Philadelphia, Pa. (November 14, 2011) – A hand and respiratory hygiene program including frequent use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer helps reduce illness caused by influenza A and missed school days in elementary school children, reports a study in the November issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published byLippincott Williams & Wilkins, […]
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND-Yawning may no longer be a wide open question. A new theory proposed by Gary Hack, DDS of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and Andrew Gallup, PhD of Princeton University suggests that yawning cools the brain, and the sinuses may play a key role.
ANCHORAGE — The Governor's Annual Awards for Emergency Medical Services were announced at the state Emergency Medical Services Symposium today. The awards, sponsored by the Alaska Council on Emergency Medical Services, will be presented at the 36th Annual Governor’s Alaska EMS awards banquet at the EganConvention Center on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m.
CHICAGO-Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform better on tests of their spatial skills, researchers at the University of Chicago have found.