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  Doctors Urged to 'Pause Before Posting' and Not 'Friend' Patients

  April 11, 2013 — New recommendations offer physicians ethical guidance for preserving trust in patient-physician relationships and the profession when using social ... > full story
• Alcoholism
  Addiction
  Health Policy
  Workplace Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Teen Health
   

  Regulating Density of Alcohol Outlets a Promising Strategy to Improve Public Health

  April 11, 2013 — Despite potential, many public health agencies unaware of how to use regulation of alcohol density to address excessive ... > full story
• Ocean Policy
  Sustainability
  Environmental Policies
  Environmental Policy
  Land Management
  Ecology
   

  'Sustainable Fishing' Certification Too Lenient and Discretionary

  April 10, 2013 — The certification of seafood as “sustainable” by the nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council is too lenient and discretionary, a study by a consortium of researchers has ... > full story
• Health Policy
  Public Health
  Diseases and Conditions
  Prostate Cancer
  Chronic Illness
  Workplace Health
   

  Researchers Develop Tool to Assist Areas of Infectious Disease Outbreaks

  April 10, 2013 — Researchers have developed a simple new tool to help governments worldwide decide whether to screen airplane passengers leaving or arriving from areas of infectious disease ... > full story
• Water
  Resource Shortage
  Drought Research
  World Development
  Environmental Policies
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  Smart Solutions to a Worsening Water Crisis

  April 10, 2013 — Innovative policies and new technologies that reduce water waste are helping countries across the Middle East and North Africa deal with chronic water ... > full story
• Land Management
  Environmental Policies
  Global Warming
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  Forest
  Urbanization
   

  Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land Use in Europe

  April 10, 2013 — New research estimates future land use emissions for the European Union, showing that Europe could potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land use by more than 60 percent by ... > full story
• Viruses
  Healthy Aging
  Infectious Diseases
  Health Policy
  Diseases and Conditions
  Alzheimer's Research
   

  Global Burden of Dengue Is Triple Current Estimates

  April 7, 2013 — The global burden of dengue infection is more than triple current estimates from the World Health Organization, according to a multinational ... > full story
• Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
  Energy Issues
  Energy Policy
  Rainforests
   

  New Emissions Standards Would Fuel Shift from Coal to Natural Gas

  April 5, 2013 — Tougher EPA air-quality standards could spur an increased shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation, according to a new study. Complying with stricter regulations on ... > full story
• Rainforests
  Environmental Policy
  Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Nature
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
   

  Trade Emerging as a Key Driver of Brazilian Deforestation

  April 4, 2013 — A new study found that trade and global consumption of Brazilian beef and soybeans is increasingly driving Brazilian deforestation. Consequently, current international efforts to protect rainforests ... > full story
• Construction
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  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Experts Propose Research Priorities for Making Concrete 'Greener'

  April 4, 2013 — According to a new report, the potential engineering performance, energy-efficiency and environmental benefits of making concrete greener -- reducing its sizable carbon footprint without compromising ... > full story

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