PluggedIn: Video games ease pain for sick kids, parents
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When 11-year-old Gus Luna was able  to play one of his favorite video games while recovering from  exploratory brain cancer surgery in intensive care, his mother  breathed a big sigh of relief.
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A new generation of  technologically savvy parents are turning gaming into a family  event, according to a new survey, but critics pushing for  greater monitoring of video game content remain concerned.
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Mothers cradle children in their arms. Fathers smile softly at the helpless bodies they hold. Other parents are bent over from the weight of their teenage kids whose legs fall limp, almost touching the ground. In the absence of basic medical equipment, these parents do this every day.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Some doctors believe video-game addiction has become enough of a risk to children and adults to classify it as a mental disorder.
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Free Web game is designed to help kids learn better how to beat the disease.
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The new website WhatTheyPlay.com gives parents the information they need to decide which video games are right for their families.  Objective reviews spell out both game features and content, giving the details about storyline, sexuality, violence, gore a
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Children gowned and waiting for surgery, many of them scared and crying, can be calmed better with hand-held video games than with sedatives, Newark researchers have found.
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TRENTON, NJ A video game may be the best thing to help children feel less anxious before surgery. A doctor in Newark, New Jersey, found that children who are allowed to play with a Game Boy in the operating
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But playing in 'social situations' Teenagers are using violent video games to vent their stress, a new study has found.â¦
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Video gaming has long suffered a reputation for creating sedentary and solitary zombies, pasty and pudgy except for their muscular thumbs. A growing number of games, however, are getting gamers off their couches and on their feet, not only shouting, gyrating, singing and dancing, but sometimes -- gasp! -- playing nicely with others, face-to-face, in groups.
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A study released Tuesday indicates that violent video games cause noticeably different effects on the brains of teenagers then non-violent ones. The findings are sure to renew the debate over the safety of such games.
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MONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDayNews) -- In an indication that the power of mind over body isn't limited to grownups, researchers report that advanced relaxation techniques help kids endure a grueling medical procedure.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A study of adolescents finds that violent video games stir up the brain's emotional-response center while reducing activity in regions linked to self-control.
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When Krystina Brugh fell ill in January, her parents thought it was the stomach flu. They fed her crackers and her favorite sandwich, peanut butter and marshmallow fluff, to give her strength. She didn't get better. Soon, the 11-year-old couldn't even keep down water, and her kidneys started to fail.
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(Indianapolis) - Indiana University researchers are trying to find out if playing violent video games can make people more prone to violence.
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God games, in which  players must control virtual people, could be educational, says research.
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Who needs another video game? Teach kids how to watch their money grow.