychology professor Wendy…
Children's health
21 Mar 2008
Depressed caregivers hostile, not warm, to children
A new study in the journal Family Process reveals that caregivers with moderate to severe depressive symptoms showed greater hostility and less warmth. The study focused on caregivers of low-income children with persistent asthma. Researchers led by Marianne Celano, PhD, of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, utilized data…
Children's health
21 Mar 2008
Hyperactive girls face problems as adults
Young girls who are hyperactive are more likely to get hooked on smoking, under-perform in school or jobs and gravitate towards mentally abusive relationships as adults, according to a joint study by researchers from the Université de Montréal and the University College London (UCL). The study, published in the latest…
Men's Health
13 Mar 2008
Antidepressants
Antidepressants are a class of medicines used to treat depression. They increase production of the 'happy' hormones serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline.
Children's health
12 Mar 2008
Hyperactivity
Hyperactivity: Hyperactivity is a common issue faced by many parents and families of children. Hyperactivity may be described as excessive level of activity comparitively. It is…
Children's health
12 Mar 2008
Impulsivity
Impulsivity: Impulsivity is the tendency to act or do things without forethought. Here is some information on Impulsivity and possible treatments.
Men's Health
09 Mar 2008
Conventional Antipsychotics
Conventional antipsychotics or neuroleptics are a class of drugs used to treat psychosis symptoms, including hallucinations, delusions and aggression.
