The neurologic effects and treatment options for exposure to biologic and chemical agents are outlined in a newly published article
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Students in health enrichment programs benefit from early team-based exposure
A study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans researchers provides new evidence that early exposure to multiple health disciplines in
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Neo-colonial attitudes to security in war-torn nations out-of-date and unhelpful
Developed countries imposing their own Security Sector Reform (SSR) processes onto nations recovering from war often rely on entrenched colonial
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Father’s obesity in early puberty doubles asthma-risk for future offspring: Boys who have considerable weight gain between childhood and puberty, double the risk of having asthma as an adult, and for future offspring
An international EU-study (ALEC), including researchers from the Centre for International Health at the University of Bergen, has shown that
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More than 4 billion birds stream overhead during fall migration: Scientists use radar to shed light on the massive numbers of migrating birds and how many may not return
Using cloud computing and data from 143 weather radar stations across the continental United States, Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers
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Shorter life expectancy linked to 2016 presidential election outcome: Biggest Republican gains were in counties with shorter life expectancies and greater increases in deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide
Concerns about health and rising death rates may have helped tilt the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald J.
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Rapid development in Central Africa increases the risk of infectious disease outbreaks: Scientists call for proactive investments in health care infrastructure
The Central Africa region is experiencing rapid urbanization and economic growth, and infrastructure development. These changes, while generally positive and
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Financial checkup should be part of health screenings for childhood cancer survivors
Adult survivors of childhood cancer should be screened for financial problems that might cause them to delay or skip medical
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Four weeks of riding an e-bike promotes fitness and health
The role of the e-bike in promoting health and fitness is comparable to that of a conventional bicycle. This was
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Pay less, take more: Success in getting patients to take their medicine: Basing patients’ medication costs on the health benefits they’ll get from a drug, rather than its price, means they’re more likely to take it
Taking a medicine every day in the hopes that it will prevent some long-range potential health catastrophe — like a
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