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Peer Pressure Plays Major Role In Environmental Behavior
People are more likely to
enroll in conservation
programs if their neighbors
do -- a tendency that should
be exploited when it comes
to protecting the
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Norway, Japan Prop Up Whaling Industry With Taxpayer Money, Report Finds
The governments of Norway
and Japan are using taxpayer
money to subsidize their
unprofitable whaling
industries, according to a
... > full story
U.S. Shorts Critical Farm Animal Research, Scientists Say
Dwindling federal funding
jeopardizes important animal
and biomedical research,
together with the
institutional research
programs that focus on them,
... > full story
Public Trust Doctrine Could Aid Management Of U.S. Ocean Waters
Since Congress lifted a
moratorium on offshore
drilling last year, federal
lawmakers have grappled with
the issue of how best to
regulate US ocean waters to
... > full story
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How Will Bundling Impact Dialysis Units Nationwide?
October 29, 2009 — The proposed Medicare "bundled" payment system for dialysis is likely to reduce government reimbursements for dialysis units in certain regions of the United States and for some types of facilities, ... > full story -
Older Workers Spend Less On Necessities And Health Care
October 20, 2009 — The number of workers age 65 and older is predicted to increase by more than 80 percent by 2016. In an ongoing study, researchers are examining the financial motivations of older working Americans. ... > full story -
Health In Low-income Countries: Outsourcing And Cash Incentives May Help
October 6, 2009 — Contracting private providers of health care services and giving cash incentives to patients are two strategies that have been proposed to increase access to health care in low income countries. In ... > full story -
Stock Graphs Can Mislead: People Prefer Stocks With Shorter Runs
October 2, 2009 — Can the way stock information is presented lead investors to make the wrong decisions? A new study shows that when investors use charts, they are likely to make a baseless decision about the ... > full story -
What Proportion Of Psychotic Illness Is Due To Cannabis?
September 29, 2009 — In a new paper, a team of researchers from Australia and the US makes the case for estimating the role that cannabis has worldwide as a risk factor for ... > full story -
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U.S. Needs Nearly $200 Million More On Climate-related Health Research, Expert Urges
September 25, 2009 — A recent commentary suggests that the US should spend roughly $197 million more than it currently does to research the impact of climate change on public ... > full story -
Simplifying Financial Aid Process Improves College Access For Low-income Students, New Study Shows
September 24, 2009 — More low-income students would make it to college if changes were made to streamline the complicated financial aid process, according to a new ... > full story -
Species-jumping Diseases: Better Global System Needed To Effectively Prevent, Detect, Respond To Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
September 22, 2009 — Significant weaknesses undermine the global community's abilities to prevent, detect early, and respond efficiently to potentially deadly species-crossing microbes, such as the pandemic H1N1 ... > full story -
Expert Calls For New Cancer Research Priorities
September 22, 2009 — Cancer research is too focused on new drug development, while not enough money and effort is being devoted to pursuing important advances in knowledge likely to have the biggest impact on combating ... > full story -
Failure To Tackle Climate Change Spells A Global Health Catastrophe, Experts Warn
September 16, 2009 — Health experts warn that failure to agree radical cuts in carbon dioxide emissions at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen this December spells a global health ... > full story
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