News tagged with public policy
Sorry no news are found ... Your search criteria may have been too narrow. You can quickly re-sort the news in different ways by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page.
Search results for public policy
White House rhetoric is important in forming foreign policy opinions
Dec 01, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
1
Surveys have shown that the public pays little attention to foreign policy, but politicians regularly cite the importance of public support for military actions overseas. Now, a new study has found that these ...
Genome-wide association studies in developing countries raise important new ethical issues
Nov 24, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Typically conducted in richer, developed countries but now increasingly done in the developing world, genome wide association (GWA) studies raise a host of ethical issues that must be addressed, argues a Policy Forum article ...
More clarity needed on law of assisted suicide
Nov 27, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors need more clarity on what they can and cannot do within the current law on assisted suicide, according to an editorial by Dr Richard Huxtable and Professor Karen Forbes in this week's ...
Despite some benefit, drug ads can be harmful to your health
Nov 12, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
While the debate over prescription drug advertising persists, a new study released online in the American Journal of Public Health offers guidelines for improving drug ads in order to minimize potential harm and maximize ...
4 in 10 US families lack money for essential household expenses when unemployed
Nov 17, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Today the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University's Heller School released a new research and policy brief which reports that four in ten U.S. families lack sufficient assets to pay for essential ...
Most top medical journals have conflict of interest policies available for public review
Nov 24, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Nearly 90 percent of medical journals with relatively high impact factors have policies addressing author conflict of interest (COI) available for public review, according to a report in the November 25 issue of JAMA. But ma ...
Coverage of inexpensive drugs may increase length and quality of life after heart attack
Nov 30, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Providing free medications to people after heart attack could add years to patients' lives at a relatively low cost for provincial governments, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
Therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happiness than money
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2009 |
2.8 / 5 (6) |
3
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester finds that psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money. The research ...
Hospital report cards do not appear to result in significant improvements
Nov 18, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
An analysis of quality of cardiac care following the public release of data on measures of care at hospitals in Ontario, Canada, did not result in significant systemwide improvement in hospitals' performance on most quality ...
Diabetes cases to double and costs to triple by 2034
Nov 27, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
In the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double, increasing from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034. Over the same period, spending on diabetes will almost triple, rising from ...
List of search results for public policy
