Animal-rights group denies that it plans public service ads with disgraced quarterbackAn animal-rights group said Friday it has no plans to do public-service advertisements with Michael Vick after the disgraced quarterback is released from prison. US urged to free young Guantanamo detainees before it asks world to ban child soldiersUNITED NATIONS — Military lawyers for two young Guantanamo detainees urged the U.S. on Wednesday to follow protocols it signed in 2002 on child soldiers and release the juveniles being held at the U.S. military prison in Cuba. Video games, cell phones not likely to affect kids’ studiesWASHINGTON - Using cell phones or playing video games are not likely to dent children’s academic performance, according to new research. Children unhappy with looks face psychological consequencesLONDON - Satisfaction with one’s looks is vital for a positive self-image. And children and young people having a negative body image can have a number of serious psychological consequences. Faith in God ‘reduces anxiety’LONDON - Religious people are less anxious than non-believers when they make mistakes, researchers at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, have found. |