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Measles contagious on planes, study reports

Measles can be spread on planes in rows far beyond infected passengers, a Australian study showed Wednesday, raising questions over control guidelines for the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caffeine 'can significantly protect against crash risk' for long distance heavy vehicle drivers, study says

Long distance commercial drivers who consume caffeinated substances such as coffee or energy drinks, to stay awake while driving, are significantly less likely to crash than those who do not, even though they ...

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Wind turbine syndrome is spread by scaremongers, new study finds

A study of mine published last night delivers a double whammy to those who argue that wind turbines cause health problems in communities.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Community treatment of psych patients tied to less mortality

(HealthDay)—For patients with psychiatric disorders, community treatment orders correlate with a reduction in mortality, according to research published online Nov. 12 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadi ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Relation of alcohol consumption to colorectal cancer

A meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies on the association of alcohol consumption with colorectal cancer was carried out, based on 22 studies from Asia, 2 from Australia, 13 from Western Europe, and 24 from North ...

Cancer created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0