| UMDNJ-School of Public Health joins child study
The UMDNJ-School of Public Health in Piscataway will join forces with the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute in a vast new federal research project targeting children's health. The National Children's Study will run for more than two decades, making it the largest long-term study of environmental and genetic effects on children's health ever attempted in the United States. The study will follow 100,000 children from before birth to age 21, seeking information that will uncover new ways to prevent and treat some of the nation's most pressing childhood health problems, including autism, birth defects, diabetes, heart disease and obesity. "We are especially excited about helping to lead such a monumental study," said Dr. George Rhoads, chairman of the Department of Epidemiology, UMDNJ-School of Public Health.
The Real State of the Real Estate Market
Well, while Alan Greenspan was out peddling his memoir this week, and Ben Bernanke was slashing rates, Shiller was testifying before Congress and making some sobering predictions that got virtually no attention in the press. In his remarks, the Yale professor warns of fresh shocks ahead for the housing market and for the financial system. Indeed, Shiller believes that "the collapse in home prices might turn out to be the most severe since the Great Depression." As Shiller notes, declines in the value of residential real estate have been a factor in every recession since 1950. It's a little bit hard to believe that the deflation of this housing bubble will be the exception. He also believes that Fed rate cuts alone can do little to alter the negative psychology of homeowners sitting on a depreciating asset.
Sex industry boss compares dancing pole to fire pole
Have your say and share your experiences in our comment box below. While the minors were unable to participate without parental consent, child welfare experts said the lessons were inappropriate. And Premier Morris Iemma urged children wanting to keep fit to stick with swimming lessons or little athletics. Many Daily Telegraph readers agreed, claiming parents who allowed their children to take part risked sexualising them, making them easy prey for paedophiles. But one 11-year-old, identified only as Angela, said she benefited from classes at a studio in Sydney's southwest. "It's really fun and you get to learn a lot of different moves. People think it's pole dancing but it's not. It's great exercise," she said. Ms Patten said yesterday the issue was "morally neutral".
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