A. Fatih Syuhud » survey

Baby brocolli may help prevent stomach cancer

A. Fatih Syuhud — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:40:53 +0000

Eating two and a half ounces (70 grammes) of baby broccoli daily for two months may protect against a common stomach bug that is linked to gastritis, ulcers and even stomach cancer, a study in Japan has found.

Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others’ Pain

A. Fatih Syuhud — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:01:39 +0000

Bullies may actually enjoy the pain they cause others, a new study using brain scans suggests. The part of the brain associated with reward lights up when an aggressive teen watches a video of someone hurting another

Young Woman and Drugs

A. Fatih Syuhud — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:13:18 +0000

Drugs, like alcohol and smoking, connotes more to men bad habit. Particularly in Indonesia, the term ”bad man” stands for a person who has at least these following bad habits: drinking alcohol (including drugs and to a “lesser extend” smoking), gambling, womaniser, etc.

But a survey reveals that such bad habit as taking drugs is no longer dominated by men.

A survey by the Edinburgh-based drugs agency Crew 2000 found that a quarter of women questioned said they had taken amphetamine or ecstasy, while almost half had used cannabis and more than one in five had tried cocaine.

The survey, reported in the Scotsman newspaper, also said

10% had taken ketamine – an anaesthetic used by vets – 18% had tried hallucinogenic mushrooms and more than 55% had smoked.

The figures for men were lower, with about 15% admitting to taking amphetamines, ecstasy, cocaine or magic mushrooms.

What does this survey mean? It could mean anything depends on the eye of the beholder.