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Community Education And Evacuation Planning Saved Lives In Sept. 29 Samoan Tsunami
Community-based education
and awareness programs
minimized the death toll
from the recent Samoan
tsunami, according to a team
... > full story
Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence
Last year, the United States
provided asylum and
resettlement assistance for
nearly 80,700 people from
other countries, an increase
... > full story
New Theory On Fairness In Economics Targets CEO Pay
Chief executives in 35 of
the top Fortune 500
companies were overpaid by
about 129 times their "ideal
salaries" in 2008, according
to a new type of theoretical
... > full story
Poor In Rural Oregon Face 'Double Binds' When Getting Food
Those in poverty in rural
Oregon often know what kinds
of foods they should be
eating, but face tough
choices between eating well
and spending less money for
... > full story
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Avoiding Panic in Pandemics
November 19, 2009 — Public health officials walking a tightrope between massive demand for vaccines and intense public scrutiny of side effects now have a new standard for evaluating the safety of their vaccination ... > full story -
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Uninsured More Likely to Die After Trauma
November 18, 2009 — Americans without health insurance appear more likely to die following admission to the hospital for trauma than those with health care coverage, according to a ... > full story -
Monetary Gain and High-Risk Tactics Stimulate Activity in the Brain
November 17, 2009 — Monetary gain stimulates activity in the brain, Japanese researchers report. Even the mere possibility of receiving a reward is known to activate an area of the brain called the ... > full story -
Say Yes to a Clinical Trial; It May Be Good for Your Health
November 16, 2009 — A new study finds that heart failure patients willing to take part in clinical trials have a better prognosis than those unwilling to do ... > full story -
Researchers Mobilizing Global Resources to Test New Treatments for Severe H1N1 Infection
November 14, 2009 — An important, ground-breaking initiative is unfolding in the global critical care community in response to the H1N1 pandemic. While front-line health-care workers and infectious disease experts ... > full story -
Dangers Of Incapacitating Chemical Weapons And Widespread Misuse Of Riot Control Agents
November 9, 2009 — Seven years ago, Russian Security Forces employed a secret incapacitating chemical weapon in their attempt to free 800 hostages held in a Moscow theatre by armed Chechen fighters. Over 120 hostages ... > full story -
Discrimination Takes Its Toll On Black Women
November 8, 2009 — Racial discrimination is a major threat to African American women's mental health. It undermines their view of themselves as masters of their own life circumstances and makes them less ... > full story -
The First Casualty Of War: News Reports Match Misperception Of Civilian Deaths, Study Finds
November 6, 2009 — Researchers have found that the discrepancy in media reporting of casualty numbers in the Iraq conflict can potentially misinform the public and contribute to distorted perceptions and gross ... > full story -
Health-Care Debate Linked To Risk Of Dying In US And Europe
November 6, 2009 — A new Web site allows users to explore differences in the probability of dying across European countries and the US states for men and women of different ages and ... > full story -
Religion And Medicine: Sometimes A Healing Prescription
November 5, 2009 — Do pediatric oncologists feel that religion is a bridge or a barrier to their work? Or do they feel it can be either, depending on whether their patients are recovering or deteriorating? A novel ... > full story
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