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Posted December 3, 2008:

• Do Stereotypes About Social Groups Bias Personnel Decisions?

Posted December 1, 2008:

• Organic Attitude: What Consumers Really Think About Sustainable Foods

Posted November 24, 2008:

• International Food Aid Alone Cannot Solve The Global Malnutrition Crisis, Experts Argue

Posted November 14, 2008:

• Lessons From The Past Can Clarify Banking Crisis

Posted November 12, 2008:

• Mandatory HPV Vaccination Is Unwarranted And Unwise, According to Experts

Posted November 10, 2008:

• Blood Pressure Control Inequality Linked To Deaths Among African Americans
• Ethanol Will Curb Farm Income Until Economy Rebounds, Economist Says

Posted November 6, 2008:

• Top Scientific Meeting Urges Coordinated Response To Economic And Environmental Crises
• Racial Disparities Increasing For Cancers Unrelated To Smoking, Study Finds

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Poverty Across Europe: A Comparison Between Countries

Posted October 30, 2008:

• Marriage Dowry As Major Cause Of Poverty In Bangladesh

Posted October 29, 2008:

• Canadians Of African Descent Who Receive Kidney Transplants Fare Better Than American Counterparts

Posted October 28, 2008:

• Racial And Ethnic Disparities Detected In Patient Experiences
• Improved Poverty Analysis: Early Warning System For Food Shortages
• A Face By Any Other Name: Seeing Racial Bias

Posted October 27, 2008:

• Credit Crunch Threatens New Medicines

Posted October 23, 2008:

• Natural And Social Sciences: ICSU Embraces The Need To Work More Closely Together

Posted October 22, 2008:

• Study Shows Limits Of Using 'War On Terror' To Promote Government Policies

Posted October 20, 2008:

• Hypertension Disparity Linked To Environment

Posted October 16, 2008:

• ER Staffs: Gaps Exist In Hospital Preparedness For Dirty Bombs
• Safeguard Millennium Goals Say Anti-Poverty Campaigners

Posted October 15, 2008:

• Kidney Donation Web Sites Raise Ethical Concerns

Posted October 6, 2008:

• Portable Imaging System Will Help Maximize Public Health Response To Natural Disasters

Posted October 5, 2008:

• Children Aware Of White Male Monopoly On White House

Posted October 3, 2008:

• Effects Of Disclosing Financial Interests On Participation In Medical Research

Posted October 2, 2008:

• How Doctors Discuss Medical Errors

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Ethical Argument: Include Pregnant Women In Research

Posted September 25, 2008:

• Economist Says Current Financial Crisis Is First And Foremost A Crisis Of Confidence
• Crime Definition And Control Are Central To The Transnational Condition

Posted September 24, 2008:

• Racial Disparities Decline For Cancer In Missouri

Posted September 17, 2008:

• The Greening Of Sub-Saharan Africa

Posted September 16, 2008:

• Accuracy, Efficacy And Ethics Of Abstinence-Only Programs Questioned By Public Health Experts

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Servants And Masters -- The Chatterley Trial

Posted September 10, 2008:

• Army Still Using Physicians In Interrogation, Bioethicist Says

Posted September 4, 2008:

• Older Vietnamese Report More Mental Health Problems

Posted September 3, 2008:

• African-Americans Twice As Likely As Caucasians To Die Following A Liver Operation, Study Finds

Posted September 2, 2008:

• How Media Covered Katrina Aftermath Affects Response By Blacks And Whites

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Research Ethics Committees Identify And Correct Problems In Applications To Do Cancer Trials

Posted August 22, 2008:

• Action Research Helps People Make Positive Changes

Posted July 31, 2008:

• Doctors Must Be Held Accountable For Complying With Torture, Experts Argue

Posted July 29, 2008:

• Most Health Department Directors See Climate Change As Looming Health Threat

Posted July 17, 2008:

• Negative Perception Of Blacks Rises With More News Watching, Studies Say

Posted July 14, 2008:

• Guidelines To Prevent Genetic Discrimination

Posted July 10, 2008:

• Water: The Forgotten Crisis

Posted June 19, 2008:

• Global War Deaths Have Been Substantially Underestimated, Study Shows

Posted May 1, 2008:

• Selfishness May Be Altruism's Unexpected Ally

Posted April 2, 2008:

• Knowing Doctor's Financial Interests Doesn't Deter Clinical Trial Participants

Posted March 10, 2008:

• Investigator Attendance At Review Board Reviews: Hindrance Or Help?

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