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According to a new study headed by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, One-third of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cases are linked to prenatal exposures to cigarette smoke or childhood exposures to lead. ADHD is a condition marked by impulsivity, poor concentration, and hyperactivity. About 2 million children in the US are treated for ADHD.

DEFINITION: (noun) One who is employed in the loading or unloading of ships. SYNONYMS: dock worker, dock-walloper, docker, dockhand, loader, longshoreman, lumper. USAGE: When the stevedores finally unionized, incidents of theft during the loading and unloading of ship cargo greatly reduced in number.

Waltari was a Finnish author, best known for the historical novel The Egyptian (1945), which chronicles the rise and fall of the Pharaoh Akhenaten and was hailed by Egyptologists for its historical accuracy. Its theme of corruption of humanist values in a materialist world seems curiously topical in the aftermath of World War II. The book became an international bestseller, serving as the basis for the 1954 Hollywood movie of the same name. How many novels did Waltari write?

Speaking at the University of Zurich, Winston Churchill implored European states to establish a "United States of Europe" to settle regional differences and promote understanding in the wake of World War II. His speech helped prompt the creation of the Council of Europe in 1949. Open to all European nations that accept the rule of law and guarantee human rights and freedoms to their citizens, The Council today is comprised of 46 member states. Which state joined most recently?

George Eliot was the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, a leading writer of the Victorian era. Her novels are usually set in small rural towns and are concerned with the responsibility that people assume for their lives and the moral choices they must inevitably make. Although highly serious, her work is marked by compassion and subtle humor. How did Eliot's most celebrated work, Middlemarch, represent a turning point in the history of the novel?