Archive for January, 2011
Early difficulties of Chinese preschoolers at familial risk for dyslexia: deficits in oral language, phonological processing skills, and printâ€Ârelated skills
AbstractThe present study examined some early performance difficulties of Chinese preschoolers at familial risk for dyslexia. Seventyâ€Âsix highâ€Ârisk (40 good and 36 poor readers) and 25 lowâ€Ârisk Chinese children were tested on oral language, readingâ€Ârelated cognitive skills (e.g. phonological processing skills, rapid naming, and morphological awareness), and Chinese word reading and spelling over a 3â€Âyear period. The parents were also given a behaviour checklist for identifying child atâ€Ârisk behaviours. Results showed that the High Risk (Poor Reading) group performed significantly worse than the Low Risk and the High Risk (Good Reading) group on most of the measures and domains. More children in the High Risk (Poor Reading) group displayed atâ€Ârisk behaviours than in the other …
Original post by Dyslexia
No commentsTeacher knowledge of basic language concepts and dyslexia
AbstractRoughly oneâ€Âfifth of the US population displays one or more symptoms of dyslexia: a specific learning disability that affects an individual’s ability to process written language. Consequently, elementary school teachers are teaching students who struggle with inaccurate or slow reading, poor spelling, poor writing, and other language processing difficulties. Findings from studies have indicated that teachers lack essential knowledge needed to teach struggling readers, particularly children with dyslexia. However, few studies have sought to assess teachers’ knowledge and perceptions about dyslexia in conjunction with knowledge of basic language concepts related to reading instruction. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to examine elementary school teachers’ knowledge of ba…
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No commentsGOP Doctors Caucus Praises Florida Judge Ruling Obamacare Unconstitutional
Members of the GOP Doctors Caucus today issued the following statements in response to U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruling H.R. 3590, the Patient, Protection and Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional: Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D., Co-Chair (GA-11): “The American people rejected the President’s health care plan last November, the U.S…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsAllergan, MAP Pharmaceuticals $160 Million Inhalable Migraine Treatment Venture
Migraines are a headache. However, a new inhalable treatment is heading to the FDA for full approval before July 2011. Allergan, Inc. and MAP Pharmaceuticals will collaborate promotions of LEVADEX, a self-administered, orally inhaled therapy for migraines in a substantial $160 million deal. Upon FDA approval, Allergan will leverage its existing U.S…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsDiscovery Of Nicotine Addiction Brain Mechanism May Lead To New Anti-Smoking Drugs
Discovery of a key mechanism in the brain that regulates vulnerability to nicotine addiction could pave the way for new anti-smoking treatments that boost a signalling pathway that is normally weaker in susceptible individuals because of a gene mutation, said US researchers in a Nature study published online this week…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsChildren’s Hospital Boston Receives $7 Million Gift From New Balance Foundation
Children’s Hospital Boston announces a $7 million gift from the New Balance Foundation to establish the New Balance Foundation Center for Childhood Obesity Prevention, Clinical Research and Care (the Center)…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsUniversity Of Southampton And Inovio Pharmaceuticals Initiate Phase 2 Clinical Study To Evaluate Leukemia
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: INO), a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against cancers and infectious diseases, announced today the regulatory approval of a Phase 2 clinical trial (WIN Trial) to treat leukemia utilizing Inovio’s new ELGEN 1000 automated vaccine delivery device…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
No commentsLupus Foundation Of America Expands Services With Launch Of New Education Series
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) has launched a new nationwide education series, Lupus: Learn from the Experts,â„¢ designed to provide people with lupus essential information about living with lupus from some of the world’s leading lupus experts…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsReport Finds Lower Insurance Premiums, More Choices In 2014 For Families, Businesses Under Affordable Care Act
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius released a new report showing how much families and businesses can save on health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs under the Affordable Care Act in 2014 – each year, a low-income family of four could save up to $14,900 and businesses will benefit from the savings and tax credits in the new law…
Original post by Lemonade Life
No commentsPatients Need Continuing Access To Life-Saving Treatment
The American Psychiatric Association is pleased that patients will continue to have access to life-saving Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) following an FDA advisory panel’s two-day discussion about a possible reclassification of ECT devices…
Original post by Allergy News From Medical News Today
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