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Canadian police agencies suppressing data on race, says criminology study
TORONTO, ON – While only 20 per cent of Canada’s police forces have an explicit policy against reporting the race of victims and accused persons, University of Toronto and Nipissing criminologists show that the majority of police departments do not report race in practice.
Speak Up: What you should know about stroke
The Joint Commission campaign provides advice about the early signs and risks of stroke...Societal Control of Sugar Essential to Ease Public Health Burden
By Juliana Bunim -- Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer....2012 Adult Immunization Schedule Broadens Recommendations for HPV and Hepatitis B Vaccinations
Among Other Changes, the Adult Schedule and the Children and Adolescent Schedules Are Designed to be Combined...New U of M video game teaches consequences of distracted driving
Innovative Distraction Dodger game battles leading cause of vehicle crashes...Study Reveals New Wrinkle In Growing U.S. Health Gap
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Most studies that have examined growing levels of health disparity in the United States have focused on the gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots” in terms of socioeconomic factors such as education and income....UC Davis research helps radiation clinics increase safety
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — In the first paper of its kind for lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), a team of UC Davis researchers has published a precedent-setting study outlining methods for clinics to analyze their processes in order to minimize human or computer errors....Restriction or responsibility? U-M researcher explains decision to withhold bird flu research from public
Federal advisory board deems research potentially dangerous, requests details to be withheld from Science, Nature journals...E-prescribing slashes error rates
Medication prescribing errors can be reduced by as much as 66 percent with the introduction of electronic prescribing technology in hospitals, new Australia-first research shows....Initiative aims to improve services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students
BY KATE CHESLEY - Stanford student affairs professionals hope the Weiland Health Initiative, a new partnership between Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the Vaden Health Center and the LGBT Community Resources Center, will improve health services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and help members of the university community better understand their needs....
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- Fingerprint of radiation exposure discovered in thyroid cancer
- 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
- Gun ownership, carrying a gun linked to heavy alcohol use
- Yale Researchers Pinpoint Reasons for Dramatic Rise in C-Sections
- Study recommends that parents, physicians share decisions in sex development disorder surgery
- Myth buster: helmets halve head injuries
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.
lo chung yin
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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