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Investing in Kids Isn't Rocket Science :: The Millennium Development Goals challenged the world to cut extreme poverty in half, dramatically reduce child mortality, and make primary education universal, but Jody Heymann and Kristen McNeill say the world can do more.
In their report, “Changing Children’s Chances”, released by the World Policy Analysis Centre on Wednesday, Heymann and McNeill map the world’s commitment to essential development needs of children in terms of the official laws, policies, and programmes that exist at the national level.
Based on an extensive understanding of international agreements and norms, Heymann and McNeill identify eight critical areas of need – poverty reduction, quality education, protection from early labour, protection from early marriage, quality health care, po...
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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BP could pay billions more for Gulf spill :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/xxCNXis_chA/index.html

Tesco cuts 800 jobs at food depot :: Supermarket Tesco announces it is to cut more than 800 jobs at a distribution centre in Essex.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21578770#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Box woos the enterprise with more security features, partnerships :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/aHoqeHcusvY/story01.htm

When will we see more billion-dollar health tech companies? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/FlaNC7qYPuw/story01.htm

Aereo expands TV on-the-go service to 3 more states, launches first big ad campaign :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/9TCUtcHPVV8/story01.htm

ANA cancels more Dreamliner flights :: Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) cancels all Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights until at least the end of May, in the latest blow to Boeing.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21571545#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Data 'to overtake voice' by 2018 :: The body that represents the mobile industry predicts operators will make more money from data than from voice by 2018.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21539404#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Lenders getting more personal data :: Growing amounts of individuals' financial data are being used to assess loans applications, and credit agencies are seeking more deals with utility firms to access customer information.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21533587#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Comparison of clinical and cost‐effectiveness of psoralen + ultraviolet A versus psoralen + sunlight in the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis in a developing economy :: Abstract
Psoralen + ultraviolet A (PUVA) therapy is an established modality for psoriasis. As India is a tropical country that has good availability of natural sunlight psoralen + sunlight (PUVAsol) may be a more convenient option. To compare the efficacy and cost‐effectiveness of PUVA versus PUVAsol in chronic plaque psoriasis. Cases of chronic plaque psoriasis with body surface area ≥10% or Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) ≥10, excluding erythrodermic or pustular psoriasis, were randomized to receive either PUVA or PUVAsol, with endpoint being the achievement of PASI 90 or completion of 12 weeks treatment, whichever is earlier. Cost analysis was also undertaken. Thirty‐six cases (16 in PUVA and 20 in PUVAsol group) completed treatment. In the PUVA group, 15 case...
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Barack Obama and the 'empathy deficit' :: The US president claims the 'empathy deficit' is a more pressing problem than the federal deficit, but empathy may be merely a product of changing scientific fashionsIn 2011, researchers at the University of Chicago conducted a simple experiment to ascertain whether a rat would release another rat from a cage without being given a reward. The answer was yes. After several sessions, the rats learned intentionally and quickly to open the restrainer and release the caged rats. The rats also repeated the behaviour even when they were denied the reward of reunion. Even more astonishing, when the rats were presented with two cages, one containing a rat, the other chocolate, they chose to open both cages and "typically shared the chocolate".For the researchers, the conclusion was inescapable: the...
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