Issues in Education
Issues in Education
I am preparing to write a modestly hefty research paper on an issue plaguing education today. I've thought about standardized testing, bullying, peer pressure, parental influence.... the list goes on and on.Today, however, a new issue came frighteningly to the forefront of my mind: school violence. What a scary world we live in where the most seemingly safe and pleasurable environments become a source of danger and tragedy.
A tragedy like today just proves that no place is safe, no one is exempt from the such heinous acts. This is a sad reminder to everyone to keep our ears and eyes open for illness, sadness, and desperation.....
My heart goes out to all the Virginia Tech students, faculty, parents and community members.
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U.S. Smoking Rates Stall
11 Oct 11:31
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In 2006, 20.8 percent of American adults were current cigarette smokers, a percentage that hasn't changed much since 2004, a new government report says. The finding suggests that the previous seven-year decline has stalled, says a report in this week's issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among current smokers in 2006, 80.1 percent (36.3 million) smoked every day, and 19.9 percent (9 million) smoked some days. About 44.
FDA Issues New Warnings for Anemia Drugs
11 Oct 11:31
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved new "black box" warnings on labels of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, which are drugs used to treat certain types of anemia. The warnings cover the drugs Aranesp, Epogen and Procrit, and detail their dangers to patients with cancer and patients with chronic kidney failure. Those dangers include heart attack, stroke, heart failure and cancer tumor growth and shortened survival.
Summer Vacation Undermines School-Based Weight Loss
11 Oct 11:31
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School programs that promote healthy eating and exercise can help students lose weight, researchers say, but kids often pack on the pounds again during summer holiday. The study was conducted by a team at the Agatston Research Foundation in Miami Beach, Fla. Their "Healthier Options for Public Schoolchildren" study included 3,200 children (48 percent Hispanic) from six elementary schools --- four schools tried out the intervention, while two did not and served as controls.
Botox Offers Shot in Arm for Arthritis Sufferers
11 Oct 11:31
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Botox seems to relieve shoulder pain in arthritis sufferers, a preliminary study found. "We don't recommend people start using it until we have the definitive study," said study author Dr. Jasvinder Singh, a staff physician at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. He said his study was small, and more patients needed to be assessed before the treatment could be recommended. Singh was to present his findings Friday at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting, in Boston.
Scientists Find Way to Track Stem Cells in Brain
11 Oct 11:31
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The identification of a new marker is making it possible to track brain stem cells for the first time, U.S. researchers report. The achievement is already opening doors to new research into depression, early childhood development and multiple sclerosis, the team's senior author said. "This is a way to detect these cells in the brain, so that you can track them in certain conditions where we suspect that these cells play a certain role," explained Dr. Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, an assistant profess
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Nobel notes: Mauritian excitement !
11 Oct 11:30
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They hail the native son J.M.G. Le Clezio in Mauritius.
Nobel notes: Suspicious betting ?
11 Oct 11:30
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It looks like the winner's name was leaked -- and to those wagering on the outcome at that, as there was so much action on Le Clezio that they dropped the odds on him from 15/1 to 2/1 before halting betting.
Chetan Bhagat success
11 Oct 11:30
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In The Guardian Randeep Ramesh thinks Author's mass-market success upsets Indian literati, meaning pop-author Chetan Bhagat.
Wetlands fever
11 Oct 11:30
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At Me And My Big Mouth Scott Pack finds his readers have gone Click Crazy now that the English translation of Charlotte Roche's Wetlands can be pre-ordered.
Man Booker nominee 2Q and A
11 Oct 11:30
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Reuters asks the same two question of all the Man Booker finalists.
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