IQ link to baby's weight gain in first month

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-06/uoa-ilt061713.php

Public release date: 17-Jun-2013
Contact: Dr. Lisa Smithers
University of Adelaide

New research from the University of Adelaide shows that weight gain and increased head size in the first month of a baby's life is linked to a higher IQ at early school age.

The study was led by University of Adelaide Public Health researchers, who analysed data from more than 13,800 children who were born full-term.

The results, published in the journal Pediatrics, show that babies who put on 40% of their birthweight in the first four weeks had an IQ 1.5 points higher by the time they were six years of age, compared with babies who only put on 15% of their birthweight.

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http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/20/19060053-farm-bill-fails-in-the-house?lite

Farm bill fails in the House
By Michael O'Brien and Frank Thorp, NBC News
June 20, 2013

A major piece of farm legislation went down to a surprising and dramatic defeat in the House on Thursday, as conservatives joined with most Democrats to oppose the $940 billion bill.

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President Barack Obama had threatened to veto the House legislation had it somehow eventually reached his desk.

Democrats were angry about the heavy cuts to food stamp programs contained in the Republican-written legislation, prompting all but 24 of them to oppose the legislation.

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