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New additions increase number of records in USP food fraud database by 60 percent

Nearly 800 new records of "food fraud" added to the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention's (USP) Food Fraud Database present new information about foods that are vulnerable to fraudulent manipulation in today's food supply. The ...

Other created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No scientific basis to idea that homosexuality causes psychological harm, researchers emphsize

(Medical Xpress)—Academic staff in the Research School of Psychology at The Australian National University have strongly rejected the view reported in the media today that homosexuality carries with it ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Nearly all states have taken action on Affordable Care Act's Patients' Bill of Rights

As the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaches, a new Commonwealth Fund report finds that 49 states and the District of Columbia have already taken action supporting the law's implementation, such as passing ...

Health created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Teenage pregnancy is not a racial issue

While researchers have long set to determine if there is a tie between race and teenage pregnancy, according to a new study, equating black teenagers with the problem of teenage pregnancy is a misrepresentation of today's ...

Health created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Ensuring research integrity

Canada needs an agency to investigate research misconduct, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Other created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0