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The Broader Movement: Nonprofit Environmental and Conservation Organizations,...
From Urban Institute Latest ReportsSearch: This study, the first comprehensive look at IRS data on more than 26,000 environmental and conservation organizations 8,000 of which had revenues of $25,000 or more reveals a core of prominent national organizations and a...

Entry-Level and Next-Step Jobs in the Low-Skill Job Market : Brief No. 1
From Urban Institute Latest ReportsSearch: This brief uses data from the 2007 Survey of Employers in the Low-Skill Labor Market to explore differences between noncollege jobs that have few if any requirements and those for which either a high school...

USC dentist links Fosomax-type drugs to jaw necrosis
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Researchers at the University Of Southern California, School Of Dentistry, release results of clinical data that links oral bisphosphonates to increased jaw necrosis. The study is among the first to acknowledge that even short-term use...

Diversity in Retirement Wealth Accumulation
From Urban Institute Latest ReportsSearch: Americans save for retirement by building wealth in personal accounts, home equity, pension plans, retirement accounts and Social Security. We use data from the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) and methods to estimate the wealth...

How to treat fevers in African children up for debate
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new debate in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine questions whether all African children with fever should be treated presumptively with antimalarial drugs, or if treatment should wait until laboratory tests confirm malarial infection. Read...


       

The Broader Movement: Nonprofit Environmental and Conservation Organizations,...

Entry-Level and Next-Step Jobs in the Low-Skill Job Market : Brief No. 1

USC dentist links Fosomax-type drugs to jaw necrosis

Diversity in Retirement Wealth Accumulation

How to treat fevers in African children up for debate

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What is the pathogenesis of C. jejuni-related disease?
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A research group from United Kingdom investigated the mechanisms by which Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni ) causes i...

Scientists identify new congenital neutropenia syndrome and causative gene mu...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: An international team of scientists has discovered a new syndrome associated with severe congenital neutropenia, a r...

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The Broader Movement: Nonprofit Environmental and Conservation Organizations,...
From Urban Institute: This study, the first comprehensive look at IRS data on more than 26,000 environmental and conservation organizations 8,000 of w...

From Government Transparency to a 'Musical Peace Corps': Hewlett Foundation A...
From Ascribe Newsfeed: One way to combat poverty is to help citizens in developing nations receive the basic government services they deserve, from pu...

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Federal Programs for Addressing Low-Income Housing Needs : A Policy Primer
From Urban Institute Latest ReportsSearch: Housing costs constitute the single biggest expenditure in most family budgets, and many low-income familie...

Putting Public Safety First: 13 Strategies for Successful Supervision and Ree...
From Urban Institute Latest ReportsSearch: In 2007, the Urban Institute convened two meetings with national experts on the topic of community supervis...

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'Relocation' plan of metastatic cancer cells uncovered by Stanford researchers
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Few things are as tiresome as house hunting and moving. Unfortunately, metastatic cancer cells have the relocation p...

'Recovery coaches' effective in reducing number of babies exposed to drugs
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Recovery coaches can significantly reduce the number of substance-exposed births as well as help reunite substance-i...

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Entry-Level and Next-Step Jobs in the Low-Skill Job Market : Brief No. 1
From Urban Institute Latest ReportsSearch: This brief uses data from the 2007 Survey of Employers in the Low-Skill Labor Market to explore differences...

Diversity in Retirement Wealth Accumulation
From Urban Institute Latest ReportsSearch: Americans save for retirement by building wealth in personal accounts, home equity, pension plans, retireme...

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Assisting Primary Care Practices in Using Office Systems to Promote Early Chi...
From The Commonwealth Fund: An innovative quality improvement collaborative in Vermont and North Carolina shows that if provided assistance, physician...

American Families' Use of Retail-Based Health Clinics Remains Modest
From The Commonwealth Fund: Despite rapid growth of retail clinics, only a tiny fraction of American families in 2007 had ever used the in-store clini...

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The U.S. Conference of Mayors Release 2008 Hunger and Homelessness Survey Res...
US Conference of Mayors: Hunger and Homelessness are both on the rise according to a U.S. Conference of Mayors report on the status of Hunger and Home...

Mayors Examine Causes of Hunger, Homelessness: The U.S. Conference of Mayors ...
From PR Newswire: In the midst of a struggling national economy and a growing demand for emergency services, The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) will...

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Statement: Stacy Dean, Director of Food Assistance Policy, on the New USDA Re...
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Read more from this post....

SNAP and the Recession: Recession and Recovery, No. 4
SNAP and the Recession: Recession and Recovery, No. 4 This brief, part of the Urban Institute's "Recession and Recover" series, examines how the SNAP ...

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