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Crisis Of Illicit Alcohol In Central And Eastern Europe, Report Finds
November 19, 2008 — The consumption of illicit or noncommercial alcohol is widespread in central and eastern Europe and contributes significantly to the region’s high levels of alcohol-related problems, according ... > full story -
Lessons From The Past Can Clarify Banking Crisis
November 14, 2008 — Stricter regulation of the financial services sector is likely to result from the latest upheaval in national and global markets. It is being demanded by politicians of all parties while the ... > full story -
Improved Measurements Could Mean Safer, More Reliable Electroshock Weapons
November 13, 2008 — Electroshock weapons, such as stun guns and other similar devices that temporarily incapacitate a person by delivering a high-voltage, low-current electric shock, have helped law enforcement officers ... > full story -
Mandatory HPV Vaccination Is Unwarranted And Unwise, According to Experts
November 12, 2008 — A new article in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics suggests that it is premature for states to currently mandate the HPV vaccine as a condition for school attendance. Gardasil is relatively ... > full story -
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Regulation Of Tobacco Products Favors Big Tobacco, Makes US Farms Less Stable, Study Finds
November 12, 2008 — A proposed FDA regulation fails to address the suffering of migrant tobacco workers, the prevalence of smoking, and the redistribution of leaf production to the developing world, and it may actually ... > full story -
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Doctors Should Disclose Off-Label Prescribing To Their Patients, Experts Argue
November 10, 2008 — Doctors should be required to disclose when they are prescribing drugs off-label, argues a new article in PLoS ... > full story -
Vision Screening Law For Older Floridians Associated With Lower Fatality Rates In Car Crashes
November 10, 2008 — A vision screening law targeting Florida drivers age 80 and older appears to be associated with lower death rates from motor vehicle collisions in this age group, despite little evidence of an ... > full story -
Emerging Carbon Finance Market Will Play Critical Role In Addressing Climate Change, Experts Say
November 7, 2008 — Climate change is an unprecedented global problem and an emerging carbon finance market will play a critical role in addressing it, asserts a newly published Yale ... > full story -
Consumers Not Ready For Tailor-Made Nutrition?
November 4, 2008 — In the near future it will be possible to customize the food we eat to individual needs, based on the genetic profile of the individual. Researchers suggest that the consumer market is not yet ready ... > full story -
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Professors Call For Regulation Of Electronic Health Records
October 30, 2008 — Cost and security concerns about bringing health care record keeping into the 21st century through electronic health records have led to a call for an effective regulatory and oversight system from ... > full story
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