News tagged with health policies
Environmental index could save rural communities
A new approach to environmental monitoring could avert ruin for some of the world's poorest communities.
Apr 23, 2012 |
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From herd immunity and complacency to group panic: How vaccine scares unfold
Worries over vaccine risks can allow preventable contagious diseases, such as measles and whooping cough, to make a comeback. A new study, published in PLoS Computational Biology, shows how to predict ways in which popula ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Bioethicist calls Jon Stewart 'our greatest public intellectual'
In an article in the American Journal of Bioethics, a Loyola bioethicist is calling political satirist Jon Stewart "our greatest public intellectual. This is no joke."
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Experts call for cleaner air to tackle invisible killer
Urgent action is needed to reduce the high concentrations of dangerous air pollutants in Europe, according to experts writing in the European Respiratory Journal today (1 March 2012).
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Saving millions of lives and protecting our climate through clean cooking options
For many people in the developing world getting enough food to eat is a persistent challenge. However the challenge does not stop there. A new issue of the international journal Energy Policy details the human and enviro ...
Nov 28, 2011 |
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Solar industry responsible for lead emissions in developing countries
Solar power is not all sunshine. It has a dark side -- particularly in developing countries, according to a new study by a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, engineering professor.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Obama administration eases pain of Medicare cuts
(AP) -- Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare will be getting a reprieve from some of the most controversial cuts in President Barack Obama's health care law.
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Older lesbians, gays have higher rates of chronic disease, mental distress, isolation
Members of California's aging lesbian, gay and bisexual population are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, even as they wrestle with the challenges of living alone in far higher numbers than the heterosexual ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Health bill spells the end of the NHS in England, warn experts
The Health and Social Care Bill amounts to the abolition of the English NHS as a universal, comprehensive, publicly accountable, tax funded service, free at the point of delivery, warn experts today.
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Most parents support checking them for tobacco smoke exposure
Sixty percent of parents, whether they smoke or not, said they would like to have their children tested for tobacco smoke exposure during pediatric visits, according to a new study released online on Monday ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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North African migrants' health and quality of life
The Centre for Primary Health Care Research aims to improve the conditions for immigrants to the EU through research and by providing recommendations for health policy measures. The CPF will coordinate the Swedish contribution ...
Mar 18, 2011 |
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Increased, mandatory screenings help identify more kids with emotional/behavioral problems
A study published in the March 2011 Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine shows that Massachusetts' new court-ordered mental health screening and intervention program led to more children being identified as beh ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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NIH launches largest oil spill health study
A new study that will look at possible health effects of the Gulf of Mexico's Deepwater Horizon oil spill on 55,000 cleanup workers and volunteers begins today in towns across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Society may be willing to pay a high price to prevent child abuse and neglect, study suggests
The amount the public will pay to prevent the death of a child may be twice that of an adult, according to a new University of Georgia study that asked 199 individuals how much they would pay to prevent a death from child ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Study links social security improvements to longer life span
New findings from researchers at New York Medical College suggest that when Social Security benefits are improved, people over the age of 65 benefit most, and may even live longer.
Feb 17, 2011 |
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