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Retained elementary students often do not get special education plan

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many children who are retained in kindergarten, first or third grade for academic reasons do not subsequently receive a document outlining the individualized special education services they should receive, according to a ...





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Bangladeshi pedestrians speak on their cellular telephones as they walk through a commercial district in Dhaka

Mobile phone English lessons a hit in Bangladesh

Technology / Hi Tech

created 13 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Every morning, Ahmed Shariar Sarwar makes it his daily ritual to call number 3000 on his mobile phone to get lessons in English -- his passport to a better life in impoverished Bangladesh.


More mental health care called for in wake of Ft. Hood shootings

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The recent shootings at the Ft. Hood, Texas army base, allegedly by an army psychiatrist, have placed much-needed focus on mental health care in the army. In an article published in the December issue of the journal CNS Sp ...


Adobe founders bound together by friendship as well as profits

Technology / Business

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

I can't imagine there is any more room for awards on the mantels at John Warnock's and Chuck Geschke's homes. The Adobe co-founders have been honored by trade groups, engineering societies, magazines and universities. But ...


New screening tool helps identify children at risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When a baby is born, new parents often wonder, "Will he be the next President of the United States?" or "Could she be the one to find a cure for cancer?" But the underlying question for many specialists is, "Is this child ...


The filter is designed to be used in rural households

India's Tata launches low-cost water filter for rural poor

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

India's giant Tata Group on Monday unveiled a new low-cost water purifier, hoping to do for health what it did for motoring and provide affordable, safe drinking water for millions and cut disease.


Stopping rape as an object of war

Stopping rape as an object of war

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is a disturbing truth that sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) is used as a war tactic in developing nations. Silvia Dominguez, assistant professor of sociology at Northeastern University, ...


Web ad group launches privacy education campaign

Technology / Internet

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A group of leading Internet publishers and digital marketing services on Thursday launched an online campaign to educate consumers about how they are tracked and targeted for pitches on the Web.


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Preventing Spread of HIV in Jails: Best Window of Opportunity Early in Incarceration

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With World AIDS Day less than a week away, two new studies from Yale School of Medicine show that jail inmates, one of the highest risk groups for AIDS, are far more likely to be tested for ...


Dentistry, a high-tech version: Robots not far off, doctor says

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Robots may practice dentistry one day, but there will always be humans telling you to open wide, said a teacher on the cutting edge of tooth care.


Treating alcohol-use disorders and tuberculosis together

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The integration of alcohol screening, treatment and referral into primary care and other medical settings is not routinely done. Nor are there any studies evaluating the effectiveness of integrating care for alcohol use ...



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