Monday, January 19, 2009

Early babies "exposed to toxins"

Some medicines routinely given to premature babies expose them to potentially harmful levels of chemicals, British research suggests.
Some contained chemicals linked to nerve damage, they wrote in Archives of Disease in Childhood.However, premature baby charity Bliss said that such medicines could be "vital" in saving the baby's life. Although prescription medicines need to be rigorously tested before being licensed for use in the UK, this does not necessarily mean they have been tested with children, or babies, in mind. Instead, doctors must often use their judgment to work out the safe dose for a tiny baby of a medicine designed for an adult or a much older child.

Monday, January 5, 2009

smash day refection......

Today is happy smash day. We need to find the fastest way to get the highest point by shooting metal ball.
The five student outcomes are being a person of high character, effective communicator, critical thinker and problem solver, active learner and community contributor. I am five of the critical thinker. I think how can the metal ball can have the easiest way to get all the point,and the plastic paper put where and put what angle the metal ball weren't running out of the fixed route. I am also problem solver. Before stick plastic papers on the table I need to check whether the metal ball in the stable way or not. If not and I need to solve problems to let the ball fell into the cup. Although our team didn't get the first place but I learned a lot and I have happy day.