London (CNN)Concern over children’s use of social media and its effect on their mental health has increased markedly in recent years, and now official action on the issue is also stepping up. In the UK, government ministers are considering imposing new rules on social media companies, while a trial introducing mindfulness exercises will be extended […]
As Andy reported last week, the World Health Organization recently listed “Gaming Disorder” as an addictive behaviour in a beta draft of its International Classification of Diseases for 2018. Alongside the likes of gambling disorder, the proposal lists gaming disorder under “disorders due to substance use or addictive behaviours” with negative “mental and behavioural” effects, similar to […]
Continuing its recent run, Performics.Convonix has won the SEO duties of Aditya Birla Health Insurance. Performics.Convonix is the digital end- to- end solutions company under Starcom India. Sarfaraz Khimani, Co-CEO, Performics.Convonix, says, “This is a significant addition to our roster and we look forward to developing and implementing a cohesive strategy on Search for Aditya Birla Health […]
Instagram app on a smartphone. Instagram is the most detrimental social media platform to young people’s mental health, according to new research out of the U.K. Researchers from the Royal Society for Public Health in conjunction with the Young Health Movement published the report entitled #StatusOfMind, which looks at the positive and negative effects of social […]
Instagram is the most detrimental social media platform to young people’s mental health, according to new research out of the U.K. Researchers from the Royal Society for Public Health in conjunction with the Young Health Movement published the report entitled #StatusOfMind, which looks at the positive and negative effects of social media on young people’s health […]
Nearly every America owns a mobile phone of some kind. Ninety-five percent of people in the U.S. have mobile devices – up 19 percent from a decade ago. While mobile devices offer convenient ways to stay connected, consistent exposure to the radiofrequency waves they emit has some health experts concerned. “Scientists have known for decades […]