February 4, 2013
News Clips
- The Boys at the Back
Boys score as well as or better than girls on most standardized tests, yet they are far less likely to get good grades, take advanced classes or attend college. Why? A study coming out this week in TheJournal of Human Resources gives an important answer. Teachers of classes as early as kindergarten factor good behavior into grades — and girls, as a rule, comport themselves far better than boys.
New York Times
February 2, 2013 - Drowned in a Stream of Prescriptions
It was where, after becoming violently delusional and spending a week in a psychiatric hospital in 2011, Richard met with his doctor and received prescriptions for 90 more days of Adderall. He hanged himself in his bedroom closet two weeks after they expired.
New York Times
February 2, 2013 - N.F.L. Joins With G.E. in Effort to Detect Concussions
The N.F.L., faced with increasing concern about the toll of concussions and confronted with litigation involving thousands of former players, is planning to form a partnership withGeneral Electric to jump-start development of imaging technology that would detect concussions and encourage the creation of materials to better protect the brain.
New York Times
February 2, 2013 - Non-Drug ADHD Treatments Don’t Pan Out in Study
Many parents pursue costly and time-consuming treatments to help their children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Now, a new study finds little evidence that non-drug interventions reduce key symptoms of ADHD.
Medline Plus
January 30, 2013 - Study calls for daily PE classes
A recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that instituting daily physical education classes for children would boost moderate to vigorous physical activity by 23 minutes a day, more than one-third of the 60 minutes recommended by federal guidelines.
Colorado.org
January 28, 2013 - First-Ever Guidelines Issued for Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Kids
For the first time ever, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes in children and teenagers aged 10 to 18.
Healthfinder
January 28, 2013 - Did This 15-Year-Old Kid Just Change the Course of Medicine?
When you were 15, chances are, revolutionizing medicine wasn’t among your after-school activities. But for 15-year-old Jack Andraka, it’s par for the course. The high school sophomore recently developed a revolutionary new test for early-stage pancreatic cancer. This, before he could legally drive a car.
Takepart.com
January 27, 2013 - Barack Obama is Not Pleased
The president on his enemies, the media, and the future of football
New Republic
January 27, 2013 - Selling a New Generation on Guns
Threatened by long-term declining participation in shooting sports, the firearms industry has poured millions of dollars into a broad campaign to ensure its future by getting guns into the hands of more, and younger, children.
New York Times
January 26, 2013 - Parents Not Too Worried About Kids’ Use of Pain Meds: Poll
Many American parents are not very concerned about the misuse of narcotic pain medicines by children and teens, despite the fact that rates of abuse and overdoses involving these drugs are rising in all age groups, a new survey finds.
Medline Plus
January 25, 2013
International News
UK
- The gender gap at universities: where are all the men?
Male students are outnumbered by females at most UK universities. But what subjects are they studying and which campuses have the biggest gender gap?
The Guardian
January 27, 2013