Quick diagnosis of flu strains possible with new microchip test (press release) Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a microchip-based test that may allow more labs to diagnose influenza infections and learn more about the viruses causing illness. The FluChip successfully distinguished among... Analysis of Spanish flu cases in 1918-1920 suggests transfusions might help in bird flu pandemic (press release) Transfusions with blood products taken from people who had recovered from Spanish influenza may have reduced risk for death and improved symptoms of hospitalized patients who contracted Spanish influenza complicated by pneumonia. Early treatment was superior to later treatment.
Researchers studied... Lessons from SARS May Help Prepare for Bird Flu (press release) Lessons learnt from SARS epidemics in China may help us prepare for new epidemics, such as human avian flu, say experts in this week's BMJ.
Mainland China experienced three outbreaks of SARS between November 2002 and May 2004. The first outbreak resulted in a pandemic and caused huge financial loss... Bird flu study highlights need to vaccinate flocks effectively (press release) Incomplete vaccination of poultry flocks could make the spread of deadly strains of avian flu such as H5N1 worse, scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Warwick have found. The research shows that even though the available vaccines are effective on individual birds, the disease is likely to... Voluntary household interventions can reduce death and disease burden from pandemic influenza (press release) A scientific study suggests that the number of infected individuals and deaths from influenza during the first year of a pandemic could be substantially reduced by a combination of voluntary household-based quarantine and isolation of actively infected individuals in a location outside the household... Bird flu pandemic remains top threat to global health, says WHO (NewsTarget) The World Health Organization held its 57th annual Western Pacific Region meeting in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday, where the organization's Acting Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Richard Nesbit, said the H5N1 strain of bird flu is still the No. 1 threat to global public health... While Concerned, Most Americans Do Not Expect Widespread Human Cases of Avian Flu in U.S. in the Next Year (press release) The latest national poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that at the moment, the majority of the American public is concerned about the threat of avian flu, but only a small proportion is very concerned. However, should cases... Bird flu may have been mistaken for SARS - doctors (press release) A Chinese man who died of pneumonia in 2003 and was at first classified as a SARS victim might have in fact died of avian influenza, Chinese researchers reported on Wednesday.
But in a confusing development, at least one of the researchers asked that the letter reporting the case be withdrawn from... H5N1 Vaccine Could Be Basis For Life-saving Stockpile (press release) Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have announced that a vaccine they developed a few years ago against one antigenic variant of the avian influenza virus H5N1 may protect humans against future variants of the virus. Vaccines based on this model might therefore be suitable for stockpiling... Modeling Shows Containment Could Delay, Not Prevent, Pandemic Flu (press release) New research from scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and the University of Washington in Seattle suggests that containment can buy time to prepare, but containment alone is not enough to stop a flu pandemic from occurring.
Through mathematical modeling, the researchers show... Using Cell Phones to Teach Pandemic Flu Preparedness (press release) A team from the University of Illinois at Chicago has developed the first interactive tool using mobile phones to educate the public about pandemic flu.
The free, interactive media -- called Mobile PanFlu Prep -- will be demonstrated at the Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit... Purdue Veterinarians Discuss Bird Flu Issues for Pets (press release) Pet owners can combat animal illness with cleanliness and educated observation, and wellness veterinarians from Purdue University recommend the same procedure in the case of bird flu.
"Commercial products can kill viruses because the flu is not resistant to disinfectants," said Steve Thompson, director... Experimental vaccine protects lab animals against several strains of H5N1 (press release) Nations are preparing to stockpile vaccines against H5N1, the strain of influenza virus that experts fear could cause the next flu pandemic. But will these vaccines remain effective as the virus mutates? Researchers present good news in the July 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available... US Approves Wild Bird Avian Flu Surveillance Network (press release) In an effort to improve the tracking of avian influenza, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $5 million in support for a new initiative that will monitor wild bird populations for the disease around the globe, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation... Bird flu spiraling out of control in Indonesia (NewsTarget) While Indonesia discovered its first bird flu outbreak fairly late in comparison to some other infected countries, it has endured one of the fastest spreads, with 42 human H5N1-caused fatalities reported since the first case was confirmed a year ago.
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Helping Your Kids Love School By Carol Josel To some, it's a magical place-one of discovery, camaraderie, empowerment. For others it's akin to a lock-up, a holding cell until real life can actually begin-and the wait seems endless.
School, to them, is little more than boring lectures, useless facts, teachers' dirty looks-and you've got to wonder why. How come some kids value the importance of a good education, while others see no point to it at all? In "A Letter to the World," the unknown writer speaks: "So world . . . teach him the wonder of books, give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on a green hill."
It all begins at home, always has. We have to stop paying mere lip service to the value of a good education-how it opens doors and is a means to a better end-and start backing it up with our words and deeds. We need to model the behavior and attitudes we want to see in our young, promoting the work of schools and making it our top priority. Homework should be viewed as an opportunity, not a burden, and study, the highest calling. Adulthood demands accountability and self-discipline-and it takes a parent, not a village, to prepare the way. Start by finding out what makes learning easier or harder for your child. Sometimes it's the teacher and/or the pacing of the material; sometimes, it's the subject matter itself; sometimes it's getting needed help and attention-or not. Then, keep building on that foundation:
1. Frequently tell your child how grateful you are to his teachers and how excited you are about what's being taught.
2. Remind her that every teacher has something new and important to share, so to be sure and listen well-and make a note of it.
