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Learning Portfolio 2Learning Portfolio 2
Laura M. Mercado DíazLaura M. Mercado DíazSec. 906Sec. 906
Prof. Mario MedinaProf. Mario Medina
May 8, 2007
Summary of the article Vital Signs: Behavior; An Epileptic Child's Best Friend
According to a study when a child has a seizure, the family dog may be the first to respond. The reasearchs surveyed dog-owning couples
who had a child with epilepsy. Almost half said that their pets reacted to seizures in specific ways. The surveyed, wich was done of families at the Universty’s Pediatric Neurology Center, found that the reaction of the dog to respond a seizure, appered to be learn only after the dog had saw at least one attack. Dr. Kirton said that the parents should be in wary in a
group that offers trained dog for the purpose because most of the evidence are involve normal dogs. He also said that owning a dog is
likely to be beneficial.
May 9, 2007
Summary of the article Energy Drink is Withdrawn over concerns about name The article is about a energy drink called Cocaine, the stores nation
wide amid concern about its name. Clegg Ivey, a partner in ReduxBeverages of Las Vegas said
that the company would sales the drink under a new name. The Food and Drug Administration send a warning to the company that said that the drink
was as a street drug alternative and a dietary supplement. Mr. Ivey said that the drink doesn’t have any cocaine in it and that they want to continue to
fight to keep the name because it’s clearly the name is the problem. Attorneys general in Connecticut and Illions recently announces that Redux. Mr. Ivey said that they like to think they have a great sense of humor and
they love the name and the whole campaign.
May 10, 2007
May 11, 2007Vocabulary:
1-labeling: marcando
2-celibacy: celibate
3-halted: detención, parade, interrupción
4-licking: lengüetada
5-seizure: captura
6-wary: cauto
7-harming: daño
8-breed: casta
9-canine: canino
May 15, 2007
Summary of the article Early Fevers May Lower Allergy Risk
The article is about a study that found that the babies who develop several fevers allergies
later in life. The study lends support to the hygiene hypothesis, that proposes that when the children are little they fight for infections that later they can have allergies reactions.
The Dr. Christine Johnson and others colleagues examined the records of 835
children. They found that those children didn’t have fever in their first year of life and they had allegirc sensitivity by age 7. The children that had fever in their first year, the 46.6% were
allergic at the age of 7. There are very allergies in E.U and others countries and the scientist are
working to find why is that. Some studies found that the children that have pets are less likely to become allergic, others support the
hygiene hypothesis.
Vocabulary: 1-hygiene: hingiene
2-strengthen: fortalecer 3-preventive: preventive
4-rise: cuesta 5-ledns: prestar algo a
alguien 6-widely: muy
May 16, 2007
Summary of the article The Year of the Dolphin
The article is about dolphins. There are 40 species of dolphins. However they
are in danger. The dolphin have many treats like, environmental pollution,
habitat destruction, industrial fishing, etc. To protect them from extinction the
United States have declared 2007 Year of the Dolphin. With that project they can give orientation to the people to protect
those animals. Also there others organizations that are committed to the
protection of the dolphin.
Vocabulary: 1-pollution: polución
2-nets: neto, red 3-brink: borde
4-throughout: completamente