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Researchers identify a protein critical for memory, learning

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (Sick Kids) have made a breakthrough discovery that may eventually change the way physicians approach treatment of learning and memory defects ...





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Gov't recommends child care plan if swine flu hits

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The government is urging parents to have a backup plan for caring for their kids in case they are hit by swine flu once the new school year begins.


Don't rush to close schools for swine flu _ Gov't (AP)

Don't rush to close schools for swine flu -- Gov't

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created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Don't panic, schools. The government is urging school officials to stay calm when swine flu strikes this fall, closing buildings only in drastic cases and allowing sick students to return as soon ...


Swine flu prompts hundreds of schools to close (AP)

Swine flu prompts hundreds of schools to close

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The number of students staying home sick with the flu is multiplying nationwide and normally quiet school nurses' offices suddenly look like big city emergency rooms, packed with students too ill ...


Study suggests sick children should be tranferred to specialty hospitals sooner

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created May 01, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care units of regional medical centers from smaller hospitals are sicker than those admitted directly from those centers' own emergency rooms, a study by pediatric ...


Tamiflu not for campers who don't have swine flu

Medicine & Health / Medications

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

(AP) -- U.S. health officials say all children at summer camp shouldn't be given the flu drug Tamiflu to prevent the virus.


Experts: Flu victims should miss work despite lean staffs, lost pay

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created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It's common sense: Stay home from work if you have the H1N1 flu virus. But the reality of making that happen is daunting for already-lean businesses in Minnesota as they grapple with just how flexible they can be with sick ...


NYC officials: Latest swine flu cases mostly mild (AP)

NYC officials: Latest swine flu cases mostly mild

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created May 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A day after a swine flu outbreak shut down three public schools in New York City, officials said Friday the virus is spreading faster than seasonal flu does, but the symptoms have generally been mild.


Day care centers urged to be vigilant against flu

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

(AP) -- Will you start seeing thermometers at day care centers? The government is urging the nation's 360,000 child care providers to be vigilant about sending home children who may have the flu - and the main symptom to ...


Wait times for surgical repair of hernias among infants and young children

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created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Longer wait times for surgical repair of inguinal hernias in infants and young children under the age of 2 were associated with more emergency department visits and a greater risk of incarcerated hernia, found a study published ...


School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response (AP)

School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response

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

(AP) -- As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms ...



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