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Stories of state-building, as told by the dispossessed The Daily Star Lebanon Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:53 PM PDT Generally, symposia are viewed as dry, intellectual affairs held in antiseptic conference halls. The people up front talk. Some folks in the audience talk back. Some nod off. Others wonder who's catering lunch. So it's refreshing to find a gathering that engages the brain creatively. "Anywhere But Now," a three-day event organized by the Heinrich Boell Foundation in Beirut. Poverty can physically impair brain, reducing children's ability to learn PhysOrg Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:58 AM PDT (PhysOrg.com) -- Chronic stress from growing up in poverty can physiologically impact children's brains, impairing their working memory and diminishing their ability to develop language, reading and problem-solving skills, reports a new Cornell study. Genentech Removes Psoriasis Drug Raptiva from the U.S. Market; Anapol Schwartz Civil Justice Attorney Says Decision ... Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:58 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA----California-based biotech company Genentech recently announced that it has pulled Raptiva® from the U.S. market, almost two months after the FDA's public health advisory affirmed that the psoriasis drug can increase the risk of developing a rare, fatal brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy . Glendale nanny gets 8 years for baby shake YourNabe.com Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:41 AM PDT A Glendale nanny who inflicted brain damage on a baby girl under her care by shaking her was sentenced to eight years in prison last week, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Toddler Loses Battle With Brain Cancer KCCI 8 Des Moines Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:16 AM PDT A 3-year-old Iowa boy being treated at Children's Hospital for aggressive brain cancer has died.

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