The Science Bandwagon and Middle School Kids

Passionate about making US high school students number one in science again?

Read about the Dream Tour presented by the ExxonMobil and Harris Foundations who have partnered on a creative national tour geared to engaging middle school students in science and technology.

Read more about the tour and then go to the Notebook.org and check out the website's reporting on the new school year in Philadelphia.

Novartis AG and a New Anti-Malaria Drug

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An experimental Novartis AG medicinethat killed drug-resistant malaria in laboratory studies maybecome the first new class of treatment against the disease in30 years, researchers said.

The drug cured mice at lower doses than existing medicinesand killed drug-resistant strains taken from patients inThailand, researchers said in the journal Science yesterday.Human trials of the drug are planned for this year.

“I would be extremely shocked if someone comes back andtells me that we’re not hitting the bug in humans,” saidThierry Diagana, who led the research at the Novartis Instituteof Tropical Diseases in Singapore ....

ADHD and Food

It's long been noted that there is some sort of link between what a child eats and his or her risk of ADHD. Saying MM's or a Snicker's bar is the problem is too easy. What's the physiological link? These three Digg posts offer some answers ...

Western diet link to ADHD

physorg.com— A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a 'Western-style' diet in adolescents.

Food Dyes Linked to Allergies, ADHD and Cancer: Group Calls

cbsnews.com— Dyes Widely Used in Cereals, Candies, and Other Products Targeted at Children present a "rainbow of risks" and can cause allergic reactions, hypera...

Attention Deficit Disorder | Adhd Natural | High Potassium

theadhdtreatment.com— Learn more about the attention deficit disorder,adhd children,symptoms of adhd,adhd natural,high potassium,vitamin information,stevia see which one...