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...researchers who studied the relationship between self-control and weight gain in youngsters enrolled in a government study. In two papers published this week in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, scientists found that preschool-age children who had trouble with self-control and the ability to delay gratification gained more weight by the time they were preteens than those who were better at regulating their behavior. (See nine kid foods to avoid...
...their labor-market policies to ensure that once recovery comes, new jobs are created in sufficient numbers to swiftly bring the jobless rate back down again. But ask him about the German short-work measures, and he's skeptical. "They can't stop rising unemployment," he says, "they just delay it." Indeed, in its latest economic forecast released March 31, the OECD expects unemployment in Germany to rise from its current 8.6% to 11.6% by the end of 2010 - higher than many of its European neighbors - despite the special job-preservation measures. The organization expects Japan's unemployment rate will...
...Merkel and Sarkozy expressed fears at their joint appearance that there will be insufficient commitment to regulating the financial markets and to clamping down on tax havens. A list of such havens could be published at the summit "or in a couple of days," said Sarkozy yesterday, but further delay would be unacceptable. British officials say they support publication of such a list. The point of disagreement is on timing, but there's optimism this rift can easily been overcome...
...developing nations like China, and more saving and less debt in the U.S. Although he was vague, Obama discussed what would amount to a reworking of the basic economic physics that governs our world. It's a delicate balance, however, because too much savings in the short term could delay an economic recovery. (See pictures of the Obamas in Europe...
...transfers reflects, in part, changing attitudes in Europe toward using multiple embryos.) In both time periods, the study found, 90% of women delivered babies within their first four treatment cycles, regardless of how many embryos were implanted. That suggests there is no advantage to multiple-embryo implantation and no delay in creating a successful pregnancy from using one embryo at a time. Additionally, the incidence of multiple births was halved between the two periods...