Risk of deaths among incarcerated youth by suicide on the rise
Circumstances surrounding suicide among incarcerated youth and those in the community calls for further intervention, reports a new study in ...
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Food packaging claims mislead consumers with ideas of health
Research finds four distinct ways that food brands claim to be 'healthy' and how those types of claims influence consumers' ...
Global HER2 testing survey raises questions about priorities for breast cancer resources
ESMO Breast Cancer Congress, May 2-4, 2019, Berlin, GermanyCredit: European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano, Switzerland, 30 April 2019 - ...
Responses to environmental tragedies often make matters worse, ethicists find
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Without sound decision-making, responses to seeming environmental tragedies can often make matters worse, according to ethicists who ...
The last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity
The most important actions needed by Madagascar's new government to prevent species and habitats being lost for everCredit: Copyright Daniel ...
Teens prefer harm reduction messaging on substance use
Zero-tolerance messaging tuned out by most teenagersCredit: University of British Columbia For many parents, talking to their children about substance ...
Study finds differences in storefront tobacco advertising by product type
April 24, 2019 -- In response to U.S. restrictions on where tobacco companies are allowed to advertise their products, the ...
Vanderbilt University to develop and test ‘safe harbor’ standards of care
A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University's schools of Law, Medicine and Management has received a five-year research grant from ...
Pig experiment raises ethical questions around brain damage
Bioethicists point to repercussions, and balance between saving lives and saving organsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The ...
Improving the ACA’s insurance coverage provisions will improve patient care
Washington, D.C. April 16, 2019 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) published a paper today in the Annals of ...
China, India economic development key to achieving MDG for safe drinking water
Tokyo - The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) attempted from 2000 to 2015 produced mixed and debatable results. But ...
Harmful compounds might be formed when foods containing the sweetener sucralose are heated
BfR opinion No 012/2019 of April 9, 2019 The available data show that harmful compounds, some with carcinogenic potential, might ...
Plant protection products — more openness and transparency
More openness and transparency in the assessment of the active substances contained in plant protection products -- on the basis ...
New meta-analysis of glyphosate-based plant protection products does not alter the assessment of the active substance
BfR Opinion No 008/2019 of April 3, 2019 In the meta-analysis, Luoping Zhang, University of California, Berkeley, and her team ...
American College of Rheumatology applauds introduction of bipartisan step therapy legislation
The Safe Step Act would place reasonable limits on use of step therapy and protect autonomy in clinical decision making ...
Is maternal vaccination safe during breastfeeding?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 10, 2019--In light of the continuing anti-vaccination movement, a provocative ...
Massachusetts parental consent law leads to delays for minors seeking abortions
Study finds abortions delayed on average 6.1 days when judicial bypass hearing is needed Massachusetts is among 37 states in ...
Researchers working to prevent sexual harassment in scientific field settings
Their goal is to create a policy and culture of collegiality and respect across field teamsCredit: Bill Cotton/Colorado State University ...
How artificial intelligence can help in the fight against human trafficking
Code 8.7, a two-day conference, brought together computer science researchers and technologists with policy experts, law enforcement officials, activists and ...
Study: Medication treatment reduces arrests among people with opioid use disorder
UMass Amherst public health scientist leads research into social outcomes of treatmentCredit: UMass Amherst When it comes to addressing the ...
