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Survey: Few people believed campaign rumors about Obama, McCain

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

About nine in 10 Americans heard the rumor that Barack Obama is a Muslim, making it possibly the most prevalent rumor of the 2008 presidential campaign, according to a nationwide survey. However, only 22 percent of those ...





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Vast majority of physicians satisfied with hospital chaplain services

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A national survey of physicians' experience with hospital chaplains found that the vast majority of doctors were satisfied with the spiritual services provided. Physicians in the Northeast and those with a dim view of religion's ...


Scientists conduct shark survey off US East Coast

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sandbar, dusky and tiger sharks are among dozens of shark species living in the coastal waters off the U.S. East Coast. Little is known about many of the species, but a survey begun nearly 25 years ago is helping scientists ...


Falling public support for health-care reform can be turned around

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey results published this week in the journal Health Affairs show that while only 27 percent of adults currently support the U.S. Senate Finance Committee's proposed healthcare legislation, an amended bill could gain ...


Egg Processing Plant Carts Can Harbor Bacteria

Egg Processing Plant Carts Can Harbor Bacteria

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plywood-shelved carts that are used to transport eggs into processing plants can harbor Enterobacteriaceae, according to a microbial survey conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ...


Rice sociologist looks at pediatric physicians' views on religion, spirituality

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pediatricians and pediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear in the current edition ...


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South Korea tops in broadband penetration: study

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea, where 95 percent of homes have broadband, Singapore and Taiwan are among the top five countries in terms of access to the high-speed Internet, according to a survey released Thursday.


Breast Cancer Physicians Have Limited Access to Trained Interpreters

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a new survey of physicians who treat breast cancer patients, only one-third said they had good access to trained medical interpreters or telephone language-interpretation systems when they needed it. Poor access to interpreters ...


Race and short sleep duration increase the risk for obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Race significantly influences the risk of obesity conferred by short sleep duration, with blacks having a greater risk than whites.


Environmental manganese good in trace amounts but can correlate to cancer rates

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In the first ecological study of its kind in the world, a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher has uncovered the unique finding that groundwater and airborne manganese in North Carolina correlates with ...


More than half of Texas physicians do not always recommend HPV vaccine to girls

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends the human papillomavirus vaccination for all 11- and 12-year-old girls, but results of a recent survey showed that more than half of Texas physicians do not follow ...



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