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Pilot Program to Decrease Emergency Room Wait Times
June 11, 2013 — Emergency department overcrowding has been a major issue nationally for 20 years and continues to increase in severity. To address this issue, a pilot study has been launched at UC San Diego Health ... > full story -
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Background Mortality Rates Key to Accurate Reporting of Vaccine Safety Risks
June 11, 2013 — In a study using the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), investigators analyzed four years of data and determined that background mortality rates (rates of death irrespective of cause) are crucial in ... > full story -
Treatment of Mental Illness Lowers Arrest Rates, Saves Money
June 10, 2013 — Research shows that outpatient treatment of mental illness significantly reduces arrest rates for people with mental health problems and saves taxpayers ... > full story -
Obese Patients Trust Diet Advice from Overweight Physicians More Than Normal Weight Physicians
June 4, 2013 — New study indicates overweight and obese patients trust weight-related counseling from overweight physicians more than normal weight physicians and patients seeing an obese primary care physician ... > full story -
Companies Pay Almost $6,000 Extra Per Year for Each Employee Who Smokes
June 3, 2013 — A new study suggests that U.S. businesses pay almost $6,000 per year extra for each employee who smokes compared to the cost to employ a person who has never smoked cigarettes. Researchers say ... > full story -
Smoking, Sugar, Spirits and 'Sin' Taxes: Higher Price Would Help Health
June 3, 2013 — Go ye and sin no more -- or pay for it, when it comes to junk food, smoking and consuming alcohol. That's the message from two physicians who say raising "sin" taxes on tobacco and alcoholic ... > full story -
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International Negotiations: Playing Games With the Climate
May 31, 2013 — Researchers have applied game theory to the problem of climate change to help analyze the relationships between international players on the world stage, occurrence and effects, attitude towards ... > full story -
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Ninety-Three Percent of Homicides of U. S. Law Enforcement Officers Result from Firearms
May 30, 2013 — While occupational homicides continue to decline in the U.S., law enforcement remains one of the deadliest jobs in America. A new study documents that 93 percent of homicides of law enforcement ... > full story -
The US Shale-Gas Revolution and European Renewables: Divergence and Cooperation in Alternative Energy
May 29, 2013 — That the United States and Europe have been following different energy policies over the past few decades won’t come as a surprise. However, according to one researcher, their divergence ... > full story -
Tobacco Companies Are Not Public Health Stakeholders, Experts Conclude
May 28, 2013 — When assessing information presented by the tobacco industry, the US regulator, the Food and Drug Administration and regulatory bodies in other countries, should be aware that they are dealing with ... > full story
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