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Playground accidents are one of the leading causes of injury to children in elementary school. Each year, more than 200,000 American children receive emergency department care for injuries that occurred on playground equipment and approximately three out of four playground accidents occur on public playgrounds.The leading cause of death related to playgrounds is strangulation; a piece of loose clothing or jewelry gets caught on equipment or the child's head gets stuck between climbing bars. About 15 children die each year from playground-related injuries such as strangulation.read more

New insight has been obtained regarding how alcohol during pregnancy might affect fetal development, according to research performed at the medical College of Georgia Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies, funded by the March of Dimes. Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) according to the Centers for disease Control and Prevention, affects 1 in 1,000 babies. Pregnant and sexually active women who are not using effective birth control are recommended to refrain from drinking.

Researchers at the University of Rochester's Eastman school of Music and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences have developed a unique test for perfect pitch, and have found surprising results. Their research shows that perfect pitch - the ability to recognize and remember a tone without a reference - is apparently much more common in non-musicians than scientists had expected.

Robert Atkins, a Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member, has authored a book to help nursing students make the most of their learning opportunities in nursing school. 'Getting the Most from Nursing school: A Guide to Becoming a Nurse,' presents recommendations from nursing faculty and nurses who have decades of experience that will help students become more successful in nursing school.

Scientists have long been working to uncover the mystery of what sparks the body's immune system. Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller school of Medicine have discovered a key component in that puzzle: a new molecule that recognizes a virus infection and initiates the signal to generate an immune system response. Glen N. Barber, Ph.D., professor of medicine and Eugenia J. Dodson Chair in Cancer Research, and Hiroki Ishikawa, Ph.D.