This is a selection of articles from the April 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Global & Universal headlines.
Climate change
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 30, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Anti-HAV antibodies in beta-thalassemia
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 30, 2008 Source Type: organizations
A life 'lens' ordinary
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 29, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Decision making, is it all 'me, me, me'?
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Kaiser Permanente study finds diabetes doubling before motherhood
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
African Americans have 5 times higher amputation rate
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
MIT tracks carbon footprints of different lifestyles
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Determinants of hospital costs associated with traumatic brain injury in England and Wales. - Morris S, Ridley S, Lecky FE, Munro V, Christensen MC.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: organizations
Prospective Predictors of Suicide Attempts in Borderline Personality Disorder at One, Two, and Two-to-Five Year Follow-up. - Soloff PH, Fabio A.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: organizations
Safety of professional drivers: literature review about prevention measures linked to sleeping. - Borrelli I.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: organizations
Excess Mortality during heat waves and cold spells in Moscow, Russia. - Revich BA, Shaposhnikov DA.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: organizations
Health and occupational consequences of spouse abuse victimization among male U.S. army soldiers. - Bell NS.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: organizations
Inter-regional variations in men's attitudes, suicide rates and sociodemographics in Quebec (Canada). - Desaulniers J, Daigle MS.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Social Etiologies and Disparities Source Type: organizations
Beyond poisons and problems: toxicology in Italy. - Preziosi P, Minotti G.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Commentary Source Type: organizations
Personality types and risky health behaviors in Norwegian students. - Vollrath ME, Torgersen S.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: organizations
Practical strategies for preventing adolescent suicide. - King KA.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: organizations
The effect of eradicating poverty on childhood unintentional injury mortality in New Zealand: a cohort study with counterfactual modelling. - D'Souza AJ, Blakely T, Woodward A.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: organizations
A Push or a Punch: Distinguishing the Severity of Sibling Violence. - Eriksen S, Jensen V.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: organizations
Households' perceived personal risk and responses in a multihazard environment. - Lindell MK, Hwang SN.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: organizations
Prevalence and correlates of self-injury among university students. - Gollust SE, Eisenberg D, Golberstein E.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 27, 2008 Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: organizations
Sound Medicine: 04-27-08
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Source: Sound Medicine - April 27, 2008 Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: organizations
Even part-time work can have a negative effect on breastfeeding rates, says new study
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 27, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Time for renewed commitment to viral hepatitis prevention.
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Source: American Journal of Public Health - April 26, 2008 Authors: Ward JW Tags: Am J Public Health Source Type: organizations
Keeping guns out of the hands of abusers: handgun purchases and restraining orders.
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Source: American Journal of Public Health - April 26, 2008 Authors: Vittes KA, Sorenson SB Tags: Am J Public Health Source Type: organizations
Correlates of the stages of change for physical activity in a population survey.
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Source: American Journal of Public Health - April 26, 2008 Authors: Garber CE, Allsworth JE, Marcus BH, Hesser J, Lapane KL Tags: Am J Public Health Source Type: organizations
New York City's initiatives on diabetes and HIV/AIDS: implications for patient care, public health, and medical professionalism.
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Source: American Journal of Public Health - April 26, 2008 Authors: Goldman J, Kinnear S, Chung J, Rothman DJ Tags: Am J Public Health Source Type: organizations
Trends in recorded influenza mortality: United States, 1900-2004.
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Source: American Journal of Public Health - April 26, 2008 Authors: Doshi P Tags: Am J Public Health Source Type: organizations
Mapping the genetic locus for triglycerides
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 25, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Minimally invasive pancreas surgery leads to fewer complications, study finds
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 25, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Autistic mannerisms reduced by sensory treatment
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 25, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Viruses may play a role in lung cancer development
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 25, 2008 Source Type: organizations
HEALTH-DR CONGO: Water Everywhere, But Is It Safe To Drink?
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 24, 2008 Source Type: organizations
'Discovering Patterns in Mathematics and Poetry' invites readers to make surprising connections
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 24, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Metabolic genes tied to inflammatory predictor of heart disease and stroke risk
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 24, 2008 Source Type: organizations
AMPK signaling: Got food?
