News tagged with homicides
Financial crisis increases suicides and homicides
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Market crashes could lead to rises in homicides and suicides, unless governments invest in labour market protections, according to a study published in today's Lancet.
Study finds homicidal poisoning rising, more likely in infants and elderly
May 07, 2009 |
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Homicidal poisonings are rare but on the rise -- and infants are the most common victims -- according to a new University of Georgia study that aims to raise awareness of this often overlooked crime.
Research finds street gang activity is a predictor of homicide in LA neighborhoods
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Neighborhoods saddled with gangs fighting over the same turf suffer higher homicide rates and greater instability than areas where the gangs are scarce, according to a recent study by researchers at Charles Drew University ...
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Stranger homicide by people with schizophrenia is rare -- and unpredictable
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 12, 2009 |
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International study led by Sydney researchers shows homicides of strangers by people with schizophrenia are exceptionally rare and unpredictable events
Venezuela to outlaw violent video games, toys
Oct 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Shouts of "Kill him! Kill him!" ring out as the preteens train their virtual assault rifles on the last remaining terrorist and spray him with bullets. Blood splatters. The enemy collapses. And they ...
Protection or Peril? Gun Possession of Questionable Value in an Assault
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The ...
Researchers develop tool to rank death rates
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Have you ever wondered what the chances are that you may die in the next year? Would it be from illness or an accident? Is it something you can control? Or is it completely out of your hands?
US guns fuel Canada and Mexico crimes, UK gun crime remains rare
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Guns smuggled from the US arm criminals in Canada and Mexico, contributing to a higher murder rate in Canada and more intense drug crime conflict near the Mexican border, according to a study published today in a special ...
Homicide by mentally ill has risen in England and Wales
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 28, 2009 |
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The number of people killed by individuals suffering from mental illness in England and Wales increased between 1997 and 2005, figures released today show. The rise occurred in people who were not under mental health care ...
Study finds job programs protect public health during periods of recession
Jul 08, 2009 |
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A rapid rise in unemployment can be linked to an increase in suicides, homicides, and alcohol abuse, but job programs can successfully mitigate these rates, according to a new study reported in the "Lancet" medical journa ...
Regulation and oversight of gun sales reduces trafficking to criminals
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Comprehensive regulation of gun sellers appears to reduce the trafficking of guns to criminals, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Forensic artists put different faces on 2,800-year-old mummy
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 30, 2009 |
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When the 2,800-year-old mummy of an Egyptian court singer went on display at Chicago's Oriental Institute in February, Emily Teeter, the curator, wished she had a way for visitors to see the young woman's face so they could ...
Cold case techniques bring mummy's face to life
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to the skills of artists who work on cold case investigations, people have a chance to see what the Oriental Institute’s mummy Meresamun may have looked like in real life.
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