Master training of trainers on Child and Adolescent Mental Health concludes in Chitwan A special training programme for medical professionals to help them understand child and adolescent mental health, to further train others, has concluded in Chitwan, on Friday. Nepal 05 Mar, 2021
Singer Goo Hara's death shines light on dark side of K-pop SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: The death of South Korean singer and actress Goo Hara, whose body was found at her home in Seoul this week, has again shone a spotlight on pressures that stars, especially females, face in the cutthroat K-pop industry and in deeply... Travel Abroad 27 Nov, 2019
Growing suicides: Can we prevent them? The statistics are quite alarming in that more than 10 per cent of the reported cases are of children or adolescents. There were five media reports of childhood suicide in the last few months in Kathmandu alone "Why did you save me, doctor? I want to... 10 Sep, 2019
Central jail gets a 30-bed-infirmary KATHMANDU: The central jail, largest prison in the country, has brought a 30-bed-hospital into operation. The 104-year-old jail based in Jagannathdewal, Kathmandu first started medical checkup facilities for inmates and detainees from a single... Travel 16 Jan, 2019
After cave ordeal, Thai boys now face battle with fame CHIANG RAI: After their traumatic ordeal deep inside a dark and flooded mountain cave, Thailand's 12 rescued boys and their young soccer coach will now have to navigate a fresh challenge: Fame. The boys, aged 11 to 16, will spend at least a... Women 13 Jul, 2018
Mental disorders, poor diets and tobacco make the world sick Global study finds heart disease is biggest killer Mental illness affects 1.1 billion people worldwide Tobacco's annual death toll reached 7.1 million in 2016 Obesity, diabetes and poor diets are major health risks LONDON: Heart disease... Environment 17 Sep, 2017
Reading from a tablet before bed may affect sleep quality People who read from an iPad for 30 minutes before going to sleep felt less sleepy and had different electrical activity in the brain during sleep than those who read from a physical book, a recent study found. But the time it took to fall... Mobile & Apps 14 Mar, 2016
Man, machine, and in between TUBINGEN: We are so surrounded by gadgetry nowadays that it is sometimes hard to tell where devices end and people begin. From computers and scanners to mobile devices, an increasing number of humans spend much of their conscious lives interacting... 04 Dec, 2009
Washington sniper faces execution WASHINGTON: Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad, who killed 10 people in a 2002 shooting spree around the US capital, was due to be put to death Tuesday after the nation's top court denied a stay of execution. Muhammad's lawyers had appealed for... Women 10 Nov, 2009
Dreams (and Sleep) Have Meaning SEATTLE: Dreams may not be the secret window into the frustrated desires of the unconscious that Sigmund Freud first posited in 1899, but growing evidence suggests that dreams - and, more so, sleep - are powerfully connected to the processing of human...