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 24, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Every fifth adolescent smokes
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Heart derived stem cells develop into heart muscle
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Human brain appears 'hard-wired' for hierarchy
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Variety is the spice of life: too many males, too little time...
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Listening to the urinary stream
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Praise = money?
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Seniors, minorities to have largest impact on tomorrow's America
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Researchers discover gene for branchio-oculo-facial syndrome
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Could blood transfusions cause harm?
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Kansas City builder creates Health Home
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
[Web Exclusives] Do Primary Care Physicians Treating Minority Patients Report Problems Delivering High-Quality Care?
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Source: Health Affairs - April 22, 2008 Authors: Reschovsky, J. D., O'Malley, A. S. Tags: Web Exclusives Source Type: organizations
Effective cancer immune therapy through order in the blood vessels
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 21, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Life expectancy worsening or stagnating for large segment of the US population
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 21, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Starbucks to make contribution to
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 21, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Sharper image: UH optometrist establishes sports vision clinic
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 21, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Teenage suicides: Study advocates greater family support
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Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 21, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Women's networks critical to survival during Hurricane Katrina
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Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - April 21, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Ten-Year Epidemiological Study of Pediatric Burns in Canada. - Spinks A, Wasiak J, Cleland H, Beben N, Macpherson AK.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: organizations
Commentary on"understanding the motivations for recreational marijuana use among adult Canadians". - Johnson BD.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: organizations
Self-reported suicidal behavior and attitudes toward suicide and suicide prevention among psychology students in Ghana, Uganda, and Norway. - Hjelmeland H, Akotia CS, Owens V, Knizek BL, Nordvik H, Schroeder R, Kinyanda E.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: organizations
Preventing sports injuries at the national level: Time for other nations to follow New Zealand's remarkable success. - Orchard JW.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Commentary Source Type: organizations
Different definitions of patient outcome: Consequences for performance analysis in trauma. - Skaga NO, Eken T, Jones JM, Steen PA.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: organizations
Disentangling dysthymia from major depressive disorder in suicide attempters' suicidality, comorbidity and symptomatology. - Holmstrand C, Engstrom G, Traskman-Bendz L.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: organizations
Zero blood alcohol concentration limits for drivers under 21: lessons from Canada. - Chamberlain E, Solomon R.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: organizations
Virtual Iraq: initial results from a VR exposure therapy application for combat-related PTSD. - Rizzo AA, Graap K, Perlman K, McLay RN, Rothbaum BO, Reger G, Parsons T, Difede J, Pair J.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: organizations
Related factors in burn children. Epidemiological study of the burn unit at the"Magdalena de las Salinas" traumatology hospital. - Cuenca-Pardo J, de Jesús Álvarez-Díaz C, Comprés-Pichardo TA.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: organizations
Sexual Assault Victims in the Emergency Department: Analysis by Demographic and Event Characteristics. - Avegno J, Mills TJ, Mills LD.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: organizations
Prevention of post-discharge suicide: an inventory. - Huisman A, Kerkhof AJ.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: organizations
Temporary distribution of reports and murders because of partner violence during the period 1998-2006, Spain. - Vives-Cases C, Torrubiano-Domínguez J, Alvarez-Dardet C.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: organizations
Reversing motor vehicle injuries: a preventable tragedy. - Thinakararajan T, Buxton N.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Commentary Source Type: organizations
Parents' knowledge and attitudes about preventing injuries in motor vehicle accidents in children in Greece. - Tsoumakas K, Mavridi F, Matziou V, Androulakis I.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: organizations
Deaths due to burns in Adana, Turkey. - Hilal A, Cekin N, Arslan M, Gulmen MK.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Burns, Scalds, Fire Source Type: organizations
Cannabis policies and user practices: Market separation, price, potency, and accessibility in Amsterdam and San Francisco. - Reinarman C.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: organizations
The Advocacy in Action Study. A custer randomized controlled trial to reduce pedestrian injuries in deprived communities. [Study Protocol] - Lyons RA, Towner E, Christie N, Kendrick D, Jones SJ, Hayes M, Kimberlee R, Sarvotham T, Macey S, Brussoni M, Sleney J, Coupland C, Phillips C.
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Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 20, 2008 Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: organizations
Traffic speeds on interstates and freeways 10 years after repeal of the [USA] national maximum speed limit. - Retting RA, Teoh ER.
