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Promising strategies to reduce use of indoor tanning devices and prevent skin cancer

Preventing skin cancer by reducing use of indoor tanning devices requires a coordinated approach at the national, state, and local levels suggests a pair of papers by CDC authors in a special theme issue of the American Jo ...

Health created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some minority students may fare better than whites when working part time, new research finds

African-American and Hispanic students may be less likely than non-Hispanic white students to hold a job during the school year, but when they do, they tend to work somewhat longer hours and seem less likely to see their ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Who likes bling? The answer relates to social status

(Medical Xpress)—A desire for expensive, high-status goods is related to feelings of social status - which helps explain why minorities are attracted to bling, a new study suggests.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New scientific method unmasks chronic infections

Chronic infections are a large and growing problem throughout the developed world, and intensive research is being conducted in ways to combat the recalcitrant bacteria. When bacteria aggregate into so-called biofilm, they ...

Medical research created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Underage drinking among close friends high indicator of future alcohol use by black teens

Research led by University of Southern California (USC) professor Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D., shows that black middle school students whose close friends drink alcohol are more likely to drink alcohol in high school than their ...

Health created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0