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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Severe infections leading to hospitalizations during childhood are associated with lower school achievement in adolescence,reports a study in the July issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal (PIDJ).
In the nationwide study of nearly 600,000 Danish children, higher numbers of hospitalizations for infections were associated with a reduced probability of completing ninth grade, as well as with lower test scores, according to the new research by Ole Köhler-Fosberg, MD, of Aarhus University Hospital and colleagues. An expert commentary discusses the role of vaccination in the relationship between investment in health and protecting and improving "human capital."
The study included nationwide data of 598,553 children born in Denmark between 1987 and 1997. The researchers looked at two measures of childhood infections: hospital admission for infections, an indicator of moderate to severe infections; and prescriptions for anti-infective drugs (such as antibiotics) in primary care, reflecting less-severe infections.
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday July 17 2018, @03:16PM (3 children)
High fever also carries a significant risk of death with it, as a general rule. Significant risk of loss of body part or senses would also be a perfectly acceptable, though even that's something that's more likely to be able to be monitored at home. It's not usually something that's going to run out of control before you can make it to the nearest hospital unless you live pretty far out in the sticks.
You really don't. I have no problem with legitimate medical needs being taken care of but I absolutely have a problem with pointless hand-holding at extreme expense.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Tuesday July 17 2018, @08:33PM (2 children)
Fair enough. I should have said "I know how you are saying that you would decide it". I only know what you said, not what you probably should have said.
(Score: 3, Touché) by krishnoid on Tuesday July 17 2018, @09:47PM
You sure that's what you meant? You're on the Internet, you know.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday July 18 2018, @03:18AM
I thought I was fairly clear. There's a distinct possibility you're seeing what you want to argue with rather than what's there. It's a common failing among us human types.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.