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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pfft, ever heard of Mike Teavee?<br>He turned into a 5" inch tall dwarf.<br>And it was all TV's fault. :(]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sollen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 19th 2006 2:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[im glad to see the word mum not mom for 1ce on the net! lol (should be mam where im from tho :P )<br><br>Not all that surprising actually though, my mum sez that when im on my PC she can walk in the room and do something and i usually wont even notice. Still interesting mind. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lloyd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 19th 2006 3:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA["1ce"? Does saving one letter really make that muh of a difference?<br><br>Also, I had no idea Franklin was broadcast in 16:9.<br><br>/sarcasm]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 19th 2006 3:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[Must 'deets' and 'iPhone' be abused so?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevlar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 19th 2006 4:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[""1ce"? Does saving one letter really make that muh of a difference?"<br><br>well, it hasnt now as ive got 2 explain to you that it dont even matter because u still no what im on about so why be so pathetic?<br><br>Anyway, im not hear to cause arguments, so ill ignore that. What do you mean by "Also, I had no idea Franklin was broadcast in 16:9." (im blond)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lloyd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 19th 2006 5:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[He means the TV show in the picture, they're watching it on widescreen.<br><br>Oh, and typing like that outside of a real-time environment makes you look like an idiot. :D]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan M]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 19th 2006 6:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[I've got an active lifestyle where injuries like painful sprains and so on are very common. Nothing is a better sedative/pain killer than PC gaming, the pain just goes away. This is one of the reasons why I absolutely love what Penny-Arcade is doing with their charities.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sander Scamper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 19th 2006 9:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Nathan M.<br><br>So true. typing like this "omg ur mom sez u left the lite on!" when you're not in a game or something like that just makes you look dumb. <br><br>I'd hate to be in this study, just the mention of hypodermic needles makes me shiver.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 20th 2006 1:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[ok, fair enough, if you all agree, ill not type like that here anymore :P sorry!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lloyd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 20th 2006 7:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tv is a great ameriacaan art and is not a painkiller for kids!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pepper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 20th 2006 6:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[makes sense.  i used to get allergy shots when i was a kid.  being distracted by something meant that i wasn't as tense, waiting for the needle.  thus, my muscles were looser, and it hurt less.<br><br>anyone who gives shots to kids on a regular basis could have told the researchers the same thing.  mom's attempts to distract are pretty easy to see through - results are going to be better when the kid is focused on something that he/she chooses to be interested in.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[gasoline hobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 20th 2006 6:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[I believe it. A couple of months ago, my 5 year old was stung in the neck by a wasp. We turned on Cartoon Network and in less than a minute, he stopped crying.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Karches]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2006 10:06AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[What is really going on here is the power of distraction which can be accomplished by several methods.  10 years ago I presented data on the use of VR headsets showing undersea water scenes to distract women undergoing surgery without general anesthesia.  We showed that anxiety was greatly reduced and that pain followed. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven F.Palter, MD]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 18th 2006 10:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[what a great post.  children do like bright and animated images so it is really possible that watching tv could be a real painkiller.  especially if you have a huge led tv, your kid will probably be ignoring you.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[yourtvgurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2010 9:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Television found to be a painkiller for kids]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/19/television-found-to-be-a-painkiller-for-kids/</guid><description><![CDATA[what a great post. children do like bright and animated images so it is really possible that watching tv could be a real painkiller. especially if you have a huge led tv, your kid will probably be ignoring you.  <br><br><a href="http://www.1staudiovisual.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.1staudiovisual.co.uk/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[yourtvgurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 8th 2010 9:26PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
