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USC study shows states can succeed in insuring kids

In the absence of federal and state reform offering universal health care coverage, local coalitions can make a big difference for children without health insurance.

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1. Study finds some kids are being misdiagnosed with asthma
   08-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
   More than 6 million kids in this country have asthma -- or do they? New research shows many children are being misdiagnosed. Instead of asthma, they may actually have Vocal Chord Dysfunction, a much less serious condition that doesn't require medication. A simple test can show doctors and parents the difference between asthma and VCD.
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2. Population pressure shapes urban parks
   02-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A study of 10 northeastern urban forests shows no sign that there is a common urban park plant complex, but does show that population levels affect both native and non-native species diversity, according to a Penn State study.
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3. Parents can sneak veggies into kids' diet
   05-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Parents who want their kids to consume fewer calories and eat more vegetables might find a healthy solution with "stealth vegetables." A Penn State study headed by Dr. Barbara Rolls shows that decreasing the calorie density of foods by adding vegetables and other lower-calorie ingredients leads to a reduction in children's calorie intake and an increase in vegetable consumption.
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4. New study on school bus safety shows injuries well exceed previous reports
   11-06-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Each year in the United States, 23.5 million children travel 4.3 billion miles on 450,000 school buses -- and a new study shows that kids may not be as safe as previously thought. Researchers at the Columbus Children's Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio, found that an estimated 17,000 injuries occur annually -- three times more than previously reported.
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5. New neuroimaging study identifies 'brain signature' for cigarette cravings
   12-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A new brain imaging study by researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania shows that cigarette cravings in smokers who are deprived of nicotine are linked with increased activation in specific regions of the brain. Using a novel method of measuring brain blood flow developed at Penn, this study is the first to show how abstinence from nicotine produces brain activation patterns that relate to urges to smoke.
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6. Study finds mercury prevalent in many western fish
   01-23-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A new survey by researchers at Oregon State University and the EPA of more than 600 rivers and streams in the western United States found widespread mercury concentrations in fish. Though few of the more than 2,700 fish analyzed in the study contained alarmingly high levels of mercury, the prevalence of the element throughout 12 western states caught the researchers somewhat by surprise.
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7. State Medicaid drug policies impeding access to effective drug for alcohol abuse
   11-19-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Many states could more effectively address the huge financial and societal burden of alcohol abuse by changing policies that may be inadvertently impeding access to an inexpensive prescription drug known to reduce problem drinking. These findings appear in a new study in today's online version of the journal, Health Services Research.
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8. Racial disparities high in Medicare plans
   10-24-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Numerous studies show the African-Americans receive worse quality of care relative to white Americans across a broad array of medical conditions -- disparities that can significantly harm patients or reduce quality of life. A new study from Harvard Medical School and Brown Medical School shows that such disparities in care cannot simply be attributed to low-performing health plans.
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9. Tougher gun show controls in California slash sales of weapons linked to crime
   06-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
   California has succeeded in drastically reducing anonymous and undocumented gun sales and sales of military-style weapons by introducing tighter controls to gun shows reveals a study in the June issue of Injury Prevention.
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10. Study Shows Internet To Be Resilient Against Terror Attack
    09-29-2006 · ScienceDaily
    Researchers have simulated what would happen to Internet reliability in the United States if terrorists were able to knock out various physical components of the network. The good news is that it would be very difficult to cause major disruptions across the country, although destruction of some key parts could seriously degrade Internet quality. "When it comes to the Internet, there is strength in numbers," said the co-author of the study.
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