Bid to cut court witness stress
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New targets to reduce the stress to victims and witnesses giving evidence in courts are to be unveiled.
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On many online message boards and Internet chat rooms, anxious patients share details about the muscle pain and memory loss they have noticed since they started taking statins to lower their cholesterol. A new study suggests these people may be seeking validation for good reason: Some of their...
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The recent hospitalization of the US Supreme Courtâs leading conservative judge, William H. Rehnquist, due to thyroid cancer is serving as an opportune reminder that more is at stake during this election than the presidency but also likely vacant seat
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Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi is considering whether to obey a summons to testify as a witness in a Revolutionary Court trial, a partner in her human rights law center said Friday.
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By Michael A. Bell, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 17--LONG BEACH -- Her brain clogged with legal jargon, Lindsay Ward delivered an opening statement on a recent weekday with staggering zeal. Her cross-examination was so powerful that it almost fell into the subset of intimidating.
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A resolution challenge aimed at people empowered to change the punishing pace of the working world.
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New Jersey officials trying combat witness intimidation are concerned about cases involving one lawyerâs clients.
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NEW YORK  - A technique called imagery rehearsal therapy not only helps chronic insomniacs get a good night's sleep, it also seems to help lessen depression and anxiety, according to research presented this week at SLEEP 2007 -- the 21st annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
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A breakthrough in computer-assisted mind reading brings us closer to predicting criminality. Should the justice system adapt? Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
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Accused al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla suffers from intense stress and anxiety stemming from his isolated years in military custody and cannot adequately help his lawyers prepare for trial, two defense mental experts testified Thursday.
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Many area executives are advocating competitive sports as a tool for networking, relieving stress, and improving job performance.
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Experts are to encourage local authorities  to toughen up their approach to tackling anti-social behaviour.
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The study showed that exposure to even mild stress can boost levels of memory-inhibiting PKC. The enzyme may also worsen the symptoms of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and contribute to the deterioration of higher brain function.
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How the judgment may thwart attempts to recover
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A few lucky people in need of a break from their stress got a chance at some of unconventional therapy.
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New measures are being drawn up to protect people who feel too intimidated to complain about nuisance neighbours.
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An emerging discipline in Britain known as environmental forensics may make it quicker and easier to identify polluters in a court of law.