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Public Health and Safety
To fight epidemic of unnecessary suffering, dean calls for major public health campaign
BY TRACIE WHITE - The amount of needless suffering caused by both acute and chronic pain in the United States is a major, overlooked medical problem that requires improved education at multiple levels, stretching from the implementation of new public health campaigns to better training of primary care physicians in pain management....Traditional Physical Autopsies - Not High-Tech "Virtopsies" - Still "Gold Standard" for Determining Cause of Death
TV crime shows like Bones and CSI are quick to explain each death by showing highly detailed scans and video images of victims’ insides. Traditional autopsies, if shown at all, are at best in supporting roles to the high-tech equipment, and usually gloss over the sometimes physically grueling tasks of sawing through skin and bone....Combo Treatment Helps Heal Overused, Aching Joints
Mayo Clinic research identifies optimal treatment sequence for "tennis elbow"...Communication expert: When health messages cause harm
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Stigmatizing people - intentionally or not - to inspire change is not a healthy approach to motivating people, says a Purdue University health communication expert....Can we reduce crime by learning how we combine our real and cyber identities?
Researchers at the University of Dundee are contributing to a unique international project to look at the complex nature of identity, both in the real world and online....Researchers warn adolescents seeking treatment for pain on internet
Researchers from our Centre for Pain Research have warned of the potential dangers to adolescents who use internet forums as a means of information and advice to treat pain....Job-related injuries and illnesses estimated to cost nation $250 billion per year
UC Davis researcher recommends expanded prevention measures to reduce harm to workers ...Setting a good example? Smoking amongst key occupational groups
A new study published by researchers from University of Otago, Wellington has found that smoking rates have declined rapidly amongst many occupational groups over the last 25 years....Common Clinical Situations Physicians and Patients Should Discuss
Many screening and diagnostic tests often offer little benefit and sometimes cause harm...
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- WHO concerned that new H5N1 influenza research could undermine the 2011 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
- FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
- Neuroscientists Find That Status within Groups Can Affect IQ
- Stanford's Roundtable discusses longevity, aging and its impacts on society
- Doubts over vein blockages in people with MS
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- Study recommends that parents, physicians share decisions in sex development disorder surgery
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Jon
on
12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
on
29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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