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Doha Declaration on life-saving drugs for poor countries not happening

Despite the fact that the World Trade Organisation (WTO) granted a special exemption five years ago, in order that poor countries could access life-saving drug, poor people in developing countries are still dying needlessly because global pharmaceutical giants continue to monopolise drugs for diseases such as cancer and AIDS.

15 Nov 2006

Children report more frequent sleep problems than parents acknowledge

Elementary-school-aged children commonly experience sleep problems, but little research has addressed the reasons behind this phenomenon.

14 Nov 2006

Reality show prompts stricter laws for cosmetic surgery for Australian teens

A politician in Australia was so disturbed by learning that a teenage reality television show contestant had endured surgery to have her breasts enlarged, that he plans to change the laws governing cosmetic surgery and other body altering procedures.

29 Aug 2006

Doctors' bid to end bullying and harassment in the workplace

Doctors' leaders in Wales have unveiled new guidance designed to end the growing levels of bullying and harassment of Welsh GPs by local health boards and their staff.

21 Jul 2006

Children with eczema have the same impaired quality of life as those with kidney disease

Children with serious skin conditions feel their quality of life is impaired to the same extent as those with chronic illnesses such as epilepsy, renal disease and diabetes, according to research published in the July issue of British Journal of Dermatology.

18 Jul 2006

Girls tread a fine line between friendship and bullying

Girls' peer relationships often tread a fine line between protective and aggressive or bullying behaviours when it comes to preserving friendships, a University of South Australia study shows.

13 Jul 2006

School of hard knocks not so good

People who have suffered life's hard knocks while growing up tend to be more gullible than those who have been more sheltered, startling new findings from the University of Leicester reveal.

23 May 2006

Students feel safer in ethnically diverse classrooms and schools

Middle school students are more likely to feel safer, less bullied and less lonely in ethnically diverse schools, psychologists from UCLA and UC Davis report in a new study of more than 70 sixth-grade classrooms in 11 Los Angeles public middle schools with predominantly minority and low-income students.

11 May 2006

Bullying pushes overweight kids away from sport, increasing health problems

Most kids are bullied at some point in their lives, but overweight children are more often the targets of bullies' slings and arrows. Now a new UF study reveals this frequently leads them to avoid situations where they have been picked on before, such as gym class and sports.

23 Apr 2006

Peer exclusion may be as harmful as bullying

Children who are excluded from activities by their peers are more likely to withdraw from classroom activities and suffer academically, according to a recent study in the Journal of Educational Psychology published by the American Psychological Association (APA).

7 Mar 2006

Teen bloggers at risk for cyberstalking and cyberbullying

A study of 68 randomly selected weblogs produced by teenagers aged 13 to 17 finds that teen bloggers often willingly reveal their actual names, age and offline locations, putting them at risk for cyberstalking and cyberbullying.

19 Feb 2006

Poverty early in life may set into motion a consistent pattern of antisocial behaviours

Children in low-income families start off with higher levels of antisocial behaviour than children from more advantaged households. And if the home remains poor as the children grow up, antisocial behaviour becomes much worse over time compared to children living in households that are never poor or later move out of poverty, says new University of Alberta research.

7 Feb 2006

Bullying in schools - Are Victorian attitudes towards children partly to blame?

Professor Al Aynsley-Green, the new children's commissioner, has announced that tackling bullying in schools is his number one priority.

14 Nov 2005

How parents treat their children can affect an adolescent's risk of depression

How parents treat their adolescent children, including the way they discipline them, as well as the kind of life events and social interactions teenagers experience, can affect an adolescent's risk of depression, regardless of any genetic predisposition towards the mental illness.

14 Nov 2005

Psychologically distressed children more likely to be involved in bullying

Bullying by elementary school children was associated with increased odds of lacking a feeling of safety while at school, having lower academic achievement, and feeling sad most days, according to an article in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

7 Nov 2005

Successful prevention programs for children and adolescents

The future is bleak for children whose behavior seriously goes against the norm at a tender age. Early and long-term interventions make all the difference.

20 Oct 2005

Effects of ostracism are a health concern

Ostracism is more powerful now than ever because people have fewer strong family and friend support systems to fall back on when faced with exclusion in relationships, the workplace or even Internet chat rooms, says a Purdue University social psychologist.

28 Jul 2005

Experts gather in the fields of childhood and adolescent mental-health problems

Renowned experts in the fields of childhood and adolescent mental-health problems will gather in July to discuss new and effective treatments for a wide-range of mental illnesses affecting children and teens.

30 Jun 2005

Mental health literacy in rural areas could reduce homophobia-linked suicides

With male suicide rates in rural areas of Australia seven times higher than in metropolitan areas, a researcher is exploring the issue of compromised mental health associated with bullying.

23 May 2005

Early home environment and television watching influence bullying behavior

Four-year-old children who receive emotional support and cognitive stimulation from their parents are significantly less likely to become bullies in grade school, but the more television four-year-olds watch the more likely they are to bully later, according to an article in the April issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

4 Apr 2005