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...There's no doubt that low-income parents - indeed, most new parents - could use a little guidance. In some countries, like France, that guidance is institutionalized. Nurse home visits for all pregnant and new mothers are routine and free of charge, sponsored by the government. In the U.S. the national Nurse-Family Partnership program (NFP) covers about 16,300 families living in poverty in 25 states, but President Obama has said he plans to expand the benefit, extending it to every first-time poor mother in the country - about 570,000 women each year. The President's stimulus plan includes...
...professor of pediatrics and preventive medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. NFP involves about 64 home visits from a nurse during the first 2½ years of a child's life. Many of the new mothers who receive the benefit are single, are on welfare, have low education levels and are dealing with addiction, mental illness and family violence. Nurses visit once a week during pregnancy and early infancy, answering health questions, teaching basic parenting skills and, crucially, helping moms whose own early lives were often characterized by chaos build confidence that they can do better...
...resistant flu does not cause more severe illness or lead to more hospitalizations than infection with nonresistant strains. The study also finds that the resistant strain did not arise from overuse of Tamiflu; in fact, during the past flu season, the resistant strain was found widely in countries with low Tamiflu use, like Norway, but less commonly in places, like Japan, where Tamiflu use is high. If overuse had played a role in the emergence of the resistant strain, health officials might have recommended that clinicians restrict prescriptions of the drug. Instead, it appears that the drug-resistant strain mutated...
...behind.At 2:36, third-line center Liza Ryabkina won a battle on the boards and brought the loose puck around to the front the net. The sophomore stumped Niesluchowski with a backhanded shot for the unassisted tally and the 2-0 lead.“Ryabkina coming off the low walkout, going strong to the net—we felt like that was open all day,” Stone said. “It was just a matter of finishing those types of plays.”After Ryabkina’s goal, Harvard seized complete control...
...Columbia attacked inside early on, immediately implementing its strategy of establishing strong presence down low, both offensively and defensively. Its perimeter players in the opening minutes were merely decoys looking to spread the defenders and dump the ball to prolific sophomore forwards Judie Lomax and Lauren Dwyer. Notably, Lomax, a transfer from Oregon State, is the top rebounder in the NCAA Division I this season, averaging 14.1 rebounds per game. She finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds...