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July 31, 2005Early Heavy Drinking Hints at Genetic Risk
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Youth who drink heavily at an early age may be less less sensitive to the intoxicating effects of consumption, perhaps hinting at a genetic predisposition to alcohol abuse. Read more from this post....
21 Turns 21
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Raising the national drinking age 21 years ago has saved at least 20,000 lives, but much work remains to address underage drinking and its harms. Read more from this post....
Habit leads to learning, new VA/UCSD study shows
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Humans have a "robust" capacity to learn and retain new information unconsciously, retaining so-called habit memory even when conscious or declarative learning is absent, memory experts at the University of California, San Diego School of...
A Company's Troubled Answer for Prisoners With H.I.V.
From NYT > Health: A doctor hired by Prison Health Services to coordinate care at an Alabama prison concluded that much of the problem was Prison Health itself. Read more from this post....
Many body-conscious teens use supplements to improve physique
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A nationwide, population-based survey of more than 10,000 adolescents, published in the August issue of Pediatrics, reports a high rate of concern about body image in both boys and girls, and finds that adolescents with...
Injuries sustained at home remain a leading cause of death for children, teens in the US
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Preventable home injuries for children and adolescents in the United States account for more than 2,800 deaths each year. While the number of incidents have decreased in recent years, fatalities from unintentional injuries at home...
July 28, 2005
The New Kid on the Block: What is Marriage Education and Does It Work?
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Theodora Ooms. This brief provides an introduction to marriage and relationship education, a new field attracting increasing government attention and funding. The brief highlights its research roots, describes program goals, formats and...
Trained nurses and laypersons perform well as preschool vision screeners
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Trained nurses and laypersons can be as adept at conducting vision screenings of preschoolers as optometrists and ophthalmologists according to the results of a recent study published in the August 2005 issue of Investigative Ophthalmology...
Stanford Business School Research: A True Expert Knows What Question to Ask
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Mental-state reasoning is universal milestone in child development
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A major social-cognitive achievement of young children is the understanding that other people act on the basis of their own representations of reality rather than on the basis of reality itself. Yet previous research has...
Simple Screening Prevents Disease, Improves the Health of Young Women and Unborn Children
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Simple steps by health care institutions can increase the number of women tested for and diagnosed with chlamydia according to a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of...
Delivery of routine preventive services suboptimal for medicare beneficiaries
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Certain physician characteristics and practice-setting characteristics are associated with Medicare beneficiaries receiving routine preventive services below the national goals, according to a study in the July 27 issue of JAMA. Read more from this post....
Secondhand Smoke Risky During Pregnancy
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Any exposure to tobacco smoke, including secondhand smoke, presents a risk of genetic mutation for unborn children, researchers say. Read more from this post....
Clinical Support System Available to Assist Physicians who Treat Patients Dependent on Opiates
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: SAMHSA has announced the availability of the Physician Clinical Support System (PCSS) to assist physicians who prescribe or dispense buprenorphine to their patients dependent on heroin or prescription drugs containing opiates. Read more from...
Girls' confidence in math dampened by parents' gender stereotypes
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A survey of middle-school girls reveals that their self-confidence in math suffers when their parents believe the gender stereotype that holds that math is a male domain and when the parents give unsolicited help with...
Blood pressure poorly controlled in the elderly, especially women
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Controlling high blood pressure in individuals age 80 years and older has become a major national health problem, according to a study published in the July 27 issue of JAMA..The study found that almost three...
Bush Administration's Principles for Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Jeopardize San Francisco's System of HIV Care
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Today the San Francisco AIDS Foundation expressed grave concerns about the potential impact of the principles outlined by the Bush Administration for the reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act. The principles, issued today by Health...
July 27, 2005
Literacy Expert Offers Study Tips for Children
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July 26, 2005
Youth Trade Drugs at 'Pharming' Parties
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Prescribed Ritalin, OxyContin stolen from medicine cabinets at home, and other psychoactive prescription drugs are the stock in trade at so-called "pharming parties," where young people trade medicines and often mix pills with alcohol...
Making the Case: Improving Head Start Teacher Qualifications Requires Increased Investment
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Katherine Hart and Rachel Schumacher. This policy paper, part of the Head Start Series, describes changes in Head Start teacher qualifications in light of recent policy history and assesses whether states and...
Medical Support Update: The Federal Scene
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Paula Roberts. In 1998, Congress enacted the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act (CSPIA). One outgrowth of CSPIA, the Medical Child Support Working Group (MCSWG), made nearly 80 recommendations for change in...
High blood pressure not well controlled among older men and women
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Nearly two-thirds of men and women age 80 and older have high blood pressure, but their conditions are frequently not kept under control, according to a new data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood...
Arts program provides services, guidance to HIV/AIDS patients
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: As an art educator and researcher, Julia Kellman has long been aware that art can impact people's lives in profound ways. The past four years, she's witnessed the phenomenal power of art-making from the perspective...
Students -- Like Icebergs -- Different Than First Impressions, Expert Says
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Professor: Students Should Put Away Technology to Make Friends
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U.S. Labor Secretary Chao Applauds House Passage of Bush Administration's Plan to Reduce Number of Uninsured Americans
From U.S. Newswire Releases: U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao made the following statement following the passage of H.R. 525, the Small Business Health Fairness Act, by the U.S. House of Representatives: Read more from this post....
Blood pressure control and treatment is low, especially among older women with hypertension
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Compared to current national guidelines, rates of blood pressure control in the community are low, especially among older women, according to a new study in the July 27 issue of JAMA. Read more from this...
Any exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy is risky
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A re-examination of data from earlier studies suggests that exposure to second-hand smoke during pregnancy can be just as detrimental to a developing fetus as primary exposure through maternal smoking, according to a recent paper...
One hit of crystal meth causes birth defects: U of T study
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A single prenatal dose of methamphetamine - commonly known as speed - may be enough to cause long-term neurodevelopmental problems in babies, say University of Toronto researchers. Read more from this post....
Exposure to pesticides in schools produces illnesses among school employees and students
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The rate of new illnesses associated with pesticide exposure at schools increased significantly in children from 1998 to 2002, according to an article in the July 27 issue of JAMA. Read more from this post....
Initiative to Address Needs of Children in Military Households; Study Results Could Benefit Other Vulnerable Children
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CHI PACC(r) Provides Child-Centered Solution During Medicaid Reform Debate
From U.S. Newswire Releases: U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D- Va.) and Florida officials today hailed a new initiative developed by Children's Hospice International (CHI) in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that improves health care for...
FreedomWorks Michigan Announces 2005 TABOR Tour Organizational Meetings to Focus on Taxpayer Rights
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Michigan needs a Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). That's the message from Michigan FreedomWorks as it launches a sixteen city educational and organizational tour next month. The tour kicks off a major grassroots campaign in support...
New UC study shows 'stop and go' traffic increases infant wheezing
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health researchers have found that 17 percent of infants living near "stop and go" traffic suffer from wheezing..The study is the first of its kind to analyze the effects of...
What are the roles and responsibilities of the media in disseminating health information?
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The way in which the media report health issues has recently come under scrutiny. A debate in the open access journal PLoS Medicine illuminates the duties of health reporters to their readers. Read more from...
Adult socioeconomic position and health of twins
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In a paper published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine, adult socioeconomic position can significantly affect later health. Read more from this post....
Immigrants spend half as much on health care as native-born Americans
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Immigrants in the United States receive less than half the health-care services than do native-born Americans, according to study findings published in the August issue of the American Journal of Public Health. Read more from...
New method shows it is possible to grow bone for grafts within a patient's body
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: An international team of biomedical engineers has demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to grow healthy new bone reliably in one part of the body and use it to repair damaged bone...
Patients learn more facts from videos but need contact with doctor to soothe their anxiety
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Researchers have found that showing patients an educational video about their condition teaches them the facts about their disease even better than when their doctor tells them about the condition.But the power of videotaped information...
Understanding biases in epidemic models important when making public health predictions
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Mathematical models have become invaluable decision-making tools for public health officials. As demonstrated during the United Kingdom's foot-and-mouth epidemic of 2001, models can be useful in two ways: they can reveal the underlying characteristics of...
House Republicans Highlight Healthcare Security Initiatives
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today announced that House Republicans will be voting this week on a series of health care-related measures that will help hard working Americans not only afford health insurance,...
When Geography Influences Treatment Options
From washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In the past decade, the rate of back surgery among Medicare patients has increased by more than half, driven by factors including new...
July 25, 2005
Study on female twins finds occupational class influences adult health, above early life conditions
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Nancy Krieger, a professor of society, human development and health at the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues, compared the health status, education levels and adult occupational class among women who were identical twins...
Justice Department Announces New Initiatives at ADA 15th Anniversary Celebration
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Justice Department today announced the signing of 22 agreements with cities and counties across the country, as well as a new interactive web- based course, to promote greater accessibility in businesses and communities. Justice Department...
AFL-CIO HIT Announces $750 Million Housing, Economic Development Plan for Chicago
From U.S. Newswire Releases: WHAT: The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust is announcing a $750 million community investment plan for Chicago that will be funded by pension funds and will spur economic development, create union jobs and produce affordable housing. AFL-CIO...
D.C. Area Housing Market Cools Off (washingtonpost.com)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: washingtonpost.com - Washington area temperatures may be sizzling, but the once-torrid real estate market seems to be cooling off as houses stay on the market longer and the number of homes for sale rises. Read...
Minimally invasive solid tumor biopsy may replace surgery to get diagnostic specimens
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Inserting biopsy needles through the skin appears to be a safe and reliable alternative to surgery for obtaining diagnostic samples of a suspected solid tumor in children, according to results of a study by investigators...
New study reports the risk perceptions of natural vs 'medicalized' childbirth
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Many vestiges of the "medicalized" approach to childbirth -- a paradigm that is being challenged by more natural, drug-free options like home birth, duolas, and midwives -- remain common. All of these options, argues Craig...
Fla. Antismoking Groups Seek Constitutional Amendment
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Frustrated by budget cuts by Florida lawmakers, stop-smoking advocates say they will ask voters to amend the state Constitution in order to restore funding for youth tobacco-education programs. Read more from this post....
Tobacco Industry Masters at 'Manufacturing Uncertainty'
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: The tobacco industry has been the undisputed master of a tactic known as 'manufacturing uncertainty' -- questioning the science underlying government regulations in order to undermine policies that threatens corporate interests. Read more from...
Health Groups Become Parties to Tobacco Lawsuit
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler, who is presiding over the government's landmark tobacco racketeering case, has granted a motion allowing antismoking and health organizations to become formal parties to the lawsuit. Read more from...
Alcohol and Other Drugs Plague Soldiers in Iraq
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Alcohol and drug offenses are the second and third most common charges brought against soldiers of a National Guard unit in Iraq. Read more from this post....
Few Americans Diagnosed as Alcoholics
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Researchers say about 8 percent of Americans are dependent on alcohol, but just .06 percent of health-plan members are diagnosed with alcoholism. Read more from this post....
Ohio Drains Tobacco Settlement Funds
From Substance Abuse Funding News: The Ohio state legislature voted to divert all $216 million of the state's tobacco settlement funds to the state's school construction program. Read more from this post....
Cigarette Lawsuit Could Benefit Legacy
From Substance Abuse Funding News: If major tobacco companies are required by a federal judge to relinquish $10 billion over 5 years to fund a cross-country anti-smoking campaign, the American Legacy Foundation may be in the best position to benefit...
Job Market in W.Va. Defies Efforts to Reform Welfare
From washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: DELBARTON, W.Va. -- Sophia Diamond was born poor and does not doubt that she will die the same way. Diamond received welfare, or Temporary Assistance to Needy...
July 24, 2005
Fewer Americans Admitted for Alcoholism Treatment
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: A decline in the number of Americans admitted for treatment of alcoholism has spurred an overall drop in addiction-treatment admissions. Read more from this post....
Colo. School May Ban Public Funding of Alcohol
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Colorado State University may impose a ban on using student tuition funds or public money to purchase alcohol. Read more from this post....
Alcohol Ads Far Outnumber 'Responsibility' Messages, Group Says
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: The average American youth sees hundreds more alcohol ads than spots promoting responsible use of alcoholic beverages, according to a new report. Read more from this post....
Docs Can Ask Single Question to ID Problem Drinkers
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: A new clinician's guide to identifying and assisting heavy drinkers says a single question can be used to screen patients for potential problem drinking. Read more from this post....
Tobacco Prevention Grants for Native American and Tribal Organizations
From Substance Abuse Funding News: Approximately $1.7 million in funding is available to U.S. tribes and tribal organizations through the Centers for Disease Control's "Cooperative Agreements for Tribes and Tribal Organizations for Tobacco Prevention and Control" grants program. Read more...
NIH Funding for Alcohol and Other Drug Research
From Substance Abuse Funding News: The National Institutes of Health are offering wide-ranging grants for research on alcohol and other drug abuse prevention. Read more from this post....
University of Virginia Professor's New Book Lauds Virginia's Fairfax Public School System as 'Education Empire'; Why Fairfax County Public School System Best in Nation
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Efforts to improve hospital care
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In recent years, American hospitals have made significant improvements on standardized, evidence-based measures of clinical performance for several medical conditions, including heart attacks, heart failure, and pneumonia. But an editorial says it's not clear how...
Bad Practices Net Hospitals More Money
From washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: In Medicare's upside-down reimbursement system, hospitals and doctors who order unnecessary tests, provide poor care or even injure patients often receive higher payments than those who provide...
National Study Finds Direct Link Between Inactivity, Weight Gain in American Adolescent Girls
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July 22, 2005
Open U.S. Educational Resources to Benefit Online Students Across Mexico and Latin America
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Shared goals for improving student performance in mathematics have led to an unprecedented agreement announced today between Corporacion Universitaria para el Desarrollo de Internet (CUDI), a Mexico City-based educational non-profit representing more than 70 Mexican colleges and...
July 21, 2005
Bentley College Teaches High School Students Wall Street 101; New Partnership With Nationally Recognized LEAD Program Also Brings Students from Underserved Communities to Wall Street Program
From Ascribe Newsfeed: On July 24 Bentley College welcomes high school students from across the country to its popular business camp Wall Street 101 -- an entree to private enterprise and an inside look at Wall Street. During the one-week...
Minorities Face Wealth/Homeownership Gap; Housing Has Greatest Power to Disenfranchise and Greatest Power to Increase Wealth
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Government policies and market practices have contributed to creating the wealth gap between minorities and whites, and because homeownership is the most powerful driver of wealth for most people, the nation must expand homeownership among minorities....
Wealth doesn't always equal health
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Across Europe, children from poor families don't necessarily have worse health than children with more affluent and better educated parents, say researchers in this week's BMJ. Read more from this post....
Fathers more involved when paternity is established in the hospital
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A study published in the recent issue of Journal of Marriage and Family examines the effectiveness of in-hospital paternity establishment for babies born to unwed parents. The research shows that though establishing paternity at any...
July 20, 2005
"Ask the Experts" About Health Information Technology
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: Kaisernetwork.org hosted a live "Ask the Experts" discussion on improving the nation's health technology infrastructure, addressing questions about the government's role in developing an electronic medical information network, what steps are necessary to protect patient...
It Takes a Private Neighborhood to Make a Local Revolution
From The Urban Institute: In the last 40 years the number of private communities -- homeowners' associations, condominiums, and cooperatives, some of them gated -- has grown from less than 1,000 to more than 250,000. In Read more from this...
Tax Credits to Help Low-Income Families Pay for Child Care
From The Urban Institute: Low-income working families face enormous challenges. Key among them is how to pay for decent child care. The federal income tax code subsidizes child care in several ways. The largest subsidy is the Child and Dependent...
Assessing smoking-cessation programs - Does the 5A program work?
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine provides the most comprehensive assessment yet available on the delivery of smoking cessation services recommended by the USPHS clinical practice guideline for tobacco - the...
Quality of care in hospitals varies among regions and within individual hospitals
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Ashish Jha, assistant professor of health policy and management at the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Boston Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, have for the first time...
Injuries higher among obese people, study finds
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Results from a new study suggest that extremely obese people are more likely than normal-weight people to injure themselves. Researchers collected health and injury data during a one-year period on more than 2,500 adults living...
Helping the elderly beat the heat
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: As the population ages, a growing number of people become more vulnerable to extreme summer heat. In 2003, a heat wave was blamed for 14,800 deaths in France. The July issue of the Harvard Health...
U of T study shows barriers to HIV vaccine acceptance
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Public health officials must be sensitive to concerns about stigma and fear of vaccine-induced infection if they want women to take advantage of HIV vaccines now under development, says a University of Toronto researcher. Read...
Patient reminders boost immunization rates
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Patient reminders can help physicians improve immunization rates for their practice, according to a new review of studies. All six of the reminder and recall systems tested -- including post cards, letters and phone calls...
HHS Press Conference Cause for Concern; ASA Affirms Support for Bill Removing Mercury from Vaccines for Children
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Autism Society of America (ASA), the nation's most widely-recognized and largest grassroots organization serving the entire autism community, was concerned during a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) press conference yesterday, particularly ... Read...
July 19, 2005
Children Should Read for Pleasure in Summer, Literacy Expert Says
From Ascribe Newsfeed: A Purdue University literacy expert has a simple piece of advice for children looking for ways to stimulate their brains in the summer in preparation for going back to school. "Have fun, relax, enjoy yourself, read a...
Food And Nutrition Programs: Reducing Hunger, Bolstering Nutrition
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Following the creation and expansion of the domestic food assistance programs in the second half of the 20th century, severe hunger, which had been a significant national problem, has become rare. The food...
Making the Tax System Work for Low-Income Savers: The Saver's Credit
From The Urban Institute: The federal tax system provides little incentive for participation in tax-preferred saving plans to households that most need to save more for retirement and whose contributions would most likely represent an actual increase in savings. By...
Public Opinion Snapshot on Health Information Sources
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: While Americans of all ages are most likely to get information about health and health care mainly from traditional media sources, there are significant generational differences in their reliance on other sources of health information,...
Medicare Chartbook Highlights Latest Data and Trends
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: This 2005 chartbook features more than 80 charts and tables with detailed information about the Medicare program and the 42 million seniors and younger people with disabilities who rely on the program for health insurance...
New Research Sheds Light On Risks From Increasing Medicaid Cost-Sharing And Reducing Medicaid Benefits
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Medicaid: Improving Health, Saving Lives
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Public Benefits: Easing Poverty and Ensuring Medical Coverage
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Arloc Sherman Read more from this post....
Supplemental Security Income: Supporting People With Disabilities And The Elderly Poor
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Eileen P. Sweeney and Shawn Fremstad Read more from this post....
The Earned Income Tax Credit: Boosting Employment, Aiding the Working Poor
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Mich. May Raid Tobacco Fund for Economic Development
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Michigan legislative leaders have endorsed a plan to sell off part of the state's share of the nationwide tobacco settlement in exchange for a $1-billion lump-sum payment, which would be used for economic development....
Fun foods and exercise may reduce childhood obesity
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Children enrolled in kid-oriented diet and exercise programs are likely to adopt healthier eating and activity patterns, according to an updated systematic review. Although the youngsters did not experience significant weight loss during the studies,...
Children born with extremely low-birth-weight have considerable health and educational needs
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Children born in the 1990s weighing less than 2.2 lbs. are at significantly increased risk of experiencing chronic health conditions and functional and educational limitations compared to normal-birth-weight children, according to a study in the...
Report card on America's children 2005
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The adolescent birth rate has reached another record low, the death rate for children between ages 1 and 4 is the lowest ever, according to a yearly compendium of statistics from federal agencies concerned with...
Local Public Health Expert Available to Discuss Importance of Childhood Vaccines
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Statement from Marguerite W. Sallee, President and CEO of America's Promise -- The Alliance for Youth
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Are some medicines so good they should be free? In diabetes, the answer may be yes
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Nothing in life is free, the old saying goes. But maybe some things should be, a new study shows. Specifically, a group of medicines called ACE inhibitors should be available at no cost to people...
National Organizations Launch Network to Increase Awareness about Medicare Drug Benefit
From U.S. Newswire Releases: WHAT: Press conference to launch the Medicare Rx Education Network, a network of more than 30 national organizations coordinating activities, sharing resources, and disseminating information about the new Medicare prescription drug coverage. Member ... Read more...
Kids are cynics, too? Yeah, right
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: As a generally cynical society, we tend to assume that the only innocent minds worth cherishing are those of children. However, that idyllic thought could be dashed to pieces because as early as first or...
Female adolescents trendsetters in teen talk
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A casual remark by a teenage girl such as "She's so not cool" may be dismissed as typical teen talk. Young women, however, are leading changes in the way adolescents speak, according to a University...
July 18, 2005
Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use with One or Two Questions
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: A new study suggests that asking only one straightforward question can identify unhealthy alcohol use. Read more from this post....
Reducing Alcohol Ads Kids See Won't Cost Industry Adult Market
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: The alcohol industry can better shield America's underage youth from alcohol ads and still direct its advertising to legal-age drinkers, according to a white paper recently released by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and...
SAMHSA Funds Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders
From Substance Abuse Funding News: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded $59.5 million in treatment grants for homeless persons with mental-health and alcohol and other drug problems. Read more from this post....
July 17, 2005
Governors Endorse a Standard Formula for Graduation Rates
From NYT > National: The initiative is intended to help policy makers more accurately measure student success and identify academic programs that need improving. Read more from this post....
Malpractice litigation wrongly blamed for inconsistent health care
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Conventional wisdom holds that malpractice lawsuits are the bane of modern medicine, with high insurance premiums driving doctors from the profession and the threat of lawsuits discouraging health-care employees from reporting and correcting medical mistakes....
Carter Center Awards 2005-2006 Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism
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New York Medicaid Fraud May Reach Into Billions
From NYT > Health: A health care program for the poorest New Yorkers has become a $44.5 billion target for the unscrupulous and the opportunistic. Read more from this post....
Why the healthcare crisis won't go away
From Christian Science Monitor | Work/Money: Out-of-control costs and an evolving 'market' paint a bleak picture of US healthcare. Read more from this post....
Teaching adults effective parenting skills best tool to treat children with serious conduct problems
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Training adults to have more effective parenting skills is the most potent tool available and should remain the standard of care in treating preadolescent children with serious behavior problems. And, a study shows for the...
July 15, 2005
Cost of Meeting House and Senate Proposed Head Start Teacher Qualification Requirements
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Danielle Ewen. This analysis provides a preliminary estimate of the necessary level of funding needed to raise the degree qualifications to meet the requirements in the Head Start reauthorization legislation currently proposed...
Experts Say Gov't Parenting Website Lacks Alcohol Info
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: A parenting website set up by the Bush administration is being criticized by a panel of doctors and psychologists, who contend, among other things, that the site gives inadequate attention to youth alcohol use....
July 14, 2005
College Admission Professionals Call for More Support for Student Aid After Higher Education Act Markup
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) expressed disappointment after amendments to HR 609 were voted down during the House Education and the Workforce subcommittee Higher Education Act (HEA) markup on Thursday. These amendments included investments...
American Federation of Teachers on the 2004 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trends in Academic Progress
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Following is a statement by Antonia Cortese, executive vice president, American Federation of Teachers, on the 2004 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trends in Academic Progress: The 2004 NAEP long-term trend data released today...
9-Year-Olds Said Better in Math, Reading (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - The nation's 9-year-olds last year posted their best scores in the building-block subjects of reading and math in more than three decades. Older students didn't fare as well. Read more from this post....
Young Students Post Solid Gains in Federal Tests
From NYT > National: Elementary school students made solid gains in both reading and mathematics in the first years of this decade, test results show. Read more from this post....
School Achievement Gap Is Narrowing
From washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: Black and Hispanic students are catching up with their white counterparts in reading and math at the elementary-school level, but there has been little closing of that...
Alcohol abuse: Early diagnosis is key to treatment success
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The successful treatment of most diseases relies heavily upon an early diagnosis. However, most individuals with alcoholism or alcohol-abuse problems evade detection until severe medical, legal and/or social consequences occur. Symposium speakers at the October...
Despite conflicting studies on obesity, most Americans think the problem remains serious
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The past year has seen scientific studies that have varied in their estimates of the seriousness of obesity and overweight and their impact on premature death.[1] A new opinion poll by the Harvard School of...
Conference Call Briefing: Are Key Low-Income Assistance Programs Effective? What Have They Accomplished?
From U.S. Newswire Releases: WHAT: Conference Call Briefing: ARE KEY LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS EFFECTIVE? WHAT HAVE THEY ACCOMPLISHED? Read more from this post....
Benefit cuts won't solve Social Security's financing problem
From Economic Policy Institute: President Bush proposes to solve the long-term financial problems of Social Security by lowering the share of income that Social Security provides for workers. This means cutting the income of families when a worker is no...
The Employment Retention and Advancement Project
From MDRC: Early results are mixed for Employment and Retention Advancement project programs in four sites, but programs in two sites appear to help some welfare recipients work more steadily and advance to higher-paying jobs. Read more from this post....
July 13, 2005
Desire to stop drinking could be more important than therapy
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The positive outcomes of therapy for alcoholism may have less to do with the therapy itself and more to do with participants' determination to quit. These are the findings of a study published today in...
Innovative Home Ownership Program to Build Stronger East Side Community
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Involved parents influence how teens think about substance use and the people who use them
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Although it is understood that involved parents have adolescents less likely to use substances such as alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes, involved parenting actually affects a teenager's thought processes. A teen's image of one who engages...
After-school programs may foster academic achievement
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Children who are highly engaged in after-school programs can improve their reading, academic motivation, and expectations for their own success when compared to children whose after-school care includes that of babysitters, relatives, and time alone....
Parental involvement, social understanding, protect teens from violence
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Parental involvement and social understanding (thinking about social interactions in a non-hostile way) can create resilient teenagers who avoid violent behavior despite living in a dangerous neighborhood. This survey of 1,599 adolescents in a large...
Environment more than genes determines child's social aggressiveness
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Social aggression, inflicting emotional rather than physical pain on others, seems to be only 20 percent genetically influenced while genetics account for over half of physical aggression's appearance. A new study of 234 six-year old...
Timing of poverty in childhood critical to later outcomes
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Poverty at any point in a child's early life negatively affects a child's educational and social competencies. New data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care, however, has shown that less serious long-term affects...
To know what your teenager is doing, get to know your teen
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: How do parents find out what their teenagers are doing? Interviews with 179 two-parent families with 16-year olds showed that the best way is to be in a relationship in which your teen openly shares...
The Challenge of Scaling Up Educational Reform
From MDRC: First Things First, a comprehensive school reform initiative, increased student achievement in Kansas City, Kansas, the first school district to adopt the reform model. It is not yet clear if First Things First is working in four other...
Lack of Physician Training Part of Prescription Drug Abuse
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Many doctors and pharmacists say that their training in prescribing powerful painkillers and other controlled substances is limited -- a shortcoming that is becoming more acute as misuse of these drugs grows. Read more...
Maine Kids: Alcohol Ads Target Us
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Two-thirds of Maine students who took part in a survey on alcohol advertising believe that such ads target underage youth. Read more from this post....
State Tax Credits for Child Care
From The Urban Institute: Child care costs can represent a significant barrier for low-income working families. As of 2004, along with a federal credit for child care expenses, 27 states offered tax credits or deductions to offset child care expenses....
Students Storm Capitol to Advocate Social Security Reform; Student for Saving Social Security Rally in Upper Senate Park at 12 p.m., July 13
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Students Storm Capitol to Advocate Social Security Reform Student For Saving Social Security Rally in Upper Senate Park in Washington D.C. at 12 p.m., July 13 Read more from this post....
July 12, 2005
New study: Many local health directors unsure of authority to curtail smoking
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Local health department directors across North Carolina are confused about state laws covering whether their facilities can be made smoke-free, but still strongly support such policies, according to a new University of North Carolina at...
US still spends more on health care than any other country
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the United States continues to spend significantly more on health care than any country in the world. They also found that supply constraints...
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, ADA Foundation Announce Recipients of Grants for Improving Older Adult Access to Oral Care; Six Grant Winners to Receive Money From Fund Established by GSK Consumer Healthcare
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Camino Medical Group's School Nutrition Program is a Menu of Great Advice; Six San San Francisco South Bay Elementaries First to Welcome New Fitness Series
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Media Briefing on Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization
From U.S. Newswire Releases: What: Media Briefing on Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization Read more from this post....
Helping in a selfish world
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Billions of people tuned into recent Live 8 concerts. What makes some of us look out for each other, while others look out for themselves? Traditionally, scientists have explained co-operation using kin selection. Help to...
Save the Children Joins National Campaign to Save Lives of Children Under Five
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Save the Children, a global humanitarian organization, has been chosen by WGBH and Vulcan Productions as a major partner in Rx for Child Survival -- a groundbreaking national campaign to save the lives of 6 million...
July 11, 2005
New Survey Examines the State of Women's Health Care
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: A new national survey finds that more than one-quarter of non-elderly women have delayed or gone without health care they believed they needed in the past year because of the cost. The survey covers a...
Assessing The National Governors Association's Proposals To Allow Increases In Cost-Sharing Charges To Medicaid Beneficiaries
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: On June 15, the National Governors Association released preliminary policy recommendations on Medicaid reform. Among other things, the NGA recommended a substantial restructuring of current federal cost-sharing rules for Medicaid. NGA’s proposed cost-sharing...
Medicaid Commission Named By Secretary Leavitt Lacks Balance
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: On Friday, July 8, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt named the members of his new Medicaid Commission, which is designed both to make recommendations by September 2005 on how to cut $10 billion from...
Recovery Schools Support Sobriety for Young People
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: According to one study, almost all adolescents returning to their old school after completing a treatment program were offered drugs on their first day back. Findings such as this sparked a recent innovation in...
NM First in Nation to Consolidate Publicly Funded Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Public mental health and substance abuse services in New Mexico being provided and/or funded by 15 separate state agencies will be managed through a single statewide entity. Read more from this post....
SAMHSA Awards 12 Grants to Combat Underage Drinking
From Substance Abuse Funding News: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has awarded 12 grants totaling $15.5 million to various educational organizations and institutes of higher learning to combat underage drinking. Read more from this post....
NIAAA Underage Drinking Grants
From Substance Abuse Funding News: Three to five awards of $400,000 will be awarded to rural and small urban healthcare systems under the NIAAA's Underage Drinking: Building Health Care System Responses" grant program. Read more from this post....
Foundation Expenses and Compensation: Interim Report 2005
From The Urban Institute: This interim report provides a summary of the findings to date from the Foundation Expenses and Compensation Study, a partnership of the Urban Institute, the Foundation Center, and GuideStar. The study considers the expense and compensation...
Job growth, full-time employment lags other recoveries
From Economic Policy Institute: EPI's latest Jobs Picture finds that, although the number of jobs reported in June is solid, labor force participation lags previous recoveries. EPI JobWach.org examines more data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics reports...
A Needed Transition: Lessons from Illinois about Teen Parent TANF Rules
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Lacinda Hummel and Jodie Levin-Epstein. TANF legislation includes two rules specific to minor parents (parents under age 18). One rule requires that minor parents live in an approved arrangement, usually with their...
Joslin Diabetes Center Launches Newly Redesigned Web Site; Timely Source of Diabetes Information for Consumers, Health Professionals
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Abuse of Prescription Drugs Widespread
From washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: Abuse of prescription drugs is "epidemic," with teenagers the fastest-growing group of new abusers, yet the problem has not drawn adequate attention from health and law enforcement...
Public Agenda Launches Education Insights; New Initiative Will Address Lack of Community Involvement, Consensus on Improving Public Schools
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Lower-Income Fla. Residents Hit Hard
From washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: PENSACOLA, Fla., July 10 -- There are no good places to be in a hurricane, only bad and worse. Read more from this post....
America's Promise-The Alliance for Youth President and CEO to Testify in Support of Federal Youth Coordination Act
From U.S. Newswire Releases: What: Hearing on the coordination of federal youth programs, highlighting the Federal Youth Coordination Act (H.R. 856), held by the House Subcommittee on Select Education Read more from this post....
July 08, 2005
UF study: Child raising toughest on young grandmothers
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Age may work in reverse when it comes to raising grandchildren, suggests a University of Florida study that finds younger grandmothers in this role are depressed more often than their older counterparts. Read more from...
Percentage of school integration affects minority youths' sense of injustice
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A study of Chicago public high school students suggests that American minority groups' widespread belief that the police and the courts treat them unfairly may begin to solidify in the 9th and 10th grades. Read...
July 07, 2005
Focus on the Family Decries AAP Report; Recommendation for Ready Access to Contraceptives Inappropriate
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Focus on the Family Analyst for Sexual Health Linda Klepacki, RN, MPH, today responded with outrage to the recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that recommended teens should have easy access to all...
Freedom Schools Social Awareness Health Fair Saturday in Kansas City, Kansas
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Mount Olive and St. Peters CME Freedom Schools are sponsoring a social awareness and community action health fair at Sumner Academy in Kansas City, Kansas, this Saturday, July 9. Read more from this post....
Grants Awarded to California Communities to Use Technology to Eliminate Social and Economic Barriers
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The Community Technology Foundation of California (CTFC) awarded $864,000 in grants to organizations throughout the state which strengthen and promote self sufficiency through the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). "California's diverse population provides a unique...
University of Florida Study: Child Raising Toughest on Young Grandmothers
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July 06, 2005
Growth in the Exclusion of Employer Health Premiums
From The Urban Institute: The employer exclusion of contributions for medical insurance premiums and medical care from employee income taxes is the single largest tax expenditure in the federal budget, worth $112 billion in fiscal year 2005. Even when adjusting...
Newly Formed Non-Profit Patient Organization Developed for Obese Patients
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), a newly formed independent non-profit organization, is designed to educate and advocate on behalf of those living with or affected by obesity. The mission of the OAC is to elevate and...
New pediatrician workforce policy addresses growing challenges in health care
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A report from the Committee on Pediatric Workforce, authored by David Goodman, M.D. of Dartmouth Medical School, has resulted in a revised policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), challenging current assumptions about...
NIH encourages African Americans to discuss kidney disease at family reunions
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: As African Americans across the country prepare for family reunions this summer, NIH is encouraging them to bring "health to the table" by alerting family members about their risks for kidney disease. Read more from...
New Film Examines One Community's Struggle with a Cultural Divide; Teachers can use PBS Documentary 'The Fire Next Time' as Part of Classroom Civics Lessons
From U.S. Newswire Releases: On Friday afternoon, the American Federation of Teachers biennial professional issues QuEST conference will feature a special pre-broadcast screening of the PBS documentary The Fire Next Time. The showing will be followed by a discussion with...
Do Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Stimulate Employment?
From NYT > Washington: The question of whether to make tax cuts permanent is still on the Congressional agenda. So it is an opportune moment to examine President Bush's argument in support of them. Read more from this post....
One in Three Young Adults Drink and Drive
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Federal research reveals that about a third of drivers ages 21 to 25 -- 33.8 percent -- have driven while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, according to the Substance Abuse and...
How to Better Encourage Homeownership
From The Urban Institute: The way federal housing benefits are doled out across the population suggests a U-shaped curve; subsidies are heaped on most households at higher incomes and some at very low incomes, with little going to all the...
KCMU Brief Describes the Provision Requiring State Payments for New Medicare Drug Benefit
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: As prescription drug coverage for dual-eligible individuals transfers from Medicaid to Medicare next year, individual states are beginning to express about a federal requirement that they finance a portion of this new Medicare drug coverage....
July 05, 2005
Nutritional info helps teens make better choices
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Mystery meat not withstanding, high school cafeterias can provide nutritional, balanced and healthful meals, but students have to choose correctly. Now, researchers at Penn State have found that point-of-selection nutrition information cards can spur students...
$3 Million in Grants Awarded to Help Primary Care Providers Promote Health Behaviors Among Their Patients; Research Innovations Tackle Physical Inactivity, Smoking, Poor Diet, Risky Drinking Through Practice Redesign
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced today the second round of grants awarded through Prescription for Health: Promoting Health Behaviors in Primary Care Research Networks, an initiative...
Study links adolescent IQ/activity levels with risk of dementia
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Your IQ and extracurricular interests as a teenager may forecast your memory and thinking abilities decades later. A new study found that persons who were more active in high school and who had higher IQ...
A TV in the bedroom is associated with lower standardized test scores among third grade students
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In a study of third graders, children with a television in their bedrooms had lower scores on standardized tests while children with access to a home computer had higher scores, researchers report in the July...
Young children who watch less TV more likely to finish college
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Children who watch the most television during childhood and adolescence may be less likely to finish school or go on to earn a university degree, according to a study in the July issue of Archives...
A Third of 21-25 Year Old Drivers Drank or Used Drugs in the Past Year
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: According to a new report from SAMHSA, about one in three adult drivers ages 21 to 25 have driven under the influence of alcohol or drugs during the past year. Read more from this...
Mobilizing Resident Networks in Public Housing
From MDRC: The "community support for work" component of Jobs-Plus relies on outreach workers from public housing developments to help extend Jobs-Plus's reach in public housing communities. Read more from this post....
July 04, 2005
Ohio Voucher Plan For Schools Tripling
From washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 2 -- Ohio is more than tripling the size of its school voucher program, making it the nation's largest since the practice of using...
Time is running out for Mississippi's HIV-positive Medicaid beneficiaries
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Medicaid beneficiaries living with HIV/AIDS in Mississippi are about to be denied access to medications they need to stay alive. Read more from this post....
Supreme Court Opening: What's at Stake for Women: Abortion Rights, Contraception, Education and Title IX, Job Security, Family and Medical Leave, More
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Healing the World by Curing the Poor
From NYT > Health: The founding director of Partners in Health talks about the third world and the deeper causes of disease. Read more from this post....
Small farmers are key to easing poverty - G8 advised
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Small farmers can be a driving force in cutting hunger and povertyworldwide. This was the key message to G8 leaders from an international gathering of leading development specialists this week. Read more from this post....
Kids with bedroom TV sets have lower standardized test scores, Stanford/Packard study shows
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University indicates that third-graders with televisions in their bedrooms perform significantly more poorly on standardized tests than their peers without....
Low birth weight linked to psychological distress in adulthood
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Low birth weight is associated with adult psychological distress. The research found that children born full term but weighing less than 5.5 lbs had a 50% increased risk of psychological distress in later life. This...
Screen everyone at risk for HIV and all pregnant women
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The United States Preventive Services Task Force, updating its 1996 recommendations, now recommends HIV screening for all pregnant women. The Task Force continues to recommend screening all adolescents and adults at risk for HIV. The...
TV has negative impact on very young children's learning abilities
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Television viewing before the age of three may have adverse effects on subsequent cognitive development, according to a study in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals....
Anti-tobacco ads associated with reduced smoking and increased anti-smoking attitudes among youth
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Reduced cigarette smoking and more favorable anti-smoking attitudes were found among youth exposed to state-sponsored anti-tobacco advertising, according to a study in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the...
Television in the bedroom may hurt child's school performance
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A study of elementary school students found that children who had television sets in their bedrooms scored significantly lower on school achievement tests than children without TVs in their bedrooms. Having a computer in the...
Pediatricians' opinions vary on reporting threshold for suspected child abuse
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: What look like playground injuries to one physician, may be suspected child abuse to another. A Penn State College of Medicine study reports that there is widespread inconsistency among pediatricians in how they interpret their...
Child early intervention programs make for healthier adults
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A 25-year follow-up study of a comprehensive early health and education intervention program begun in the early 1970s shows that inner-city children who participated not only did better educationally, but had better physical and mental...
State-Sponsored Anti-Tobacco Ads Linked to Reduced Youth Smoking; Study Finds Young People Exposed to State-Sponsored Anti-Smoking Ads Have Stronger Anti-Smoking Attitudes, Beliefs
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Child Early Intervention Programs Make for Healthier Adults; Program Participants Report Better Physical, Mental Health
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FDA's Antidepressant Suicide Warning Haunted by Victim's Testimony Says CCHR; Website Offers Voice for Abused Patients
From U.S. Newswire Releases: "I had two sons -- David Lee, age 8 and Billy, 16 -- and my wife of 20 years -- all gone. After being on Prozac for 21 days, my wife shot and killed both of...
July 01, 2005
Minn. Pair Turn Recovery into Successful Business
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Two men in recovery from drug addiction have formed a successful business helping people stage interventions to get friends and relatives help for alcohol and other drug abuse. Read more from this post....
College Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Study Grants
From Substance Abuse Funding News: Public, state, and private institutions of higher learning are eligible for the Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools' "Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Models on College Campuses" awards. Read more from this...
Extension of Saving and Investment Incentives: Statement before the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
From The Urban Institute: Congress is considering extending certain tax benefits for saving and investment that will be expiring over the next several years, including the special rates on capital gains and dividends, the saver's credit, and the deduction for...
Spending Bills Done, House Votes Money for Veterans
From NYT > Washington: The House gave initial approval to the last of its 11 annual spending bills and passed $975 million in emergency money for veterans' health care. Read more from this post....
Receiver Ordered for Prison Health System
From NYT > Health: California's prison health care system is so plagued with problems that an inmate a week dies of neglect or maltreatment. Read more from this post....