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...flurry of meetings over the weekend, the British Treasury said Monday that it plans to spend as much as $63 billion bolstering the capital bases of three of the country's largest banks, partially nationalizing once mighty lenders in the process. "Today's plan is unprecedented," British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said at a Downing Street press conference, "but essential...
Pediatricians are quick to note, however, that breast is still best for infants. "As a pediatrician, I believe breast milk is the perfect food for infants and I applaud more and more mothers for considering it," say Dr. Catherine Gordon, a vitamin D researcher and author of the Childrens Hospital study. "Of concern, however, is the accompanying rise in cases of rickets" - a bone-softening disease usually attributable to malnutrition that can lead to fractures and bowed legs. To ensure that breast-fed babies get the vitamin D they need, she advises pregnant women to discuss with their obstetrician...
...celiac disease may need more than the 400 IUs the AAP is recommending; kids with darker skin or living at northern latitudes with less sun may also require more. That means, of course, parents should consult their own pediatrician about how much vitamin D to give, but says Gordon, "Vitamin D toxicity doesn't occur until at least 2,000 IU a day and maybe as high as 10,000, so they shouldn't be overly worried about giving kids too much...
...even worse than that: during the relatively severe downturn of 1974, giving declined 5.4%. Given that the current crisis seems unprecedented in its scope, no one is willing to predict just how bad things might get for the nonprofit sector. "The ramifications are absolutely going to be huge," says Gordon J. Campbell, CEO and president of United Way of New York City...
...Downing Street spokesman explains), Iceland's Prime Minister Geir Haarde protested. "Not many governments would have taken that very kindly," he said. His counterpart in London appears unabashed. "We will take further action against the Icelandic authorities wherever that is necessary to recover the money," said Prime Minister Gordon Brown...