Spain schools to charge pupils for eating packed lunch
Several Spanish regions plan to charge pupils who bring their own lunch to school a fee to eat in the cafeteria, in the struggle to bring public deficits under control.
Aug 9, 2012
Archive: 09/08/2012
Hepatitis A vaccination in children under two remains effective for ten years
Vaccination against the hepatitis A virus (HAV) in children two years of age and younger remains effective for at least ten years, according to new research available in the August issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American ...
Aug 9, 2012
Height, weight and BMI changes seen in children treated with peginterferon alpha for hepatitis C
Follow-up research from the Pediatric Study of Hepatitis C (PEDS-C) trial reveals that children treated with peginterferon alpha (pegIFNα) for hepatitis C (HCV) display significant changes in height, weight, body mass ...
Aug 9, 2012
Researchers uncover gender differences in the effects of long-term alcoholism
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System have demonstrated that the effects on white matter brain volume from long-term alcohol abuse are different for ...
Aug 9, 2012
Neuroscientists find brain stem cells that may be responsible for higher functions, bigger brains
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a new stem cell population that may be responsible for giving birth to the neurons responsible for higher thinking. The finding also paves the way for scientists ...
Aug 9, 2012
Cholera outbreak in Guinea worsens
An outbreak of cholera in Guinea has killed 60 people since February and is showing no signs of letting up, the country's health ministry said Thursday.
Aug 9, 2012
