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Anti-Smoking Law Helps Waiters To Quit Smoking In Spain
Researchers in Spain have
studied the impact of the
law banning smoking in
public places such as bars
and restaurants on those
working in these places. The
... > full story
Patent Challenges Reduce Pharmaceutical Innovation And Productivity, Researchers Suggest
The recent surge in
Paragraph IV patent
challenges is decreasing the
incentives for
pharmaceutical innovation
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Nationwide Study Examines Youth Access To Indoor Tanning
Many indoor tanning
businesses require parental
consent for teenagers to use
their facilities, but most
would allow young tanners
more than the
... > full story
Nonagenarian Researcher Petitions FDA To Ban Trans Fats
Fred Kummerow, a 94-year-old
University of Illinois
veterinary biosciences
professor emeritus who still
conducts research on the
health effects of trans fats
... > full story
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Drug Approvals Taking as Long as Ever, Despite New Information Technology at FDA
November 19, 2009 — Drug approvals are taking just as long as they ever did despite increased expenditure on new information technology at the Food and drug Administration. So says a statistical analysis of approval ... > full story -
New Polls, Reports Highlight The Need To Update The US Food Safety System
November 17, 2009 — The US Senate currently has an historic opportunity to take a major step toward improving food safety for all Americans. That is why a coalition of public health professionals, consumer organizations ... > full story -
Prioritizing Low-Cost, Simple Health Measures Would Save 2.5 Million Child Lives a Year
November 16, 2009 — A new report warns basic life-saving solutions such as hygiene, adequate nutrition, bed nets and skilled birth attendants "not a priority" for too many ... > full story -
Scientists Call For Ban On Alcohol-Industry Sponsorship Of Sport
November 11, 2009 — The alcohol industry's sponsorship of sport should be banned and replaced with a dedicated alcohol tax modeled on those employed by some countries for tobacco, say ... > full story -
90 Percent Of Africans Are Not Protected By Smoke-Free Laws
November 10, 2009 — As African nations are poised to undergo the highest increase in the rate of tobacco use among developing countries, nearly 90 percent of people on the continent remain without meaningful protection ... > 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 -
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SNM Applauds House Action To Build Medical Isotopes Reactor In The US
November 6, 2009 — SNM applauds the US House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276 -- the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of ... > full story -
Protecting Your Virtual Privacy: A Closer Look At Digital And Internet Security
November 4, 2009 — The details of your personal life, such as grocery purchases and pizza topping preferences, are collected every day -- online and by club and discount cards from the gym, department store and ... > full story -
Report On US-China Collaboration On Carbon Capture And Sequestration
November 4, 2009 — Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Julio Friedmann, in collaboration with the Center for American Progress, the Asia Society Center and with partner Monitor Group, today released the report, "A ... > full story -
Researchers Rest Their Case: TV Consumption Predicts Opinions About Criminal Justice System
October 29, 2009 — People who watch forensic and crime dramas on TV are more likely than nonviewers to have a distorted perception of America's criminal justice system, according to new ... > full story
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