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Studies
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Journal focuses on AA and NHPI health disparities
The May issue of the American Journal of Public Health, published online today, focuses on data showing significant health disparities…
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AHCJ seeks change in medical meeting policies
NOTE: A previous version of AHCJ’s news release said that eight medical groups have policies that ban photography and recording…
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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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MMWR: Mass. reform narrowed insurance gap
Studying data from the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System has led researchers to conclude that health care legislation in…
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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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Study: C. diff. on the rise among children
A study published in the April 2010 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases finds the incidence of Clostridium difficile appears to…
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High cost of foodborne illness broken down by state
The Make Our Food Safe coalition’s latest study provides a state-by-state breakdown of the cost of foodborne illness, both in…
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Policy lets many see study but restricts reporting
On his new blog, Embargo Watch, Ivan Oransky, M.D., writes about an embargo policy that restricts journalists from writing about…
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Reporters use county rankings for analysis
On Feb. 17, rankings of the relative health of counties in each American state were released by the Robert Wood…
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Antidepressants don’t shorten disability leave
Kathleen Koster of Employee Benefit News reports on a newly released study which, Koster writes, found that “Even with antidepressant…