| Internet addiction expert sees rise in youth cases
Children are the fastest-growing segment of the population battling Internet addiction, according to Dr. Kimberly Young, director of the Center for Internet Addiction. But fighting that addiction, or even establishing that there is a problem, isn't always easy. The most common Internet addictions among adolescents involve gaming, gambling and social networking sites, said Young, speaking Friday at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. These addictions can cause adolescents to sit in front of a computer for hours on end, ignoring important aspects of their lives in the real world. Massive multi-user online role-playing games allow children to enter into a fantasy world and leave their troubles behind, she said. These games allow a child to pretend to be something they're not.
Canadian Entrepreneur Launches Choice Medical Services, a Medical Tourism Firm Providing Healthcare Treatment in Cuba, ...
Choice Medical Services, a medical tourism company, has launched to assist North American patients in going to Cuba to access low-cost and safe medical care. Cuban health costs are up to 80 percent less than U.S. costs. US patients are primarily uninsured or underinsured and might otherwise be unable to afford treatment. Canadian patients want to avoid long wait times for medical care. .
DeVane to dispel demons tonight at RAR
Dana DeVane needed to be on the race track three weeks ago.She needed to see how her built-from-scratch car would perform under racing conditions.She needed to be on the track racing again with her friends instead of watching from the pits.Most of all, though, she needed to see how she would handle going full speed around the turns like she did in her rookie season a year ago before the wreck.DeVane hasn't raced since Sept. 16, 2006, the final race night of last season and she's been itching to get back ever since. Come tonight, the black No. 82 will round the track piloted by a driver racing to defeat not only her competitors, but also a speed demon inside her trying to stir up memories and any excuse to keep her off the track."I was excited to get back out there because I got hurt pretty bad in that crash," DeVane said.
A-Rod's 500th homer celebrated
NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez could only laugh as a sculpture honoring him for becoming the youngest member of the 500-homer club tumbled off an easel at Yankee Stadium. Oh well, it's the thought that counts. The New York Yankees paid tribute to A-Rod before their game against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night, presenting him with the home plate from his 500th homer on Aug. 4 and a silver tray with an inscription from owner George Steinbrenner. The Yankees also gave Rodriguez two portraits and a sculpture by artist Peter Max, who had some trouble with the covering on the bat-and-ball sculpture and accidentally pulled it down to the ground. Max stood with his arms out briefly as the crowd gasped. Rodriguez, general manager Brian Cashman and manager Joe Torre just laughed.
Music legend Judy Collins copes with tragedy by helping others
Whenever the music landscape of the 1960s and '70s is revisited, one name invariably makes the short list of artists who made a difference. That would be Judy Collins, the extraordinary soprano singer-songwriter (two Grammy Awards and membership in the Grammy Hall of Fame for "Both Sides Now"), classical piano prodigy, guitarist, filmmaker (nominated for an Academy Award in 1975), feminist, political activist and author of memoirs and fiction (nine books in all). But there have been darker sides to her life. In the early days Collins, now 67, struggled with bouts of alcoholism and drug abuse, bulimia, depression, suicidal thoughts and stints in rehab centers. In 1992 her son, Clark, committed suicide at age 33. In 2003 you wrote Sanity & Grace, in which you shed light on the subject of suicide.
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