Dr. Karl Klamar of Nationwide Children's Hospital conducts a routine post-concussion exam.
It’s well known that mild traumatic brain injuries and concussions are a common occurrence in children and adolescents, especially young athletes. But what researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have found is that although not all concussions are the same, they are often treated in the same way – a potential problem when it comes to long-term health outcomes. [continue reading…]
Children’s moral behavior and attitudes in the real world largely carry over to the virtual world of computers, the Internet, video games and cell phones. Interestingly, there are marked gender and race differences in the way children rate morally questionable virtual behaviors, according to Professor Linda Jackson and her team from Michigan State University in the US. Their research is the first systematic investigation of the effects of gender and race on children’s beliefs about moral behavior, both in the virtual world and the real world, and the relationship between the two. The study was published online in Springer’s journal, Sex Roles. [continue reading…]
Terminally ill patients with less than six months to live will soon be able to ask their doctors to prescribe them lethal medication in Washington state.
But even though the “Death with Dignity” law takes effect Thursday, people who might seek the life-ending prescriptions could find they have to find the doctor who will provide the now-legal service. Doctors are conflicted on this matter and not required to participate. Some hospitals are opting out as well. Link to continue reading
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Source: Usa Today
In some ways, today is the best time in history to be a girl. Opportunities for success are seemingly unlimited, yet an alarm is sounding, revealing a disturbing portrait of the stresses affecting girls of all ages. [continue reading…]
