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New Info on Eating Disorders in Two Stanford/Packard Children's Studie
December 2006 news release discusses two studies about childhood eating disorders, one that "confirm(s) that pro-eating disorder Web sites may promote dangerous behaviors in adolescents with eating disorders"and another that "indicates that pre-teens with eating disorders tend to lose weight more quickly than adolescents with the condition and weigh comparatively less at diagnosis."Includes links to fact sheets about eating disorders. From the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. Hoax: 11th Grader Gets Detention for Using Firefox
Update: A little digging shows the Pennsylvania high schooler in detention is in the doghouse for mouthing off, not for using Firefox, as reported on the web. Turns out the kid altered the scanned detention report, sparking the "punished for using Firefox" story. Look for a retraction from the culprit. Conversion Maestro
Calculates U.S.-metric conversions for length, area, mass and weight, liquid volume, and temperature. Conversion factor for each calculation is shown. From the Point Loma Nazarene University Department of Physics and Engineering. Discovery Of Novel Nerve Cell Modulator Offers Potential For Mood Diso
The discovery of a novel molecular switch that powerfully modulates nerve cell activity offers the potential for new mood disorder and epilepsy treatments researchers report. The study shows a link between gut protein and the brain's natural marijuana-like compounds. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: C
Fact sheets and data about heart disease and stroke, "the first and third leading causes of death in the United States."Features "Heart Disease and Stroke Maps"with statistics for U.S. states and counties, other statistical data, health promotion publications, and fact sheets on heart disease, heart failure, stroke, heart attacks, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and other heart health topics. A program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Deficiency Of Immune System 'Peacekeeper'Pinpointed In Mice As Cause O
Scientists have pinpointed a specific immune deficiency as the likely fundamental cause of ulcerative colitis, a chronic, sometimes severe inflammatory disease of the colon or large intestine that afflicts half a million Americans. Number Of Work-related Accidents And Illnesses Continues To Increase
A new assessment of workplace accidents and illness indicates that the risk of occupational disease has become by far the most prevalent danger faced by people at their jobs -- accounting for 1.7 million annual work-related deaths and outpacing fatal accidents by four to one. Space Concepts Improve Life In The Desert
An innovative tent, developed with the use of space concepts, is now on display at the 'SAFE: Design On Risk' exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Designed for desert use, it exploits the inhospitable environment to improve life in the desert. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Teamwork Improves Learning And Career Success
A two-year study of college students shows that students learn better and develop higher-level skills by participating in cooperative activities, compared to traditional classroom teaching methods.
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