News Archive
Big rise in number of children given mind-altering drugs
Thursday 18. of November 2004By: The Guardian - Sarah Boseley
The number of children in the UK being prescribed antidepressants, stimulants and other mind-altering drugs is soaring faster than anywhere in the world, it is revealed today.
Experts concerned about children's creative thinking
Sunday 15. of August 2004By: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Karen MacPherson
As government leaders try to "institutionalize'' imagination as an anti-terror tool, they face another, longer-term challenge: ensuring a future supply of creative thinkers.
Dangers for tiny dieters - Attempts to lose weight by girls as young as five produce unhealthy results
Tuesday 20. of July 2004By: Peta Bee
PRESSURES to be thin are now being felt by girls as young as 5, who are lapsing into dangerous dietary practices such as binge-eating and yo-yo dieting. A study of 153 girls by researchers at Pennsylvania State University’s...
Lifestyle causes myopia, not genes
Thursday 08. of July 2004By: New Scientist - Rachel Nowak
Contrary to popular belief, people in east Asia are no more genetically susceptible to short-sightedness than any other population group, according to researchers who have analysed past studies of the problem.
Compromising our Children - Chemical impacts on children’s intelligence and behaviour
Tuesday 01. of June 2004By: WWF-UK Chemicals and Health Campaign Briefing
Imagine how youíd feel if you woke up to find that mankind had foolishly managed to pollute the entire face of the Earth with toxic chemicals, and that those chemicals were not only contaminating wildlife species such as...
Junk Food can harm memory
Thursday 05. of February 2004By: Daily Mail - Beezy Marsh
Eating junk food could harm the memory and may even lead to brain damage, a study has found.
Foods laden with sugar and fat appear to reduce levels of a natural brain chemical crucial for learning, say scientists. People whose...
Campaign for the Children's Food Bill
Monday 02. of February 2004By: Sustain
Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming represents around 100 public interest organisations working at international, national, regional and local levels.
Sustain’s aim is to advocate food and agriculture policies and...