News tagged with survey
Mayo Clinic researchers study health care reform
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Results of a Mayo Clinic survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that while physicians are open to being involved in health care reform discussions, some opposition may exist.
Lasers from space show thinning of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The most comprehensive picture of the rapidly thinning glaciers along the coastline of both the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets has been created using satellite lasers. The findings are an important step forward in the ...
Blue whales disturbed by seismic surveys: scientists
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Seismic surveys used for oil and gas prospecting on the sea floor are a disturbance for blue whales, the world's biggest animal and one of its rarest species, biologists reported on Wednesday.
FDA: 'limited' benefit with tamper-proof OxyContin
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal health officials say a new version of the painkiller OxyContin that is designed to be harder to abuse offers some improvements over the original pill.
UK national autism research study results published
Sep 22, 2009 |
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The first ever major study into adults living with autism was published today by the NHS Information Centre. The report, entitled 'Autism Spectrum Disorders in adults living in households throughout England 2007' was written ...
Project aids environmental decisions in the face of complicated trade-offs
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Energy shortages, climate change, pollution - some of the world's most pressing problems weigh on the shoulders of some of the world's most hard-pressed people. Michigan State University researchers aim to ...
Older Americans: How they are faring in the recession
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Older Americans have weathered the financial crisis relatively well, although many now expect to work longer than they did just a year ago, according to a University of Michigan study released on Capitol ...
Survey: Most drivers support regulation of cell phones in cars
Sep 04, 2009 |
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A new study by Nationwide Insurance found that U.S. drivers are largely in favor of laws that would restrict the use of cell phones -- for texting, e-mail, and talking -- in cars. The results are pretty interesting when ...
Changes in California's bird communities due to climate change
Sep 02, 2009 |
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As much as half of California could be occupied by new bird communities by 2070 according to a new study by PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) and partners. The publication entitled "Reshuffling of species with climate disruption: ...
Gulf exploration yields evidence of raw materials used by early Americans
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Aug 31, 2009 |
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In one of the more dramatic moments of an underwater archaeological survey co-led by Mercyhurst College archaeologist James Adovasio along Florida's Gulf Coast this summer, Andy Hemmings stood on an inundated ...
Landmark survey highlights needs of unpaid caregivers of people with diabetes
Aug 18, 2009 |
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The Hormone Foundation, the public education affiliate of The Endocrine Society, in collaboration with the National Alliance for Caregiving, today released key findings from a first-of-its-kind survey aimed at better understanding ...
NASA's WISE Mission Arrives at Launch Site
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has arrived at its last stop on Earth -- Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
1 in 6 public health workers unlikely to respond in pandemic flu emergency
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Approximately 1 in 6 public health workers said they would not report to work during a pandemic flu emergency regardless of its severity, according to a survey led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...
Show me the money: Pay the biggest influence on retirement decisions, survey finds
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With many employees on the threshold of retirement now forced to re-think their plans in the wake of the global financial crisis, new research confirms that money is clearly a key priority for most people. ...
How rolling terrain rolls: New study could help identify signs of life on other planets (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has flown over the western United States knows the patterns well: Seemingly endless repetitions of similar landforms, ridges and valleys and ridges and valleys arranged with nearly ...
