Archive for September 27th, 2009

Teachers May Be Swayed by Child’s Reputation (HealthDay)

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

HealthDay – SATURDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) — Students’ reputations, not
just their actions, play a role in whether they’re judged to be
well-behaved at school, say British researchers who studied four
classrooms with children aged 4 to 5.

Vitamin D May Improve Melanoma Survival (HealthDay)

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

HealthDay – SATURDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of vitamin D
are linked to less severe, less deadly melanoma lesions in people with
skin cancer, new research suggests.

UN chief stresses urgency of fighting world hunger (AFP)

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

AFP – UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday highlighted the urgency of fighting global hunger, noting that malnutrition had worsened around the world since 2008.

Dutch to extend animal vaccination to fight Q fever (Reuters)

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Reuters – Dutch farms, children’s farms and zoos holding more than 50 goats or sheep will have to vaccinate the animals against a highly infectious disease known as Q fever, the Dutch Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday.

New swine flu wave hits Mexico, closings unlikely (AP)

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

AP – The next wave of swine flu has arrived, and Mexicans are bracing for an outbreak that may be even larger than the one here last spring that became a pandemic.

Spanish government approves controversial abortion reforms (AFP)

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

AFP – Spain’s Socialist government Saturday approved controversial reforms to the country’s abortion law which would allow women as young as 16 to undergo the procedure without parental consent.