Kids Near Airports Don't Read As Well
...ise is having a devastating effect on the academic performance of children in noisy homes and schools," says Gary Evans, an international expert on environmental stress, such as noise, crowding and air pollution. "This study shows that children don't tune out sound per se, rather they have difficulty acquiring ...Addicted Doctors Need Special Service
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... fatigue and so staff should be aware of how their performance may vary at different times. They indicate that mistakes may be mitigated with the greater use of shiftwork, but they stress that shifts need to be carefully designed to avoid the excessive disruption of circadian rhythms (upsetting the body clock) ...PITT Researchers Demonstrate Human Brain's Natural Mechanism For Guarding Against Errors
...believe that the primarycontribution of the ACC to performance checking may be to detect response competition rat...est of the brain to exert more executive controlso performance doesn't deteriorate." According to Dr. Carter, a task like driving down the freeway is fairl...Athletes, Fraternity Men Are Top Drinkers
... said drinking or drug use impaired their academic performance during the year; 42 percent of male and 35 percent of female team members were involved in fights or arguments after drinking or using drugs; 37 percent of male and female athletes suffered memory loss brought on by alcohol or drugs......ices that help the healthcare industry enhance its performance and managerisks associated with the delivery of care. Through its operating subsidiaries,MMI provides strategic consulting services, clinical risk management andoperational consulting services, and insurance and reinsurance products for thehealthcar...Parenting CD-ROM Helps Reduce Children's Behavioral Problems
...picting commonfamily problems, such as poor school performance and sibling rivalry. Theprogram offers a choice of possible resolutions and potential outcomes for each.Designed for people of varying computer skills, the software requires userparticipation, which may be one reason for its apparent success. ...Managed Care Symposium Sponsored By Society Of Actuaries Examines HEDIS, Stakeholders' Views
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Prenatal cocaine exposure lowers IQ and language performance scores and results in thousands of children each year whoenter school needing special education services, according to a new study bythree Brown University researchers. Up to 80,550 new children will fail in school and need special...Intensive Program Can Help Premature Babies Learn At the Start
...atric follow-up andsocial support services. Their performance in school consistently outpaced thatof the other 60 children born prematurely and with low weight who received onlythe pediatric care and social support services, but still ran below achievementlevels of those born with normal weight. Childre...An Ergonomically Redesigned Analgesia Delivery Device Proves Safer And More Efficient
...d a 55% reduction in errors, an 18% improvement in performance time, a 14% reduction in mental workload, and a st...rmance Measures During the test, three measures of performance were recorded: task completion time, workload ratings, and number of programming errors. Interaction...Society Of Actuaries Issues Proceedings From Symposium, 'Managed Care In A Time Of Transition'
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...ditory processing and self-perceived communication performance arecommon, the Northwestern researchers insist that rehabilitative interventiondesigned to help develop effective communication strategies would benefit thegrowing population of older women. To combat the adverse emotional feelings experienced by man...The Whole Truth From Five-Year-Olds
...Developmental Science, Lyon and Saywitz comparethe performance of 192 children awaiting hearingsin Los Angeles County's dependency court on simpleand more complicated competency tasks. Rangingfrom 4 to 7 years old, all of the children - whohad allegedly been maltreated - had been removedfrom their parents. Whil......ctive as Ritalin in improving behaviorand academic performance of children with ADHD Adderall was generally more effective than Ritalin four-to-five hoursafter ingestion, a time when Ritalin is expected to have worn off. Staff recommended Adderall specifically as the medication of choicefor 52 p...Anabolic Steroids May Help Dialysis Patients Fight Fatigue And Gain Lean Body Mass
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