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Progress in Introducing Cleaner Cook Stoves for Billions of People Worldwide
May 1, 2013 It may be the 21st century, but nearly half the world's population still cooks and heats with open fires or primitive stoves that burn wood, animal dung, charcoal and other polluting solid fuels. A ... > full story -
Amusement Rides in U.S. Injure 4,400 Kids a Year: Injuries Higher on 'Fixed' Rides
May 1, 2013 On average, a child is treated in an emergency department every other hour in the US for injuries on amusement rides, according to the first national study to examine those types of accidents in ... > full story -
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HIV-Infected Children: Less-Used Regimen Is More Effective for Children in Low-Resource Settings
April 30, 2013 Researchers find better outcomes for efavirenz over nevirapine in children over age ... > full story -
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‘Catastrophic’ Malpractice Payouts Add Little to Health Care’s Rising Costs
April 30, 2013 Efforts to lower health care costs in the United States have focused at times on demands to reform the medical malpractice system, with some researchers asserting that large, headline-grabbing and ... > full story -
Twitter for Crisis Communication: Study Shows Benefits for the Police
April 30, 2013 A study shows how the police can use social media in crisis in order to promptly communicate with affected residents. Scientists analyzed 6672 Twitter messages exchanged between the population and ... > full story -
Retirement Expert: Medicare Already Means-Tested
April 29, 2013 The Obama administration's controversial proposal to means-test Medicare recipients has one small problem -- the Medicare program is already means-tested, says an expert on retirement ... > full story -
Many Stressors Associated With Fracking Due to Perceived Lack of Trust
April 29, 2013 Pennsylvania residents living near unconventional natural gas developments using hydraulic fracturing, known by the slang term "fracking," attribute several dozen health concerns and stressors to the ... > full story -
Analysis: U.S. Emergency Care Cost Estimates Are Too Low
April 29, 2013 US emergency care costs may be more than twice previously published estimates, according to a new analysis that critiques those estimates, argues for improved accounting, and suggests considering the ... > full story -
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April 29, 2013 US residents who believe in the scientific consensus on global warming are more likely to support government action to curb emissions, regardless of whether they are Republican or Democrat, according ... > full story -
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U.S. Health Insurance Survey: 84 Million People Were Uninsured for a Time or Underinsured in 2012
April 26, 2013 84 million people -- nearly half of working-age US adults -- went without health insurance for a time last year or had out-of-pocket costs that were so high relative to income they were considered ... > full story
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