A Different Mirror : A History of Multicultural America

Ronald Takaki

	A Different Mirror : A History of Multicultural America
	Published: 01 June, 1994
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A Different Mirror : A History of Multicultural America

Fringe autism treatment could get federal study (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_he_me/med_autism_research"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080708/capt.ae00d1696d8346508937247b8e463d42.autism_research_cx402.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=k1Ev_MFh2VFSzvmbvbUclA--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Eight-year-old Charlie Blakey, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3, says a prayer before eating dinner with his family at their home on Oak Park, Ill., on April 23, 2008. Charlie's mother Christina, has been using an alternative treatment, chelation, along with a variety of other therapies to treat her son. A proposed federal study of chelation in autistic children has been put on hold because of safety concerns. Chelation helps the body excrete heavy metals and is approved to treat lead poisoning in children. Charlie eats a special diet, swallows chelation pills and has had 40 sessions in a hyperbaric chamber. All have been helpful, according to his mom. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.

Elderly may fare worse on prostate cancer drugs (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_he_me/med_prostate_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080618/i/r1651359679.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=57tqR5S4n6m9G8GtNen09g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Prostate cancer cells are seen in a handout photo from the National Cancer Institute. REUTERS/NCI/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - A prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread.

FDA issues warning on Cipro, similar antibiotics (AP)

AP - Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated.

Torn ACLs, other big injuries hit little athletes (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_he_me/healthbeat_kid_athletes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080707/capt.8538e4980b4b4e449a0dd60fbc03cbf0.healthbeat_kid_athetes_wx101.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=2.m4xiAlENYOJHWZppaJ8A--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="This September 2007 photo provided by the Maddox family shows McCall Maddox (6) playing football in Jacksboro, Texas. Injuries once seen mostly in adult athletes are now becoming distressingly common in children — and not just high-school athletes, but elementary school kilds. Worse, some injuries to little limbs don't have good treatments. The surgery that fixed Tiger Woods' torn ACL, for instance, can stall the growth of a young child's leg. (AP Photo/Maddox Family)" border="0" /></a>AP - A 14-year-old gymnast with a stress fracture in her lower back. A 12-year-old who tore his ACL in a soccer game. A 16-year-old runner with a leg stress fracture. A 15-year-old who tore his meniscus playing basketball.

Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds (AP)

AP - For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.

Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The current childhood obesity epidemic in the United States may lead to large numbers of young adults developing type 2 diabetes in the future, along with serious diabetes-related health complications, warns a University of Michigan researcher.

More Midlife (and Older) STDs (Time.com)

Time.com - As older generations lead increasingly active sex lives, research shows they may also be suffering from a rise in sexually transmitted diseases

Health Tip: Take Care of a Rash (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Rashes can occur for various reasons, including medical conditions and reactions to products, foods or medications.

Pregnancy Boosts Heart Attack Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Although heart attacks are rare among young women, becoming pregnant does double or triple a woman's risk, a new study finds.

Medicare changes don't affect cancer care: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Legislation that cut fees doctors receive for giving chemotherapy to Medicare patients has not affected care so far, researchers reported on Tuesday.

Cancer death rate drop tied to education levels (Reuters)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080708/hl_nm/cancer_usa_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080709/2008_07_08t171225_450x300_us_cancer_usa.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=VR4Z.Z63H3HJwpwBW2WZgg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A doctor examines a breast x-ray in an undated file photo. (National Cancer Institute/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Declines in death rates from the four leading types of cancer in the United States since the early 1990s have been driven largely by progress among college-educated men and women, researchers said on Tuesday.

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