Surgery
What are common dermatologic features of classic movie villains?
Dermatologic features are used in movies to contrast good and evil in heroes and villains. So what features are common?
Apr 5, 2017
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News tagged with films
Pediatrics
PG-13 movies show more gun violence than R-rated films: study
(HealthDay)—The most popular PG-13 movies now depict more acts of gun violence than R-rated films, a new look at the U.S. motion picture landscape reveals.
Jan 11, 2017
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Addiction
UK government should fund media campaigns that promote quitting, not films that promote smoking
A letter from leading international tobacco researchers published today by Addiction calls for the UK government to stop subsidising films that they claim promote smoking and spend more on media campaigns that promote quitting.
Jul 1, 2016
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Health
New York bakery recalls some 7-Eleven cookies over peanuts
A suburban New York bakery has recalled several lots of cookies sold at 7-Eleven stores across the state because they may contain undeclared peanuts.
Apr 26, 2016
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Health
Novel e-skin may monitor health, vital signs
(HealthDay)—In a bid to take high-performance wearable electronics to a new level, Japanese researchers have developed an "e-skin" that may be a noninvasive way to monitor patients' health and vital signs.
Apr 18, 2016
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Other
Medical community is fighting a new germ: celebrities
When celebrity and science collide, harmful side effects may occur.
Mar 30, 2016
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Health
Smoking more common in films produced outside of Hollywood
Films made in countries outside of the US are more likely to show characters smoking on screen than those produced in Hollywood, reports a paper published today in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The authors recommend ...
Nov 2, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What makes a good horror movie?
Like them or hate them horror films are big business and a string of new horror films are hitting the big screen this year. But what creates the intensity of suspense? And was Alfred Hitchcock – the master of suspense - ...
Jul 3, 2015
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Medical research
Smarter, cheaper technologies offer improved point-of-care medicine
Scientists have developed and combined new paper and flexible polymer substrates with special sensing devices for rapid and accurate detection of pathogens such as HIV, as well as other biotargets. These novel technologies ...
May 8, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Two male porn performers test positive for HIV
Two adult film actors have contracted HIV, with one most likely infecting the other during unprotected sex at a film shoot in Nevada where testing was less stringent than industry standards, officials said.
Dec 30, 2014
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