3. Create an environment that supports and values life-long learning. Visit historical sites, be frequent guests in libraries and museums, be caught reading often, and converse about the day's events-at home, in school, locally, and globally.
4. Keep expectations and standards high, and don't accept 'good enough' as good enough.
5. Encourage him to work even when not in the mood-just like the rest of us- and set up a schoolwork schedule, starting with the hardest subject first.
6. Limit television, video games, and instant messaging.
7. Keep telling her that you believe in her ability to learn; eventually she'll come to believe it, too.
8. Rather than insisting on straight A's, insist on best effort.
9. Emphasize learning, not grades.
10. Help him feel proud of his efforts and celebrate
Quick diagnosis of flu strains possible with new microchip test (press release) Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a microchip-based test that may allow more labs to diagnose influenza infections and learn more about the viruses causing illness. The FluChip successfully distinguished among... Analysis of Spanish flu cases in 1918-1920 suggests transfusions might help in bird flu pandemic (press release) Transfusions with blood products taken from people who had recovered from Spanish influenza may have reduced risk for death and improved symptoms of hospitalized patients who contracted Spanish influenza complicated by pneumonia. Early treatment was superior to later treatment.
Researchers studied... Lessons from SARS May Help Prepare for Bird Flu (press release) Lessons learnt from SARS epidemics in China may help us prepare for new epidemics, such as human avian flu, say experts in this week's BMJ.
Mainland China experienced three outbreaks of SARS between November 2002 and May 2004. The first outbreak resulted in a pandemic and caused huge financial loss... Bird flu study highlights need to vaccinate flocks effectively (press release) Incomplete vaccination of poultry flocks could make the spread of deadly strains of avian flu such as H5N1 worse, scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Warwick have found. The research shows that even though the available vaccines are effective on individual birds, the disease is likely to... Voluntary household interventions can reduce death and disease burden from pandemic influenza (press release) A scientific study suggests that the number of infected individuals and deaths from influenza during the first year of a pandemic could be substantially reduced by a combination of voluntary household-based quarantine and isolation of actively infected individuals in a location outside the household... Bird flu pandemic remains top threat to global health, says WHO (NewsTarget) The World Health Organization held its 57th annual Western Pacific Region meeting in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday, where the organization's Acting Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Richard Nesbit, said the H5N1 strain of bird flu is still the No. 1 threat to global public health... While Concerned, Most Americans Do Not Expect Widespread Human Cases of Avian Flu in U.S. in the Next Year (press release) The latest national poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that at the moment, the majority of the American public is concerned about the threat of avian flu, but only a small proportion is very concerned. However, should cases... Bird flu may have been mistaken for SARS - doctors (press release) A Chinese man who died of pneumonia in 2003 and was at first classified as a SARS victim might have in fact died of avian influenza, Chinese researchers reported on Wednesday.
But in a confusing development, at least one of the researchers asked that the letter reporting the case be withdrawn from... H5N1 Vaccine Could Be Basis For Life-saving Stockpile (press release) Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have announced that a vaccine they developed a few years ago against one antigenic variant of the avian influenza virus H5N1 may protect humans against future variants of the virus. Vaccines based on this model might therefore be suitable for stockpiling... Modeling Shows Containment Could Delay, Not Prevent, Pandemic Flu (press release) New research from scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and the University of Washington in Seattle suggests that containment can buy time to prepare, but containment alone is not enough to stop a flu pandemic from occurring.
Through mathematical modeling, the researchers show... Using Cell Phones to Teach Pandemic Flu Preparedness (press release) A team from the University of Illinois at Chicago has developed the first interactive tool using mobile phones to educate the public about pandemic flu.
The free, interactive media -- called Mobile PanFlu Prep -- will be demonstrated at the Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit... Purdue Veterinarians Discuss Bird Flu Issues for Pets (press release) Pet owners can combat animal illness with cleanliness and educated observation, and wellness veterinarians from Purdue University recommend the same procedure in the case of bird flu.
"Commercial products can kill viruses because the flu is not resistant to disinfectants," said Steve Thompson, director... Experimental vaccine protects lab animals against several strains of H5N1 (press release) Nations are preparing to stockpile vaccines against H5N1, the strain of influenza virus that experts fear could cause the next flu pandemic. But will these vaccines remain effective as the virus mutates? Researchers present good news in the July 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available... US Approves Wild Bird Avian Flu Surveillance Network (press release) In an effort to improve the tracking of avian influenza, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $5 million in support for a new initiative that will monitor wild bird populations for the disease around the globe, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation... Bird flu spiraling out of control in Indonesia (NewsTarget) While Indonesia discovered its first bird flu outbreak fairly late in comparison to some other infected countries, it has endured one of the fastest spreads, with 42 human H5N1-caused fatalities reported since the first case was confirmed a year ago.
