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Latino diabetes boom caused by range of factors
The Ventura County Star‘s Kim Lamb Gregory looked into the high rate of Type 2 diabetes among the local Latino…
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Collaboration brings Calif. hunger into focus
Food insecurity is on the rise throughout the country, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating that one of every…
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Researchers analyze media’s cancer reporting
University of Pennsylvania researchers reviewed 436 cancer-related newspaper and magazine stories (about 1/5 of the total) published between 2005 and…
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Reports reveal problems in England’s NHS
England’s Care Quality Commission, a regulatory agency, has found that a quarter of the National Health Services hospital trusts fail…
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Focus on hockey’s head injuries grows
Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins takes a look at hockey injuries, especially head injuries. Photo by Alex Kehr via Flickr He…
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Are emergency drivers distracted by technology?
“Driven to Distraction,” a New York Times series that looks at the “dangers of drivers using cellphones and other electronic…
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Drug firms turn to private doctors for promotion
Pharmaceutical companies are turning to doctors in private practice to promote their products as universities have developed conflict-of-interest policies that…
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AP story focuses on overuse of medical treatments
Lindsey Tanner of The Associated Press addresses the overtesting and overtreatment that have become the focus of several studies and…
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GAO: FDA designation doesn’t ensure safety
Ammonium Hydroxide and Phosphoric Acid, both GRAS. Photo by Benny BNut via Flickr. On his blog Cold Truth (and on…
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Express-News investigates Texas nursing homes
San Antonio Express-News reporters Karisa King, John Tedesco and Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje took advantage of a number of tools to…