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Survey research looks at attitudes, obstacles to walking and biking to work
Apr 13, 2009 |
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According to researchers with Kansas State University's Physical Activity and Public Health Laboratory, active commuting -- walking or biking to school or work -- can be an easy, effective and efficient way to integrate physical ...
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Foreign Affairs goes online
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Foreign Affairs, the magazine which has hosted articles about international affairs by US foreign policy luminaries for decades, is going online.
Ethical evaluations of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Recent action in Congress to reauthorize the U.S. federal nanotechnology research program offers the chance to address the social and ethical issues concerning the emerging scientific field, experts say.
U.S., China sign energy agreement
Sep 17, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy has joined with China in agreeing to increase cooperation to heighten energy efficiency in China's industrial sector.
Media ignores health consequences of drinking and driving among young celebrities
Apr 22, 2009 |
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The recent drinking and driving (DUI) arrests of celebrities—Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Michelle Rodriguez and Lindsay Lohan—yielded widespread news coverage, however, very little of it offered any public health context, ...
US, Russia begin talks on cyberspace security: report
Dec 13, 2009 |
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The United States has begun talks with Russia and a UN arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace, The New York Times reported.
Financial security, more than money alone, may be key to happiness, study says
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 17, 2009 |
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A study of the mental state of the modern American woman by a Princeton University psychologist has found a powerful link between concerns over financial security and satisfaction with one's life.
Physician trust, early screening reduces disparities for prostate cancer
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Men who have a regular, ongoing relationship with a health care provider are more likely to receive prostate cancer screening and less likely to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, regardless of their race, according ...
3 Questions: Sergey Paltsev on the costs of climate-change legislation
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Sergey Paltsev, a principal research scientist in MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, was the lead author of a recent report that analyzed the costs of climate legislation currently ...
Challenging conventional wisdom: Advances in development reverse fertility declines
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 05, 2009 |
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A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Università Bocconi in Milan have released a study that challenges one of the most established and accepted standards in the social sciences: Human fertility ...
Drinks industry supplanting government role in alcohol policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dec 15, 2009 |
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A recent comparison of proposed national alcohol policies in Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, and Botswana shows that the drinks industry has assumed a significant and detrimental role in designing national alcohol policies in Sub-Saharan ...
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