Economists pointed out that going to college might not be worth it.
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Archive for the ‘education’ Category
Economists question worth of college
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Specialists: Young people think HIV has a cure
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007Scientists found that HIV infection levels are rising among young people because they think HIV has a cure.
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Scientists: Baby einsteins stupider than other babies
Friday, August 10th, 2007Scientists discovered that “baby einstein” videos designed to increase the intelligence of toddlers actually made them stupider.
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Australia school makes sunglasses mandatory
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007A school in Australia made sunglasses mandatory.
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Officials: Bush Admin. withheld global health report
Monday, July 30th, 2007Current and former public health officials revealed that a surgeon general’s report in 2006 that called on Americans to help tackle global health problems were kept from the public by a Bush political appointee without any background or expertise in medicine or public health, chiefly because the report did not promote the administration’s policy accomplishments.
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Study: Parents have trouble reading bedtime stories
Thursday, July 26th, 2007One in 10 parents struggle to understand the bedtime stories they read to their children, a survey by adult learning organisation Learndirect has found. Almost a quarter (23%) skip passages they cannot read or invent words to get to the end of a sentence, the poll found.
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Fox disputes effectiveness of condoms
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007Fox refused to air a Trojan commercial, saying it objected to the message that condoms can prevent pregnancy.
[pretty much useless]
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Study: More than 2 million in US have chlamydia
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007More than 2 million people in the U.S. are infected with chlamydia and 250,000 have gonorrhea, according to a government prevalence estimate for the two sexually transmitted diseases.
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Study: Alcohol good for the brain, vascular system
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007Scientists concluded that alcohol does not kill brain cells, and that drinking four glasses a wine a night is probably good for you.
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Outgoing Surgeon General claims censored by Bush Admin.
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007Former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona told a Congressional panel Tuesday that top Bush administration officials would not allow him to speak or issue reports about stem cells, emergency contraception, sex education, or prison, mental and global health issues. He was also ordered to mention President Bush three times on every page of his speeches.
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Study shows alarming lack of public scientific knowledge
Friday, July 6th, 200720% of Americans think the Sun revolves around the Earth.
[whatever]
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Scientists: Soy health risks numerous
Thursday, July 5th, 2007“Studies showing the dark side of soy date back 100 years,” says clinical nutritionist Kaayla Daniel, author of The Whole Soy Story (New Trends, 2005). “The 1999 FDA-approved health claim pleased big business, despite massive evidence showing risks associated with soy, and against the protest of the FDA’s own top scientists. Soy is a $4 billion [U.S.] industry that’s taken these health claims to the bank.”
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Sand more deadly than sharks at beach
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007Researchers warned that children digging holes at beaches, at construction sites, and in sandboxes often die when their holes collapse.
[don't do it]
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New York bans trans fat
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007New York City banned trans fat in restaurants.
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Report: Most common medication in US is antidepressants
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Hospital and doctor visits in the United States have surged by 20 percent in the past five years, and the most commonly prescribed medications are antidepressants, according to statistics published on Friday.
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Supreme Court limits use of race in school integration plans
Sunday, July 1st, 2007The Supreme Court declared Thursday that public school systems cannot seek to achieve or maintain integration through measures that take explicit account of a student’s race.
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Study: helmets don’t make you safer
Friday, June 29th, 2007A study revealed that cars are more likely to hit you if you wear a helmet.
[all wrong]
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Scientists look for AIDS cure in African prostitutes
Friday, June 29th, 2007Scientists are studying African prostitutes that don’t have AIDS.
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Psychiatrists top list in drug company gifts
Thursday, June 28th, 2007Psychiatrists earn more money from drug makers than doctors in any other specialty.
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FDA refuses to review aspartame-cancer link
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007The Food and Drug Administration rejected calls for a review of the sweetener aspartame despite a new study suggesting links to cancer.
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