Until the latest Indonesian death...
accomplishments.
11. Praise only the praiseworthy. As someone once said, "Not every picture belongs on the fridge door."
12. Commend good grades and improvements; map out strategies to raise disappointing performance together.
13. Encourage friendships with kids who make academics a priority. Bill Gates adds, "Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."
14. Instead of asking, "How was school today?" ask, "What did you learn today?"
And finally, keep on learning yourself, never losing your fascination with this world of ours, always sharing that wonderment with your child. I mean, did you know that your nose and ears will never stop growing, that women blink twice as much as men, or that Americans eat an average of eighteen acres of pizza every day? Remarkable, don't you think? Now, pass it on.
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Quick diagnosis of flu strains possible with new microchip test (press release) Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a microchip-based test that may allow more labs to diagnose influenza infections and learn more about the viruses causing illness. The FluChip successfully distinguished among... Analysis of Spanish flu cases in 1918-1920 suggests transfusions might help in bird flu pandemic (press release) Transfusions with blood products taken from people who had recovered from Spanish influenza may have reduced risk for death and improved symptoms of hospitalized patients who contracted Spanish influenza complicated by pneumonia. Early treatment was superior to later treatment.
Researchers studied... Lessons from SARS May Help Prepare for Bird Flu (press release) Lessons learnt from SARS epidemics in China may help us prepare for new epidemics, such as human avian flu, say experts in this week's BMJ.
Mainland China experienced three outbreaks of SARS between November 2002 and May 2004. The first outbreak resulted in a pandemic and caused huge financial loss... Bird flu study highlights need to vaccinate flocks effectively (press release) Incomplete vaccination of poultry flocks could make the spread of deadly strains of avian flu such as H5N1 worse, scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Warwick have found. The research shows that even though the available vaccines are effective on individual birds, the disease is likely to... Voluntary household interventions can reduce death and disease burden from pandemic influenza (press release) A scientific study suggests that the number of infected individuals and deaths from influenza during the first year of a pandemic could be substantially reduced by a combination of voluntary household-based quarantine and isolation of actively infected individuals in a location outside the household... Bird flu pandemic remains top threat to global health, says WHO (NewsTarget) The World Health Organization held its 57th annual Western Pacific Region meeting in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday, where the organization's Acting Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Richard Nesbit, said the H5N1 strain of bird flu is still the No. 1 threat to global public health... While Concerned, Most Americans Do Not Expect Widespread Human Cases of Avian Flu in U.S. in the Next Year (press release) The latest national poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that at the moment, the majority of the American public is concerned about the threat of avian flu, but only a small proportion is very concerned. However, should cases... Bird flu may have been mistaken for SARS - doctors (press release) A Chinese man who died of pneumonia in 2003 and was at first classified as a SARS victim might have in fact died of avian influenza, Chinese researchers reported on Wednesday.
But in a confusing development, at least one of the researchers asked that the letter reporting the case be withdrawn from... H5N1 Vaccine Could Be Basis For Life-saving Stockpile (press release) Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have announced that a vaccine they developed a few years ago against one antigenic variant of the avian influenza virus H5N1 may protect humans against future variants of the virus. Vaccines based on this model might therefore be suitable for stockpiling... Modeling Shows Containment Could Delay, Not Prevent, Pandemic Flu (press release) New research from scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and the University of Washington in Seattle suggests that containment can buy time to prepare, but containment alone is not enough to stop a flu pandemic from occurring.
Through mathematical modeling, the researchers show... Using Cell Phones to Teach Pandemic Flu Preparedness (press release) A team from the University of Illinois at Chicago has developed the first interactive tool using mobile phones to educate the public about pandemic flu.
The free, interactive media -- called Mobile PanFlu Prep -- will be demonstrated at the Local, State and Federal Public Health Preparedness Summit... Purdue Veterinarians Discuss Bird Flu Issues for Pets (press release) Pet owners can combat animal illness with cleanliness and educated observation, and wellness veterinarians from Purdue University recommend the same procedure in the case of bird flu.
"Commercial products can kill viruses because the flu is not resistant to disinfectants," said Steve Thompson, director... Experimental vaccine protects lab animals against several strains of H5N1 (press release) Nations are preparing to stockpile vaccines against H5N1, the strain of influenza virus that experts fear could cause the next flu pandemic. But will these vaccines remain effective as the virus mutates? Researchers present good news in the July 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available... US Approves Wild Bird Avian Flu Surveillance Network (press release) In an effort to improve the tracking of avian influenza, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded $5 million in support for a new initiative that will monitor wild bird populations for the disease around the globe, according to the New York-based Wildlife Conservation... Bird flu spiraling out of control in Indonesia (NewsTarget) While Indonesia discovered its first bird flu outbreak fairly late in comparison to some other infected countries, it has endured one of the fastest spreads, with 42 human H5N1-caused fatalities reported since the first case was confirmed a year ago.
Until the latest Indonesian death...
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