Monday, February 4, 2008

Education News - 4 Feb 2008

A joint study on “The Burden of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Patient Access to Treatments” by authors from the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden), the University of Lund (Sweden) and the Medical University of Vienna (Austria) has shown that the highest cost in rheumatoid arthritis results from patients having to leave the workforce early due to the disease. The study has just been published ...
Source: www.physorg.com

A 2006 study performed by an international team of heart specialists at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, however, showed that 90 percent of patients who survive emergency surgery and hospitalization from the most severe dissection ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"There's no downside to taking both, but as you're thinking about and planning your sophomore and junior year, take those practice tests up front, and then focus on preparing for one." Every university in the country accepts both the SAT and the ACT college admissions tests from incoming freshmen.But not every college-bound student should take both tests.As graduating seniors finish their applications and take their admissions tests in March and April, they should keep in mind that there are significant differences between the ACT and the College Board's SAT, including the length of the test, the subjects tested and even a penalty for wrong answers.'They are both very respected college admissions tests, and both are good indicators of how a student might perform in college,' said Kristen Campbell, national director of SAT and ACT programs for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. Read more
Source: www.topix.com

Government's push to make universities more environmentally friendly has been bolstered with £290m
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

Children who are made fun of for being overweight may carry deep psychological scars because of it, according to The Boston Globe. A new Yale University study "found that overweight and obese children who are subjected to verbal taunts and...
Source: blogs.edweek.org



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