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Low-income women 4 times more likely to report fair or poor health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy ...


Homicide rates linked to trust in governement, sense of belonging, study suggests

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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When Americans begin routinely complaining about how they hate their government and don't trust their leaders, it may be time to look warily at the homicide rate.


Distrust of Men Doesn't Keep Low-Income Mothers from Romantic Unions

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to popular scholarship that attributes low rates of marriage among low-income mothers to their general distrust of men, a new study led by a Duke University sociologist finds that gender distrust ...


Deciding to have a baby is an easier step for public sector workers

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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Working for the public sector is good for fertility, according to new Economic and Social Research Council funded research at the University of Oxford. The study, which examined patterns of employment and childbearing decisions ...


Study finds that infections are common in ICUs worldwide

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units (ICUs) in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with ...


Study shows modest improvement in advanced lung cancer overall survival rates

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Research released in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to determine whether the survival improvement among patients with metastatic lung cancer has improved over the last two decades as rep ...


New figures on cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality but big variations

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the European Union (EU) between these two periods fell by nine percent ...


World forest observatory needed to monitor vital role of forests in climate deal

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new scientific organisation is needed to monitor the commitments that will be made by developing countries at Copenhagen to cut their deforestation rates, according to research at the University of Leeds.


Black Friday LCD-TV prices down 22 pct, sales up

Technology / Business

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(AP) -- A research firm says decisive price cuts are helping sales of LCD flat panel TVs rise after Thanksgiving.


CT imaging taken post avastin may predict survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Using routine computed tomography (CT) imaging to analyze form and structural changes to colorectal liver metastasis after bevacizumab and chemotherapy may predict overall survival, according to research from The University ...



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