More policy work needed to reduce use of smokeless tobacco, say researchers
Researchers at the University of York have shown that regulations on smokeless tobacco are still lacking, despite 181 countries agreeing ...
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Team models cocaine trafficking response to counternarcotic efforts
Credit: Sara Santiago For five decades, the U.S. government's mission to intercept or seize cocaine and other drugs entering the ...
Berkeley’s soda tax election changed drinking habits months before prices went up
The contentious 'Berkeley vs. Big soda' campaign may have been enough to drive down soda sales in the city Sticker ...
Experts discover historic roots of Medicare for All, public option and free-market proposals
When it comes to health care proposals, 'everything old is new again' As political leaders debate the future of the ...
Growth in telehealth from 2016 to 2017 outpaces other venues of care
FAIR Health market indices and trending reports once again bring valuable visibility into patient migratory patterns and healthcare costs NEW ...
KIT expert comments on current topic: Trade war imperils Amazon rainforest
Last year, the United States of America imposed tariffs of up to 25% on goods imported from China. The Chinese ...
Seismic safety upgrades may cost CA hospitals billions
California hospitals would need to make substantial investments - between $34 billion and $143 billion statewide - to meet 2030 ...
Laura Mosqueda, MD, expert on preventing elder abuse, to deliver #AGS19 Henderson Lecture
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today announced that Laura Mosqueda, MD, AGSF, Dean of ...
BPS, institutional and industry partners host Eva Nogales for Cryo-EM briefing
Credit: BPS - On March 26, the Biophysical Society (BPS), in coordination with Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), hosted Dr. Eva ...
Solving a hairy forensic problem
For decades, forensic scientists have tested strands of hair to reveal drug use or poisoning. But in recent years, reports ...
University of Cincinnati provides road map to combat human trafficking in Ohio
Research led by UC criminal justice professor identifies more than 1,000 victims of human trafficking in the state of Ohio ...
New in Ethics & Human Research, March-April 2019
Evolution, No. 16, Group VI, The WUS/Seven-Pointed Star series (cat. 82), 1908 Anticipatory Waivers of Consent for Pediatric Biobanking Jane ...
NJIT to host nuclear weapons conference: ‘Steps to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World’
On April 14, NJIT will host "Steps to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World" -- an all-day conference featuring nine of the ...
Surge in cannabis use among youth preceded legalization in Canada
National discussions on cannabis legalization, along with increased access to medical marijuana, may have encouraged more high school students to ...