Pondering how to squeeze fitness programs into schools' budgetary, time constraints
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Surveys of physical fitness among US schoolchildren reveal that there is a need for daily exercise programs in schools, but, faced with budget cuts, many educators may consider these programs a luxury. Nationwide, only 36% of children in grades one through 12 participate in a daily exercise program. There are no federal laws mandating school exercise programs, but one goal of Healthy People 2000 - a program of the Department of Health and Human Services - is to increase this percentage. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education has developed the Outcomes Project, which lists goals that schoolchildren should be able to reach after a program of regular exercise. The association works with local school boards to encourage the adoption of school-based physical education programs. It recommends 30 minutes of daily exercise in elementary school and 50 minutes in junior and senior high school.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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Thalidomide back - under strict control
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Thalidomide will be approved for use in the US but there will be strict controls on its use. Thalidomide was responsible for tens of thousands of birth defects in the 1960's, although it was never approved in the US. Research since then has shown that thalidomide may be an effective treatment for many diseases that involve tumor necrosis factor alpha, which the drug inhibits. This includes HIV infection, tuberculosis, leprosy, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. However, this time the drug will be dispensed by specific pharmacies, which will track patients carefully to avoid birth defects.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Illicit Drug Users Not Idle; Report Says 70% Go to Work
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Employers need to offer some kind of assistance to employees who use drugs. Despite the common notion that drug addicts are unemployed, a 1997 survey found that 70% of those who admitted using drugs were full-time employees. Because of the labor shortage in the 1990s, many employers might hire people regardless of their history of drug use. Studies also show that many small businesses do not offer any kind of assistance to employees who use drugs. Young, white men are most likely to use drugs, and certain occupations have higher rates of drug use.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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