Student Success In Rural Schools Determined By Attitude

While most of the country focuses on ACT scores, student-teacher ratio and rigorous curriculum to increase student success, it may be the commitment to excellence that determines student achievement in rural schools. This is an overlooked, yet critical, factor when considering nearly half of American school districts are in rural areas, educating nearly 21 percent of all students.

STD, Urinary Tract Infection May Be Bad Combination For Birth Defect

Women who reported having both a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and urinary tract infection (UTI) just before or during early pregnancy were four times more likely to have babies with gastroschisis a severe birth defect in which infants are born with their intestines and other internal organs outside the abdomen, University of Utah researchers report in the online British Medical Journal.

Misuse Of Child Safety Seats Increases Risks By Ten Times For School Age Children

Beth Bruce has heard a lot of reasons from parents why their school-aged children aren't using booster seats. "We're just going on a short trip." "My child is too big." "He feels like a sissy." "I don't want to argue with her.""There are whole scenarios parents will give us, " says Dr.

Families Converge On Capitol Hill To Demonstrate Support For Children's Hospitals

Twenty-nine patient families from across the U.S. will travel to Washington, D.C., to speak with federal lawmakers about an issue of vital importance to them -- the fate of children's health care and the essential role that children's hospitals play in the community.

Link Discovered Between Caesarean Sections And Risk Of Asthma

Babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 % increased risk of developing asthma compared to babies born naturally. Emergency Caesarean sections increase the risk even further. This is shown in a new study based on data from 1.7 million births registered at the Medical Birth Registry at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Positive School Environments Can Help Reduce Student Smoking

A survey of high-school children in Scotland has shown that pupils who experience positive and inclusive social environments in schools are less likely to take up smoking. New research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health reveals that teachers who succeed in creating a positive environment in school may be responsible for their pupils staying smoke-free.

Slowing Decline In Infant Mortality Linked To Poor Health Among Pregnant Women, Report Finds

A slowing in the decline of the U.S. infant mortality rate since 2000 can be linked to poor health among pregnant women, according to a report released Wednesday by the group Trust for America's Health, CQ HealthBeat reports. The report was released in conjunction with the Annie E.

March Of Dimes Announces Prematurity Campaign Expansion At Surgeon General's Conference

The March of Dimes has extended its Prematurity Campaign by 10 years to 2020 and will work to address preterm birth globally. The expansion, announced at the Surgeon General's Conference on Prevention of Preterm Birth, supports the national action plan being created during the two-day conference here to address the growing crisis of preterm birth.

New Test Could Aid Children Suffering From Reflux Disease

A nuclear medicine imaging test was used to confirm that children with respiratory problems may be more likely to develop gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to researchers at SNM's 55th Annual Meeting. The nuclear imaging technique, known as scintigraphy, was also shown to be more effective in detecting the disease in these children than traditional barium X-ray technology.

Tercica Announces Results From Increlex R IGFD Patient Registry And Other Increlex R Studies At The 90th Meeting Of The Endocrine Society

Tercica, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRCA) announced the first results from the Increlex Growth Forum Database (IGFD) Registry in two posters presented at the 90th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Francisco. Increlex (mecasermin (rDNA origin) injection) is currently approved in the United States for the treatment of severe Primary IGF-1 Deficiency.