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If it's hard to say, it must be risky

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

We all have different criteria for what we consider risky. However, numerous studies have suggested that we tend to perceive familiar products and activities as being less risky and hazardous than unfamiliar ones.





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Study finds rise in rate of undesirable events at start of academic year

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The rate of undesirable events in teaching hospitals increases at the beginning of the academic year, regardless of trainees' level of clinical experience, concludes new research from Australia published on BMJ.com today.


Risks involved with transgenic fish

Risks involved with transgenic fish

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fast growing transgenic fish can revolutionise commercial fish farming and relieve the pressure on overexploited fish stocks. But what happens in the natural environment if transgenic fish escape?


Researchers study how people think about what is and isn't risky

Researchers study how people think about what is and isn't risky

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 02, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Why do people live in places like southern California where homes intermingle with wooded areas and the risk of wildfire is so great? Leading social scientists have a surprising answer: because the emotional ...


Misuse of antibiotics not the only cause of resistance says report

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The perception that antibiotic resistance is primarily the undesirable consequence of antibiotic abuse or misuse is a view that is simplistic and inaccurate, according to a recent report by the American Academy of Microbiology. ...


If you're aggressive, your dog will be too, study

Biology /

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new, year-long University of Pennsylvania survey of dog owners who use confrontational or aversive methods to train aggressive pets, veterinary researchers have found that most of these animals will ...


HPV vaccine makes girls more cautious about sex

HPV vaccine makes girls more cautious about sex

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nearly 80% of girls say that having the HPV vaccine makes them think twice about the risks of having sex, according to a University of Manchester study published in the British Journal of ...


How can clinicians help patients make decisions consistent with their values?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Communication in healthcare: how can clinicians help patients make decisions consistent with their values?


Radiation Seeds Effective Against Single Metastatic Brain Tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study led by specialists at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute affirms the benefits and safety of aggressive, localized treatment for patients with a single ...


New study looks at re-identification risks

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study led by Dr. Khaled El Emam, the Canada Research Chair in Electronic Health Information at the CHEO Research Institute, found that the information in hospital prescription records can quite easily re-identify ...


Increased stroke risk from birth control pills

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left hand became clumsy while eating.



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