The American Thoracic Society has released a new report detailing recent global changes in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated pulmonary disease. The report examines the evolving landscape of HIV and its associated diseas…
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Baker Institute policy report looks at cybersecurity
A new article written by a fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy calls on the intelligence community to jointly create a policy on cybersecurity and determine the degree to which the U.S. should protect intellectual property …
Challenges for biofuels: New life cycle assessment report from Energy Biosciences Institute
A combination of rising costs, shrinking supplies, and concerns about global climate change are spurring the development of alternatives to the burning of fossil fuels to meet our transportation energy needs. Scientific studies have shown the mo…
Computer games and science learning
Computer games and simulations are worthy of future investment and investigation as a way to improve science learning, says LEARNING SCIENCE: COMPUTER GAMES, SIMULATIONS, AND EDUCATION, a new report from the National Research Council. The study com…
Report: Policies to spur renewable energy can lower energy costs
The South could pay less for its electricity in 20 years than is currently projected if strong public policies are enacted to spur renewable energy production and use, according to a report released today by researchers at the Georgia Institute of T…
India launch of food security report focuses on rice
Mumbai, India — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Asia Society launched a new food security report for Asia in Mumbai today, calling for increased investment in rice research.
The report, Never an empty bowl: sustaining f…
29,000 Ontario students report problem gambling — drug use and suicide a concern
For Immediate Release — November 16, 2010 — (Toronto) — A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found that 29,000 Ontario students from grades 7-12 report behaviours indicating that they are gambling problematica…
APS releases report on renewable energy and the electricity grid
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. policymakers must focus more closely on developing new energy storage technologies as they consider a national renewable electricity standard, according to one of the principal recommendations in a newly released report, Int…
Fortify HIT contracts with education and ethics to protect patient safety, say informatics experts
Bethesda, MD — An original and progressive report on health information technology (HIT) vendors, their customers and patients, published online today, makes ground-breaking recommendations for new practices that target the reduction or eliminatio…
Voluntary initiatives, regulation, and nanotechnology oversight
WASHINGTON, DC: A new report from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars explores a variety of voluntary options available for the oversight of nanotechnology products and processes. T…
Algae for biofuels: Moving from promise to reality, but how fast?
A new report from the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in Berkeley projects that development of cost-competitive algae biofuel production will require much more long-term research, development and demonstration. In the meantime, several non-fu…
DGAC report offers food and nutrition practitioners insights on helping combat obesity epidemic
St. Louis, MO, October 26, 2010 — In an insightful Commentary in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, Chair of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a…
Population report: More Jews live in the US than in Israel
CORAL GABLES, FL (October 21, 2010)–Researchers from the University of Miami (UM) and the University of Connecticut (UConn) have published a 2010 report on the American Jewish population, as part of a new North American Jewish Data Bank Report seri…
National committee releases findings on transforming and improving the nursing profession
CORAL GABLES, FL (October 12, 2010)–Still hampered by workforce shortages and barriers that impede their ranks from delivering health care to the full extent of their education and training, nurses may have gotten the much-needed shot in the arm th…
Front-of-package symbols and systems: IOM phase 1 report
Nutrition rating systems and their accompanying symbols are intended to help consumers make healthy choices, but shoppers may be confused by the variety of symbols that have proliferated in recent years. Moreover, different rating systems focus on …
New report: How will the affordable care act affect 15 million uninsured young adults?
New York, NY, October 8, 2010 — Young adults continue to represent one of the largest groups of Americans without health insurance, with nearly 15 million people aged 19-29 uninsured in 2009 — an increase of more than 1 million over 2008, accordin…
Landmark report reveals massive global cost of Alzheimer’s: 1 percent of global GDP — and growing
A landmark report on the Global Economic Impact of Dementia finds that Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are exacting a massive toll on the global economy, with the problem set to accelerate in coming years. The World Alzheimer Report 2010 –…
Unauthorized population would soar if birthright citizenship repealed
University Park, Pa. — Repeal of birthright citizenship for the U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants would expand the nation’s unauthorized population by at least 5 million over the next decade, according to a new report from the Migration…
Loneliness, health risks of older men go unnoticed
The lifestyles of lone older men, including dangers to their health, are almost invisible in a society which measures the quality of elderly people’s lives with a ‘feminine ruler’, according to new research sponsored by the ESRC. Many older men risk their health through seeing a visit to the doctor as a sign of weakness, whilst those who are divorced are most likely to indulge in heavy drinking and smoking. Many admitted to postponing making an appointment with the doctor until they are very sick, says the report, with potential long term adverse health consequences.