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Text messages can help smokers quit faster - study
Fri, 07/01/2011 - 11:46 by NeelamGoswami
 Believe it or not, text messaging can help smokers quit. According to a new study, receiving motivational text messages greatly increases smokers' chances of giving up tobacco. |
Turn off gadgets for a good night's sleep
Mon, 03/07/2011 - 17:53 by Jaspreet Virk
 Unable to get a sound sleep at night? The reason could be your electronic gadgets, as a new survey report finds that heavy use of technology before bedtime interferes with sleep. |
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Hyper-texters, networkers more likely to indulge in sex, drugs
Wed, 11/10/2010 - 12:57 by Natalie James
 Short message service (SMS) is preferred by people of all age segments today to communicate, but this form of communication is especially unhealthy for teenagers who spend the most time texting or on social network sites, or both, suggests a new study. |
Survey finds US teens exchange over 3000 texts per month
Fri, 10/15/2010 - 15:44 by Neka Sehgal
 Short message service (SMS) is preferred by people of all age segments today to communicate, but this form of communication is especially prevalent in teenagers who text most of the time. |
Adults equally guilty of texting, talking while driving as teens--study
Sat, 06/19/2010 - 16:58 by Neka Sehgal
 A new study delving into cell phone distractions while driving found that not only are adults guilty of texting as often as teens, but they are substantially more likely to have chatted on the phone when behind the wheel. |
Doctors should warn patients: driving and texting is a deadly mix
Thu, 06/10/2010 - 18:53 by Natalie James
 In an effort to curtail road accidents linked to distract driving, a doctor in Boston is urging her fellow physicians to talk to their patients about the devastating effects of talking on the phone or texting while driving. |
Oprah initiates “No Phone Zone Day” to keep roads safe
Sat, 05/01/2010 - 16:52 by Neka Sehgal
 Oprah Winfrey, the queen of daytime talk shows, is adding her voice to the growing clamor against cell-phone use while driving, by urging people across the nation to observe national “No phone Zone Day.” |
Teens prefer to communicate via texting --study
Wed, 04/21/2010 - 09:50 by Priyanka
 According to a study released on Tuesday by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project, an average U.S. teen prefers to communicate via text messages and sends at least 50 or more messages in a day. |
Texting ban comes into force with immediate effect
Wed, 01/27/2010 - 11:09 by Jamie Anderson
 Washington, January 27-- This is something that should have come long back, but for some reason, best known to the lawmakers, it did not see the light of the day. Finally on Tuesday, it did! |
Texting more dangerous than talking while driving
Tue, 12/22/2009 - 13:01 by Jaspreet Virk
 New York, December 22 -- Driving and text messaging are widely known not to gel well together. But the new study by psychologists of University of Utah has shed light on why this is dangerous, thus strengthening the earlier studies. |
NY girl falls in manhole while texting, Family plans lawsuit
Sun, 07/12/2009 - 12:31 by Natalie James
 New York, July 12:It is evident that the consequence of driving while texting are often dangerous and can be fatal. Now, a recent incidence has proved that even texting while walking can equally be dangerous. |