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Childhood vaccinations don’t have to be painful, researchers say

wideant — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:17:43 +0000

Most people associate childhood vaccinations with pain, but new Canadian research shows this doesn’t have to be the case.

In a comprehensive scientific overview published in the August supplement of the journal Clinical Therapeutics, scientists at the University of Toronto, the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Dalhousie University, the University of Western Ontario and Mount Sinai Hospital analysed data from 71 studies involving 8,050 children to determine the best physical, psychological and pharmacologic strategies to minimize vaccine injection pain in children.

Study: Only a Third of Americans Aware of Exercise Recommendations

wideant — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:05:16 +0000

Only a third of Americans could identify national recommendations for minimum daily physical activity of 30 minutes, despite more than a decade of publicity campaigns, according to research led by a Duke University professor.

Study: States need economic freedom to benefit from natural resources

wideant — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:28:27 +0000

States with small governments, low taxes and labor market freedom enjoy greater benefits from natural resource development than states with large and intrusive government policies, according to a new study by a Florida State University researcher.