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Education’s role in shaping citizens examined in forum


Higher Education and Democratic Citizenship is the title of a forum to be held from 7 to 9 p.

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KID SAFETY: Seventeen low-income families whose children attend school in the UW’s Experimental Education Unit received free child and infant car seats, thanks to the University Police Department.

October 30, 2001

91̽»¨ to study use of medications by pregnant women

The 91̽»¨ National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health is conducting new research into how drugs are handled in the body by pregnant women, a field which according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deserves more attention. The FDA is providing $150,000 for the research to identify the doses that will provide the greatest benefit and the least risk for the mother and her baby. Dr. Mary Hebert, associate professor in the 91̽»¨Department of Pharmacy, Dr. Tom Easterling, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Dr. Gail Anderson, associate professor in pharmacy and pharmaceuticals, will be conducting the study evaluating a high blood pressure medication commonly prescribed for pregnant women.

While poisonings of young children decline, teen self-inflicted cases increase

A significant number of teenagers continue to be admitted to hospitals for poisoning from inappropriate use of medications, or, for children younger than 12, for the ingestion of non-medications, according to an article bu 91̽»¨researchers in the October issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

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WOMEN IN SCIENCE: Suzanne Brainard, executive director of the Center for Workforce Development, has been honored with the Maria Mitchell Women in Science Award.

Hospitals, Health Departments Prepare for Possible Bioterrorism

Yesterday, at a more-than-capacity meeting sponsored by Harborview Medical Center, the Washington State Hospital Association, and the Central Region Trauma Council, hospital and health department leaders continued their preparations for dealing with bioterrorism. More than 400 people attended the meeting, which was also broadcast via live feed to several locations and taped for later distribution to other hospitals and health departments statewide.