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Teenage pregnancy is not a racial issue

While researchers have long set to determine if there is a tie between race and teenage pregnancy, according to a new study, equating black teenagers with the problem of teenage pregnancy is a misrepresentation of today's ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Poor neighborhoods suffer higher incidence of arthritis

People living in poor neighbourhoods have a higher rate and risk of arthritis - one of the most common causes of disability in the developed world.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Learning-based tourism an opportunity for industry expansion

New research suggests that major growth in the travel, leisure and tourism industry in the coming century may be possible as more people begin to define recreation as a learning and educational opportunity ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

research shows health inequalities imprinted on DNA

(Medical Xpress) -- New research from the University of Glasgow shows that the health of the city’s most deprived residents could be impaired before they are even born.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lease option increases rooftop solar's appeal, study says

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rooftop solar panels are attracting a new demographic of customers who are choosing to lease rather than buy, and enjoying the low upfront costs and immediate savings. 

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Camera-less iPhone 4, iPhone 4S on sale in Singapore

The camera is normally a big selling point, but in Singapore Apple's iPhone 4 and 4S are now available without the function -- to cater to military personnel banned from taking image-capturing devices into ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Poorest smokers face toughest odds for kicking the habit

Quitting smoking is never easy. However, when you're poor and uneducated, kicking the habit for good is doubly hard, according to a new study by a tobacco dependence researcher at The City College of New York (CCNY).

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Singapore supermarket to stop selling shark fin

Singapore's largest supermarket chain will stop selling shark fin products from April after an inflammatory comment by one of its suppliers triggered calls for a boycott from activists and the public.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Chinese video websites in court as industry grows

(AP) -- China's two biggest video websites are fighting in court over accusations they are misusing each other's programming as rivalry heats up in an industry that is luring viewers from bland state TV.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New approach to prostate cancer care draws patients with riskiest disease

(Medical Xpress) -- In choosing where they get treatment, prostate cancer patients tend to opt for a major cancer center if they have severe disease, but stick closer to home for less complicated cases, even when offered ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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