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Posted May 13, 2010:

• Game Theoretic Machine Learning Methods Can Help Explain Long Periods of Conflict

Posted May 12, 2010:

• Duties to Human Remains in Universities and Museums

Posted May 11, 2010:

• Schizophrenia: Regular Exercise Guidelines Still Apply

Posted May 7, 2010:

• Hardship and Human Rights Violations Continue Among Burma Cyclone Survivors

Posted May 5, 2010:

• On-Site Pathology Improves the Inadequacy Rate of Ultrasound-Guided Thyroid Biopsies

Posted April 29, 2010:

• Animals' 'Right to Privacy' Denied by Wildlife Documentary Makers, Academic Argues

Posted April 28, 2010:

• Collaborative Education Created a New Model for Researchers to Assess Teaching Methods

Posted April 27, 2010:

• Students Who Have Difficulties at Medical School More Likely to Face Professional Misconduct Charges, UK Study Finds

Posted March 30, 2010:

• Experts Call to End Secrecy Surrounding Approval of New Drugs

Posted March 29, 2010:

• New Ethical Guidelines Needed for Dementia Research

Posted March 23, 2010:

• Cyber Wars

Posted March 19, 2010:

• Do Financial Interests Result in Positive Results in Scientific Research?

Posted March 15, 2010:

• Properly Designed Pay-for-Performance Models Can Support Medical Professionalism

Posted March 10, 2010:

• American Association of Anatomists Approves Guidelines for Body Donation Programs

Posted March 9, 2010:

• Physician Calls for More Rigorous Standards for Drugs Up for FDA Approval

Posted February 25, 2010:

• Could a New UN Resolution End Doctors' Participation in Torture?

Posted February 22, 2010:

• Pharmaceutical Industry Support Not Desirable but Frequently Accepted by Residency Program Directors

Posted February 21, 2010:

• Inadequate Access to Opioid-Based Pain Relief Is a Human Rights Issue for Cancer Patients

Posted February 18, 2010:

• NIH Stem Cell Guidelines Should Be Modified, Researchers Urge

Posted February 15, 2010:

• Neonatal and Infant Circumcision: Safe in the Right Hands

Posted January 28, 2010:

• Change in Mammography Guidelines Questioned

Posted January 19, 2010:

• NSAIDs May Be More Effective Than Paracetamol for Period Pain
• Doppler Ultrasound in Pregnancy Reduces Risk in High-Risk Groups
• Judges on Trial: How to Promote Judicial Accountability

Posted January 18, 2010:

• More Proof That Withholding HIV Treatments Led to Thousands of Deaths in South Africa

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Researchers Tackle Ductal Carcinoma in Situ and Its Many Unanswered Questions

Posted January 12, 2010:

• Expert Panel Calls on US Research Agencies to Develop Policies for Providing Free Public Access to Federally Sponsored Research Results

Posted January 11, 2010:

• Tobacco Company Helped Shape European Policy System Favoring Corporate Profits Over Public Health, Study Finds

Posted December 22, 2009:

• High-Blood-Pressure Treatment for the Over-80s Too Aggressive, Warns Expert

Posted December 20, 2009:

• Conflict Over War Deaths: Researchers Attack British Medical Journal Review Process

Posted December 10, 2009:

• New Ethical Questions Are Being Raised in Stem Cell Research

Posted December 8, 2009:

• Business Professor Says Lessons on Ethics, Character Can Prevent Unethical Behavior in the Workplace

Posted December 4, 2009:

• 'Killer Petunias' Should Join the Ranks of Carnivorous Plants, Scientists Propose

Posted November 30, 2009:

• Is It Right for Drug Companies to Carry out Their Own Clinical Trials?

Posted November 24, 2009:

• Most Top Medical Journals Have Publicly Available Conflict of Interest Policies, but Substantial Variation Exists in Definitions

Posted November 23, 2009:

• Achieving Asthma Control in Preschoolers

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Highlighting Racial Disparities Increases Coverage and Effectiveness of Health News
• Drug Approvals Taking as Long as Ever, Despite New Information Technology at FDA

Posted November 11, 2009:

• National Effort To Recruit Volunteers For Medical Research Launched

Posted November 9, 2009:

• What Is the Meaning of 'One' Plant or Animal?

Posted November 5, 2009:

• The First Casualty Of War: News Reports Match Misperception Of Civilian Deaths, Study Finds

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Task Force Develops New Radiation Guidelines For Brachytherapy

Posted October 29, 2009:

• Dangers Of Incapacitating Chemical Weapons And Widespread Misuse Of Riot Control Agents

Posted October 22, 2009:

• New Clinical Guidelines For Exacerbations In Cystic Fibrosis

Posted October 20, 2009:

• Treatment For Epilepsy Is Possible Culprit For Development Of Schizophrenia

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Confidence May Not Be Convincing When Recommending Products Or Services

Posted October 6, 2009:

• New Biologic Drug Is Effective Against Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Bell's Palsy: Study Calls for Rethink of Cause and Treatment

Posted September 22, 2009:

• Historic Gene Therapy Trial To Treat Alzheimer's Disease

Posted September 15, 2009:

• Animal Rights Extremists Threaten Researchers And Health Outcomes, Scientists Say

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