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...group did not specifically measure stress levels in the study's participants - it's difficult to get a reliable reading in such a large number of youngsters quickly - other studies have shown that parental stress translates directly with more-anxious kids. McConnell hopes that these findings will spur additional studies to investigate why, for example, asthma rates tend to be higher among lower socioeconomic groups. "There are a lot of potential reasons why poverty might be associated with asthma," he says, including that poorer families tend to live in more highly polluted, densely packed urban areas...
...research by doctors at Children's Hospital Boston may help spur the development of a test for appendicitis that may someday prevent unnecessary surgeries, speed up the diagnostic process and even minimize undue medical costs. "It's very exciting," says Dr. Alex Kentsis, a pediatrician and co-author of the study published online June 23 by the Annals of Emergency Medicine. He estimates that a simple diagnostic test may be as close as three years away, and may be easy enough to administer outside of a hospital's emergency department, in individual doctor's offices or even local clinics...
...that would have forced Internet service providers (ISPs) to identify and help prosecute users who illegally trade copyrighted material, were unconstitutional. The news comes as a blow for the government of President Nicolas Sarkozy as well as organizations around Europe that had been hoping that the French example might spur other governments into greater action against illegal file sharing. (See pictures of Sarkozy...
...areas due to the economic crisis. We were delighted when the House of Representatives approved billions of dollars in funding to be spent on scientific research, and hope that the trend toward increasing research will continue. Not only will such research save lives, but it will also provide jobs, spur the economy, and maintain America’s competitive edge in the global community.Overshadowing all other opportunities for substantial progress this year was the financial crisis. Reviving the economy through government spending on education, infrastructure, and healthcare, along with tax cuts, rebates, and unemployment benefits was necessary. Though we were...
Some journalists say this could be the Berlusconi equivalent of Bill Clinton's "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" moment - a fact-checking challenge to investigators throughout Berlusconistan and a spur to even more debate and speculation about the Prime Minister's private life. But at the same time, the potential for scandal just might help Berlusconi keep his popularity high by giving him center stage in a public arena that ever more resembles The Jerry Springer Show (or a Fellini film...