The prevalence of physical inactivity and obesity in adults were linked to violent crime rates in Chicago's urban Black and Hispanic communities, according to research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology, ...
May 20, 2021
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Violence is a serious health concern and is one of the leading causes of death for adults under the age of 45 in the United States. Among those who are injured during a violent crime, only half of those who need medical treatment ...
Oct 30, 2020
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One in four women in this country have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. And that's before the COVID-19 pandemic created domestic hothouses for additional potential abuse due to anxiety over ...
Sep 9, 2020
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Scientists have found that some people being treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have a greater tendency to commit violent crime. In addition, this effect seems to continue for up to 12 weeks after ...
May 29, 2020
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People sheltering in place to avoid the threat of COVID-19 are finding themselves trapped with a more familiar source of danger—their own spouse or parent.
Apr 10, 2020
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Around 100,000 convicted felons across the US still likely own a gun, despite being banned from doing so, concludes the first study of its kind, published online in Injury Prevention.
Mar 10, 2020
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Reducing the number of businesses in Baltimore that sell alcohol in urban residential areas may lower the homicide rate, according to new research.
Feb 13, 2020
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Legal purchasers of handguns with a prior DUI conviction have a greater risk of a future arrest for a violent offense—including murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault and for firearm-related violent crimes—a UC ...
Sep 30, 2019
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People are more likely to blame violent video games as a cause of school shootings by white perpetrators than by African American perpetrators, possibly because of racial stereotypes that associate minorities with violent ...
Sep 16, 2019
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Exposure to high levels of air pollution is known to cause asthma attacks, cardiovascular disease and other health problems in people. New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and Colorado State ...
Sep 11, 2019
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