Study: Half of drug addicts quit after 6 months of treatment, but long-term care neededOctober 1st, 2009 Half of addicts quit after 6 months of treatmentLONDON — About half of heroin and crack cocaine addicts in England's treatment programs quit the drugs after six months, a new study says. Experts warned, however, that the danger of relapse means permanently kicking the habit probably requires ongoing care.
Addicted to the Internet? Residential treatment center opens, said to be first in USSeptember 3rd, 2009 Internet addiction center opens in USFALL CITY, Wash. — Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game "World of Warcraft." As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.
China to unveil Internet addiction treatment standard by 2010August 28th, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese Health Ministry will announce standard treatment for Internet addiction by the first half of 2010. A doctor involved with the government's research project has dismissed media reports claiming that the treatment standard will list those who surf online for more than 40 hours per week as Internet addicts, China Daily reports.
Correction: China-Electric Bikes storyAugust 14th, 2009 Correction: China-Electric Bikes storySHANGHAI — In a July 25 story about electric bikes in China, The Associated Press reported erroneously that some bikes are powered by nickel-meter-hydride batteries. The correct term is nickel-metal-hydride.
China investigating death of teenager at camp to treat Internet addictsAugust 6th, 2009 Chinese teen dies at Internet addiction rehab campBEIJING — China is investigating the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten to death in a camp designed to treat Internet addiction, state media said. Deng Senshan, 15, died Sunday, less than a day after his parents sent him to the camp in southern Guangxi province, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Intense daily therapy helps kids overcome literacy problemsJuly 24th, 2009 SYDNEY - Children grappling with language and literacy problems are better off with intense daily therapy rather than extended therapy, according to a recent study. The study, led by Ron Gillam, professor at Curtin University of Technology (CUT), is
based on children aged six to nine with primary language disorders, but no problems in cognition or hearing.
Chinese web users overtaken US users, hits 338 millionJuly 16th, 2009 BEIJING — More people now go online in China than there are people in the United States. The country's rapid economic growth and expansion of Internet access in more areas has fueled a sharp increase in Internet users, totaling 338 million by the end of June, a government-sanctioned research group said Thursday.
China bans controversial electric-shock therapy for Internet addictsJuly 14th, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese Health Ministry has ordered a halt to the controversial electroshock therapy, which it was useing to treat teen Internet addicts. The ministry has said that the therapy, which was administered by a clinic in Linyi, Shandong province, is not safe.
Report: China says Internet filtering software plan unchanged after US expresses concernJune 23rd, 2009 China says Web filtering software launch unchangedBEIJING — China is sticking to its planned launch of a controversial Internet censoring software in about one week, an official newspaper said Tuesday, despite Washington's concerns over the move's possible impact on trade and access to information. The China Daily said the plan to require the Web-filtering Green Dam Youth Escort software on all personal computers sold in China starting July 1 remains unchanged, citing an unnamed source from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
US expresses 'concern' to China over Internet filtering, possible impact on tradeJune 22nd, 2009 US presses China over Internet filteringBEIJING — Washington has expressed concern to Beijing over its new effort to censor Internet use and its possible impact on trade and access to information, the U.S. Embassy said Monday.
Google says it will clean up porn results from its Chinese portalJune 21st, 2009 BEIJING - Google Inc. has announced that it would take all necessary measures to comb out pornographic results in its Chinese-language portal, Google.cn.
Montana woman uses chicken therapy to comfort seniors, others recovering from illness, injuryJune 20th, 2009 Montana woman uses chickens as therapistsPOLSON, Mont. — Therapy dogs can be a comfort for seniors and those recovering from illnesses and injuries.
China says porn filters are not spywaresJune 10th, 2009 BEIJING - Chinese authorities have rejected media reports that claim that the government is installing spyware on all computers in the guise of porn filters. From July onwards, all computers being sold in China will have pornography filtering softwares, but authorities claim that it is not advanced enough to act as spyware.
US Embassy says 4 citizens are now or have been quarantined in China due to swine flu fearsMay 5th, 2009 US says 4 citizens quarantined in China; 2 remainBEIJING — The American Embassy in Beijing says four U.S. citizens are now or have been quarantined in China due to swine flu fears.
Molten iron kills four in China factoryDecember 25th, 2008 CHONGQING - Four workers were killed and 14 injured after molten iron spilled out of an electric furnace at a smelting factory in southwest China early Friday, an official said. The accident occurred around 8 a.m.
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