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Posted February 9, 2012:

• US Workers Are 'Giving Away the Store,' Costing Firms Billions

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Hurricane Katrina Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Years Later

Posted January 24, 2012:

• It's Evolution: Nature of Prejudice, Aggression Different for Men and Women

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Study Shows Connection Between Birth Weights and Armed Conflict

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Discrimination May Harm Your Health

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Chronic Poverty Stalks Haitian Earthquake Victims Still Living in Camps

Posted January 4, 2012:

• The Cost of Disabilities Could Reach 77.2% of Household Income
• Smart Way of Saving Lives in Natural Disasters

Posted December 21, 2011:

• World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture Outlined

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Report on Human Subjects Protection

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Ignorance Is Bliss When It Comes to Challenging Social Issues

Posted November 15, 2011:

• Should We Prepare for the End? New Report Calls for Decriminalization of Assisted Dying in Canada

Posted November 10, 2011:

• More Than 50 Percent Decline in Elephants in Eastern Congo Due to Human Conflict

Posted November 4, 2011:

• Awareness and Labeling Initiatives Can Benefit Inland Fisheries

Posted October 21, 2011:

• What Defines Life Satisfaction for Consumers Living in Poverty?

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Emerging Public Health Crisis Linked to Mortgage Default and Foreclosure

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Cyber War Might Never Happen
• More Poor Kids in More Poor Places, US Study Finds

Posted October 14, 2011:

• Is the Secret to World Peace the Ability to Spin a Good Yarn?

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Skin Color Matters When It Comes to Canadians' Health, Study Suggests

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Medical Safety Net for Undocumented Patients

Posted October 6, 2011:

• Place, Not Race, May Be a Larger Determinant of Health Disparities

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Social and Economic Cost of Hunger and Food Insecurity in US in 2010 Was $167.5 Billion
• Lack of Compensation for Human Egg Donors Could Stall Recent Breakthroughs in Stem Cell Research

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Terrorist Attacks Give Rise to New Research Needs

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Examining Motherly Fears

Posted September 28, 2011:

• Research and Innovation: New Modelling Results Link Natural Resources and Armed Conflicts

Posted September 26, 2011:

• Changing Race by Changing Clothes? Stereotypes and Status Symbols Impact If a Face Is Viewed as Black or White
• Is Gallows Humor in Medicine Wrong?

Posted September 23, 2011:

• GM Food Solutions at Risk from Lobbyists, Experts Say

Posted September 22, 2011:

• One Million More U.S. Children Living in Poverty Since 2009, New Census Data Shows

Posted September 21, 2011:

• Science and Religion Do Mix? Only 15 Percent of Scientists at Major Research Universities See Religion and Science Always in Conflict

Posted September 20, 2011:

• Public Sector Workers More Pro-Socially Motivated Than Private Sector Counterparts in Many Countries, but Not All, Study Finds
• Experts Want Practical Research to Improve Mental Health of People Experiencing Humanitarian Crises

Posted September 15, 2011:

• Safeguards Needed to Prevent Discrimination of Early Alzheimer's Patients in the Workplace

Posted September 14, 2011:

• Links Between Racial Discrimination, Stress and Health

Posted September 13, 2011:

• Does Race Dictate Quality of Care?

Posted September 12, 2011:

• Sustainability Scientists Suggest How Countries Can Cooperate on Climate

Posted September 8, 2011:

• Death Tolls Spur Pro-War Stance, Study Finds; 'Sunk-Cost' Mindset Also Keeps Losers in the Stock Market
• Europe Needs to Tackle Legal, Ethical and Cultural Barriers to Child Organ Donation

Posted August 30, 2011:

• Mobile Phone Data Help Track Populations During Disasters
• Studies Question Effectiveness of Sex Offender Laws

Posted August 26, 2011:

• Single Parents and Gay Couples Face Rental Housing Discrimination, Canadian Study Finds

Posted August 24, 2011:

• Source of Haitian Cholera Outbreak Uncovered

Posted August 22, 2011:

• Poverty and National Parks: Decade-Long Study Finds Surprising Relationship
• New Research Explores Military Organization and Child Mortality Rates

Posted August 20, 2011:

• Race and Poverty Often Unjustifiably Tied to School Security Measures

Posted August 18, 2011:

• Emergency Workers Will Respond: Study Shows First Responders Will Report to Duty, but Need Assistance With Family Matters

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