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Chinese health coverage increases with new government efforts

Health care coverage increased dramatically in parts of China between 1997 and 2006, a period when government interventions were implemented to improve access to health care, with particularly striking upswings ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Computer modeling shows strategies to rein in epidemics need to be retooled for rural populations

An infectious disease striking a large city may seem like a disastrous scenario -- millions of people sharing apartment buildings, crammed on buses and trains and brushing past one another on crowded sidewalks.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Houstonians more positive about city despite economic woes, annual survey finds

In spite of a dramatic rise in concerns about the local economy, Houstonians are more positive about living in the region, according to the latest annual Houston Area Survey results from Rice University.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Cutting our carbon footprint

Roofing materials that double as solar panels and can also moderate the temperature of buildings are among the next-generation building products being developed at UNSW.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created 9 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Latin America mining boom clashes with conservation

Latin America is experiencing a mining boom as prices rise fuelled by a hike in global demand, but the region is also being hit by a wave of violent protests, strikes and rallies by environmentalists.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Miami battling invasion of giant African snails

No one knows how they got there. But an invasion of African giant snails has southern Florida in a panic over potential crop damage, disease and general yuckiness surrounding the slimy gastropods.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Increasing healthy food options makes economic sense

If there is an obvious truth one can learn from perusing the various dining options on Lehigh’s sprawling Asa Packer campus—from the University Center and Rathbone Hall to the sorority and fraternity houses on “the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA sees wide-eyed cyclone Jasmine

Cyclone Jasmine's eye has opened wider on NASA satellite imagery, as it moves through the Southern Pacific Ocean.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Mexican experts excited to find ancient home ruins

(AP) -- The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls of wood or clay wattle. And it's that very ordinariness that has experts excited.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Medical center-based farmers markets improve health

Farmers markets at medical centers may contribute to greater wellness in surrounding communities while adding public health value to a market's mission, say Penn State College of Medicine researchers who have developed and ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deconstructing a mystery: What caused Snowmaggedon?

In the quiet after the storms, streets and cars had all but disappeared under piles of snow. The U.S. Postal Service suspended service for the first time in 30 years. Snow plows struggled to push the evidence ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

The heroes of India's quest to wipe out polio

Later this month, India will be removed from a dwindling list of countries where polio is considered endemic, a huge achievement made possible by people like Madara, a 76-year-old street hawker.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New community health approach aims to combats chronic disease, empower patients, reduces costs

A new community-wide collaboration to reduce the impact of chronic disease and empower patients is generating impressive early results, leaders of the Accountable Care Community (ACC) initiative said today. The Akron-based ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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