Dungeon victim Elisabeth Fritzl quits therapy for loveJune 9th, 2009 LONDON - Austrian dungeon victim Elisabeth Fritzl's doctors have revealed that she has quit therapy after finding love with her bodyguard. Elisabeth, 43, had been held captive by her dad Josef in an underground cellar, where he raped her for 24 long years and fathered seven children on her.
Amy Winehouse wants to settle in St LuciaApril 29th, 2009 LONDON - Troubled singer Amy Winehouse is planning to stay in St Lucia in the Caribbean for good. The troubled star, who returned to the Caribbean island this month following her 71-day Christmas holiday there, has told friends she doesn't want to go back to Britain, reported thesun.co.uk
'Amy is fed up with all the stress and trauma that comes with being in London.
'Fed up Winehouse wants to settle down in home-like St.Lucia'April 29th, 2009 LONDON - Amy Winehouse is done with her native London and wants to permanently settle down under the Caribbean sun, according to reports. The pop star, who had jetted to St Lucia for a 71-day vacation, did not allegedly want to return to the UK.
Acute stress erodes our ability to make financial decisionsApril 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Stress and worries, stemming from extreme insecurity about our jobs and future prospects, could affect our ability to take financial decisions, a study has suggested. The study, conducted by psychologists Anthony J.
Now, a robot vacuum cleaner that senses human emotionsMarch 29th, 2009 LONDON - University of Calgary researchers have announced the invention of a specially-equipped robot vacuum cleaner that can sense human emotions. The scientists say that the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner uses a special headband to capture bioelectric signals from the forehead of a human user, and then infers stress from muscle tension readings.
Delhi call centre staffer hit by truck, diesMarch 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 22-year-old man was killed after a truck hit his motorcycle in the capital, but his family alleged that he died because of delay in trauma care as the police were debating the jurisdiction of the accident. Nikki, working in a call centre in the capital, was on his way to office Saturday night when the truck hit him in west Delhi, a police officer said Sunday.
Shane Watson fit to play as batsmanFebruary 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian all-rounder Shane Watson will make his comeback from injury for Queensland in their Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales that begins at the Gabba from Thursday. Injury-plagued Watson, 27, was suffering from a back stress fracture and will play only as a batsman.
Depression set to become killer disease worldwideFebruary 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Major' depression is a severe and widespread psychiatric disorder which is on way to becoming a killer disease worldwide. However, despite extensive investigations, the exact mechanisms that lead to major depression or MD have not been identified.
Government to set up institute to combat droughts, floodsJanuary 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The union cabinet Thursday approved the setting of a National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management that will develop technologies to combat droughts, extreme temperatures, floods and salinity - which threaten agriculture. To be located in Malegaon in Maharashtra, the institute's mandate will be to pioneer research and ensure that these technologies when put in practice will lead to adaptation of crops, livestock, horticulture and fisheries to such stresses, said a cabinet note.
PM must have had some stress: MukherjeeJanuary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has undergone a successful heart surgery, must have had 'some stress', External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said. 'Some stress must have been there but I really don't know how this has happened,' Mukherjee told Shekhar Gupta in an interview for NDTV to be telecast Jan 31.
Self-help groups help women overcome childhood sexual traumaJanuary 15th, 2009 LONDON - Women who have lived through the nightmare of sexual trauma in childhood can help one another overcome these memories by sharing their experiences. One reason why such women don't talk about their trauma is the fear of being disbelieved.
Avoid too much caffeine - it can trigger hallucinationsJanuary 13th, 2009 LONDON - Avoid too much of caffeine or you might end up hallucinating, hearing voices or seeing things that are not there, according to a new study. Those who consumed more than seven cups of instant coffee daily were thrice as likely to hear non existent voices, as compared with 'low caffeine users' who had less than a cup daily.
School stress driving teens to smoke and drinkJanuary 10th, 2009 LONDON - Stress associated with studies and school is driving droves of teenagers to smoke and drink. The study carried out by Pamela Taylor, psychologist at Salford Local Authority, looked at the stressors and coping strategies of 172 children aged 15 and 16 years facing their GCSE examinations.
New Year bash turns into tragedy, one killed in accidentDecember 31st, 2008 NEW DELHI - New Year celebrations turned sour for four friends when a speeding vehicle hit their car from behind while they were returning from a party early Thursday in south Delhi. One of them died in the accident.
Court pulls up estranged couple for neglecting child's interestDecember 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - Couples facing matrimonial disputes and fighting over a child's custody should not be insensitive to the trauma the young one would be feeling, the Delhi High Court has said. 'Parents often remain unmindful of the psychological, mental and physical trauma it has on kids,' Justice Kailash Gambhir observed last week while hearing a case about a child's custody.
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