Teen Driver Fatal Crashes Drops
Number of Teen Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes Drops, CDC Study Finds The number of fatal crashes involving 16- and 17-year old drivers dropped by more than a third between 2004 and 2008, but this doesn't mean that parents and teens should be satisfied with the progress, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Crashes still remain the leading cause of death for teens in the United States, though most are preventable, the report says. Graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs, which help new drivers gain skills under low-risk conditions, are widely ...
Study Points to Cause of Migraine Headaches
From Britain's National Health Services Scientists have discovered how to switch off the pain of migraines, The Daily Telegraph reported. The newspaper said that new drugs may soon be able to counteract the debilitating headaches. The study behind the news analysed the DNA of over 1,200 people to look for mutations within a gene known to play a role in the working of nerve cells. The analysis found a particular mutation in a woman who had migraines with “aura” (visual disturbances that accompany a migraine). When the mutation was traced back through the woman’s family, it was ...
H1N1-What Next?
NIH Scientists Consider Fate of Pandemic H1N1 Flu Virus From the National Institutes of Health Whither pandemic H1N1 virus? In a new commentary, scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, review the fates of previous pandemic influenza viruses in the years following a pandemic and speculate on possible future courses for the 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) virus during the upcoming flu season and beyond. The authors estimate that at least 183 million Americans (about 59 percent of the total U.S. population) have some immunity to pH1N1 ...
1 in 5 Men Who Have Sex With Men Has HIV-Half Don’t Know It
CDC Study highlights urgent HIV prevention needs for men who have sex with men, especially young men and men of color Approximately one in five (19 percent) men who have sex with men (MSM) in a study of 21 major U.S. cities is infected with HIV, and nearly half (44 percent) of those men are unaware of their infection, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the study, young MSM and MSM of color were least likely to know their HIV status. The ...
Healthcare
Study Points to Cause of Migraine Headaches
From Britain’s National Health Services Scientists have discovered how to switch off the pain...
H1N1-What Next?
NIH Scientists Consider Fate of Pandemic H1N1 Flu Virus From the National Institutes of Health Whither...
1 in 5 Men Who Have Sex With Men Has HIV-Half Don’t Know It
CDC Study highlights urgent HIV prevention needs for men who have sex with men, especially young men...
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Meat Plant Closed After Undercover Video
Viewers should be advised this video is graphic. As a result of this undercover video, the Bushways Packing Company in Vermont has been shut down and the USDA is calling for a criminal investigation.
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Education
Teen Driver Fatal Crashes Drops
Number of Teen Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes Drops, CDC Study Finds The number of fatal crashes involving 16- and 17-year old drivers dropped by more than a third between 2004 and 2008, but this doesn’t mean that parents and teens should be satisfied with the progress, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Crashes... [Read more of this article]
Florida College System Tops National Rankings for Eighth Straight Year
~ More than 52,000 associate degrees awarded through unwavering commitment to open-door policy ~ For the eighth year in a row, The Florida College System ranks among the top producers of associate degrees in the nation according to Community College Week’s annual Top 10 report. Despite record student enrollment and increasing budget concerns the... [Read more of this article]
Florida Students Improve Reading Skills
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS SHOWCASE FLORIDA’S LONG-TERM READING SUCCESSES ~ Florida one of only nine states to achieve significant increases in eighth grade reading scores ~ TALLAHASSEE – Education Commissioner Dr. Eric J. Smith today announced Florida’s 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading results. The results... [Read more of this article]
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Environment
Scientists Helped Florida Panther Improve DNA
A paper published in the journal “Science” on Friday focuses on the long-term efforts of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and partner agencies to improve the health of the Florida panther population. Through a process called genetic restoration, scientists have helped increase the population of 20 to 30 animals... [Read more of this article]
New Odor Sensor Found in Mosquitoes
New Odor Sensor Found in Mosquitoes Vanderbilt University researchers have identified a new odor receptor on the antennae of A. gambiae, which could help explain how the mosquitoes find humans. Credit: Laurence Zwiebel, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Researchers at Vanderbilt University have identified a new family of odor sensors that mosquitoes... [Read more of this article]
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