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Global Warming: Is Making Carbon 'SAFE' the Answer?
December 31, 2009 Mandating fossil fuel producers to sequester (bury) a steadily increasing fraction of the carbon they extract would be a simple, effective, and fair way of sharing out the pain of reducing greenhouse ... > full story -
Survey of Young Adults Finds Wide Majority Support Health Reform
December 18, 2009 An overwhelming majority -- 88 percent -- of young adults across the political spectrum think it is important for Congress and the President to pass health reform legislation that would assure ... > full story -
Almost Two-Thirds of Pregnant Women Believe They Are Regularly Exposed to Physical Risk at Work, Spanish Study Finds
December 17, 2009 A new study by researchers in Spain shows the employment and sociodemographic characteristics involved in the exposure of pregnant women to workplace hazards. Of these, 56 percent say they often work ... > full story -
Drinks Industry Supplanting Government Role in Alcohol Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
December 14, 2009 A recent comparison of proposed national alcohol policies in Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, and Botswana shows that the drinks industry has assumed a significant and detrimental role in designing national ... > full story -
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Food Industry Faulted for Pushing High-Calorie, Low-Nutrient Products
December 14, 2009 A new report faults food and beverage producers for continuing to saturate television with ads for high-calorie, low-nutrient ... > full story -
Government Overseas Aid Is No Bar to Individual Giving
December 13, 2009 Greater government aid to overseas development charities does not discourage individual giving, according to new research. Fears that increasing government grants would serve to "crowd out" donations ... > full story -
Rhino Poaching Surges in Asia, Africa
December 1, 2009 Rhino poaching worldwide is on the rise, according to a new report by TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The trade is being driven by Asian demand for horns ... > full story -
Hospital Price Transparancy Laws in California Fall Short, Study Finds
December 1, 2009 Despite recent state legislation intended to improve price transparency, uninsured patients in California are unable to successfully obtain information about the cost of medical care at hospitals, ... > full story -
Marine Ecosystems Get a Climate Form Guide
November 30, 2009 The first-ever Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adaptation is being released. The Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card for ... > full story -
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
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