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Following Children To Identify Health Risks
The Washington Post ^
| April 27, 2004
| Rob Stein
Posted on 04/27/2004 12:44:22 AM PDT by neverdem
Study Will Examine Genes, Environment
Several federal agencies have teamed up to launch one of the most ambitious biomedical projects in history -- a massive study to identify the biggest threats to children's health.
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency are working together to plan the project, the National Children's Study.
The study would examine a vast array of factors that may affect physical, mental, emotional and developmental health by following more than 100,000 children across the country from before birth until age 21.
"Most people think of this as 'big science,' " said Peter C. Scheidt, director of the program office of the National Children's Study at the NICHD, which is coordinating the effort. "It's very ambitious. Nothing like this has been attempted before."
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TOPICS: Announcements; Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: acs; cdc; environment; epa; genes; health; healthcare; healthrisks; ncs; nichd; study
I hope to live long enough to find out the results of this study.
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posted on
04/27/2004 12:44:23 AM PDT
by
neverdem
To: fourdeuce82d; Travis McGee; El Gato; JudyB1938; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Robert A. Cook, PE; lepton; ...
PING
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posted on
04/27/2004 12:45:31 AM PDT
by
neverdem
(Xin loi min oi)
To: neverdem
The biggest threat to the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of children is the homosexual agenda.
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posted on
04/27/2004 12:49:41 AM PDT
by
Dr. Eckleburg
(There are very few shades of gray.)
To: Dr. Eckleburg
The queers are just one fraction of the total socialist agenda, which is the greatest threat to everyone's health.
To: neverdem
Dear God, the safety nazis are completely out of control!
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posted on
04/27/2004 2:25:58 AM PDT
by
Don W
(If Mecca and Medina were vapourized, would radical Islamists "Get The Message"?)
To: neverdem
Answer: Auto accidents, drowning, kitchen accidents, mom's live-in boyfriend, other home accidents, poisoning, infectious disease, poor diet.
Can I have my tax money back now?
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posted on
04/27/2004 3:59:08 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
(I was swimming with dolphins whispering imaginary numbers in the fourth dimension.)
To: neverdem
I am going to bet that the conclusions of this study have already been written. The task of the heavily funded "research" teams will now be to design questionaires, identify target "random" populations and use any and all "scientific" techniques to ensure that the "statistiques" eventually fit the agendas of the study sponsors. Griswold predicts that the conclusions will be very, very politically correct and will justify even more social engineering in our future. Well, it's for "the chillun," yeah right.
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posted on
04/27/2004 4:00:58 AM PDT
by
NaughtiusMaximus
(This fatwah direct to you from the holy city of Skokie Illinois.)
To: neverdem
The government is going to spend tons of money to find out what is already known, so that they can spend MORE money to fix it. Brilliant...
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posted on
04/28/2004 5:14:19 AM PDT
by
Born Conservative
(It really sucks when your 15 minutes of fame comes AFTER you're gone...)
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