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Studying a combination of factors can help explain why some kids are more likely to develop asthma than others, says Rob McConnell, lead author of the study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Childhood asthma is a complex disease and probably has many contributing causes," he says. "This study provides another clue as to what might be causing it." (See nine kid foods to avoid...
...Central Asia faces a complex and potent mix of religious conflict, political corruption, ideological violence and increasing poverty - not to mention factionalism within the governments of the region and the countries' distrust of one another. Add to all that fighters returning home to escape the war in Afghanistan, and it's unlikely that declarations of concern from Western diplomats or the presence of the Russian military will soon slow the rising tide of violence...
...argument in favor of expanding Medicaid is largely one of efficiency. The existing program "is designed to meet the needs of low-income individuals and those with complex health needs and has an existing delivery, financing and administrative structure," says the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. "Medicaid coverage for low-income adults could help establish a strong floor of coverage for the low-income population, upon which additional expansion efforts could build." And in some ways, it would be easier for the states to administer an income-based program, rather than one in which they have to keep track of whether...
...move to which the music director is vigorously opposed. "When I hear [Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov say] that it is very important to open the theater in 2011, I always think that it is not so important when the theater opens because the reconstruction is very difficult and complex," says Vedernikov. "Instead, in this situation, the quality of what is going to be done is far more important ... I have nothing to expect but a disastrous result." (See pictures of President Obama in Russia...
Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan recently noted that reverse mortgages, like some flavors of the infamous subprime mortgages, are too complex for many seniors to understand. "Millions of older Americans still have a lot of equity in their homes, and it's tempting for them to tap into this pot of money," he says...