What is ADHD?

"Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder sometimes known as ADHD is the descriptive label given to an ever-increasing number of children with a variety of behavioural and learning problems including hyperactivity, poor attention span, lack of concentration, disruptiveness,...

What are Dyslexia & Dyspraxia

"Dyslexia is characterised by specific problems in learning to read and write due to subtle problems in visual perception. Problems with arithmetic and reading musical notation are also common, as are poor working memory, difficulties with the sounds of words, and a poor...

SCIENTISTS CONCLUDE CLIMATE CHANGE "VERY LIKELY" CAUSED BY HUMANS

Thousands of leading scientists have agreed that climate change is "very likely" to be the result of human activity. The announcement was made at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Paris today.The report released by the IPCC estimates the global...

MLK Party Causes Uproar on Texas Campus

"DALLAS (AP) -- Authorities at Tarleton State University said they plan to investigate a Martin Luther King Jr. Day party that mocked black stereotypes by featuring fried chicken, malt liquor and faux gang apparel. "I feel like there is no excuse for this type of ignorance,"...

Rumors threaten polio vaccinations

"Health officials in Pakistan say a drive to immunize more than 160,000 children against polio is being jeopardized by rumors the vaccine causes impotence. The BBC reported that rumors spread by local clerics via FM radio allege that the vaccines are an "American conspiracy"...

Film's Child Rape Scene Causes Stir

The Associated Press At a festival that features several films with sexual content, including full male nudity and a documentary about bestiality, a southern Gothic tale that includes the rape of a young girl is causing the biggest stir. "Hounddog" is the story of Lewellen,...

The New Price on Protesting

Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time.  This is as stupid as stupid gets.  And the world is forever dumber for producing a market for fake protesters... "Young, good-looking, and available for around 150 euros (£100), more than 300 would-be protesters are...

Congress to Send Critics to Jail, Says Richard Viguerie

""In what sounds like a comedy sketch from Jon Stewart's Daily Show, but isn't, the U. S. Senate would impose criminal penalties, even jail time, on grassroots causes and citizens who criticize Congress. "Section 220 of S. 1, the lobbying reform bill currently before the...

How NYC Govt. Causes Its Own Traffic Jams

"From an article in today’s N.Y. Times about Manhattan’s eternal congestion woes: 35.1% of government workers drive to work instead of taking public transportation, second only to workers in “transportation, warehousing and utilities,” at 36.1%. Comparatively, only...

2006: the year that global warming came into sharp focus

"It has been a hot year. The average temperature in Britain for 2006 was higher than at any time since records began in 1659. Globally, it looks set to be the sixth hottest year on record. The signs during the past 12 months have been all around us. Little winter snow in the...

Stomach virus likely caused Olive Garden illnesses

"A contagious stomach virus is likely to blame for sickening about 370 people who ate at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis last week, a county health official said on Monday.Stool tests of three Olive Garden employees and one customer were positive for a norovirus, a...

Matt Damon botches Kerry’s botched joke

"Chris Matthews played a promo clip of actor Matt Damon from next week'€™s Hardball college tour. Damon says he thinks the Bush twins should be sent to Iraq. Why? Because it'€™s just not fair to have a "€œfighting class"€ who financially have no other choice but to...

Seattle Emergency: One Million Without Power

"King County Executive Ron Sims issued an emergency proclamation this morning after supercharged winds of up to 70 miles an hour overnight knocked out power to about one million people in greater Seattle."A typical Seattle storm, if there is such an animal, downs two or three...