Science Education & Policy

Strokes And Children- The Top Ten Killer You Rarely Read About

Sideria Hendricks is only 10 years old, but she already has suffered two strokes. The first occurred on Christmas Eve a few years ago. Sideria suddenly couldn't speak, and her left arm and left leg went limp. She eventually recovered, but later suffer ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 19 2008 - 6:50pm

Teaching Inorganic Nomenclature(Part 1)

DEAR GENERAL CHEMISTRY TEACHERS by CAMILO APITA TABINAS: GOOD DAY! I am pleased to introduce to you "Naming and Writing Simple Inorganic Chemical Formulas Text and Module with Worksheets", a book that offers an alternative method of teaching chem ...

Blog Post - Camilo Tabinas - Jan 17 2015 - 9:43pm

Catholics Asked To Tell Their Bishops To End Ban On Contraception

WASHINGTON, July 21 /PRNewswire/--- July 25th Marks 40th Anniversary of Vatican's Devastating Decision Forty years ago, a decision was announced that has had a catastrophic impact on the poor and powerless around the world. On July 25, 1968, Pope Pau ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 21 2008 - 4:32am

Comprehensive Care International And SHI Consulting Announce Partnership For Effective Integration Of Research Into Clinical Pla

TORONTO, July 21 /PRNewswire/-- Comprehensive Care International (CCI) and SHI Consulting Inc. (SHI) outlined their vision to create a sustainable operational advantage for hospitals worldwide. Through a combined CCI/SHI partnership, clients can access a ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 21 2008 - 8:32am

ATCi Completes One Year GSM Satellite Operations In Iraq With Zain/Fastlink, A Kuwaiti Based Global Telecommunications Leader

PHOENIX, July 21 /PRNewswire/--- Infrastructure Facilitates Communications Between Jordan, Baghdad and Basra Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, today announced that it has completed one year ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 21 2008 - 1:31pm

Love The Outdoors? Please Stay Home, Say Berkeley Environmental Scientists

If you really love the outdoors, you should never experience it, according to a new study by conservation biologists from the University of California, Berkeley. The study compared parks in the San Francisco Bay Area that allow only quiet recreation such a ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2008 - 2:23pm

Independent Analyses Of The SEAS, SHARP And IMPROVE-IT Studies Of Ezetimibe

LONDON, July 21 /PRNewswire/-- The University of Oxford Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU) proposed that the hypothesis-generating results of the SEAS trial of ezetimibe should be tested by reviewing the combined cancer re ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 21 2008 - 2:32pm

Topiramate Epilepsy Drug May Increase Risk Of Birth Defects

Taking the epilepsy drug topiramate alone or along with other epilepsy drugs during pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects, according to a study published in the July 22, 2008, issue of Neurology. Research has shown that many epilepsy drugs incre ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2008 - 5:46pm

Real Teachers Could Learn Something From Those On "The Simpsons", Says Paper

Even if you're a caricature of the worst kind of maintenance person, such as Groundskeeper Willie in "The Simpson", there's a lesson for real life teachers. Apparently, the lesson is 'don't be like that.' And the rest of ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2008 - 5:52pm

One Year On And Still No Action

LONDON, July 22 /PRNewswire/-- A charity for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is seeking to highlight the fact that despite a commitment made a year ago, the Government has failed to find out the true cost of prescription charges. This week marks 12 mo ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 21 2008 - 6:32pm