Modern Medicine

I read a very interesting article on CNN.com today. Apparently, letting kids play a Game Boy in the operating room before having surgery helps relax them better than tranquilizers or holding their parent's hand. That's right, the game system many people loath or roll their eyes at has medicinal value:

You can read the article here:Video games calm kids before surgery.

In a study of 78 kids in three groups, the group with only their parents in the room had a 17.5 point increase in anxiety on a 100-point scale; the group with their parents and a tranquillizer showed a 7.5 point jump in anxiety; and the group with their parents and given a Game Boy to play showed no increase in anxiety.