Health Update

Issues about Psychologists present during interrogation

Issues about Psychologists present during interrogation

Military or intelligence agencies have taken help of psychologists while interrogating criminals from time to time. Psychologists have helped in understanding psychological condition of the criminals which has been helpful in solving various cases.

Some psychologists believe that participation of psychologist in interrogations is against the code of ethics of noble profession of a psychologist. While others opine that presence of psychologists decreases the amount of physical torture.

Alberta infants tested negative for flesh eating disease

Alberta infants tested negative for flesh eating disease

Two infants were admitted in hospital in Lethbridge under suspicion of flesh-eating disease. These infants were than transferred to Calgary. Dr. Richard Musto said that reports of these children have shown absence of the organism necrotizing fasciitis.

He dispelled all the fear related to spread of this disease in children. He added that these two cases were mere coincidence.

HIV vaccine trial shows promising results

Piramal group launches project to fight chronic diseases

Drug combo raises COPD hope

Boys more prone to asthma, but outgrow it faster than girls

Washington, Aug 16: Boys may be more apt to have childhood asthma than girls, but they''re also more likely to grow out of it in the adolescence, say a new study.

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