Health
Indica and sativa labels are largely meaningless when it comes to cannabis complexities
Indica and sativa are commonly used to describe cannabis strains, but what's the difference between these two labels?
Nov 22, 2021
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News tagged with labels
Pediatrics
'Off-label' use is common in medicine. A bioethicist and legal philosopher explain why COVID-19 vaccines are different
Kids ages five to 11 can now be vaccinated against COVID-19 following the Food and Drug Administration's emergency use authorization of the Pfizer Bio-NTech vaccine for this age group and the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Nov 18, 2021
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Health
Deep learning for extremity radiographs confounded by labels
According to an open-access Editor's Choice article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), convolutional neural networks (CNN) trained to identify abnormalities on upper extremity radiographs are susceptible to ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Health
Warning labels on soda bottles, restaurant menus could reduce obesity, save health-care costs
Warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and menu labeling requirements for chain restaurants could be a cost-effective policy leverage to prevent weight gain and reduce medical expenses, but their impact is expected ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Engineers report advance in rapid cancer detection and monitoring
When it comes to cancer detection, size matters. Traditional diagnostic imaging cannot detect tumors smaller than a certain size, causing missed opportunities for early detection and treatment. Circulating tumor exosomes ...
Oct 11, 2021
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Color-coded nutrition labels and warnings linked to more healthful purchases
A new analysis has integrated findings from 134 studies of the impact of color-coded nutrition labels and warnings found on the front of some food packaging, indicating that these labels do indeed appear to encourage more ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Food labels leaving you lost in the supermarket? This game can help
If you have ever found yourself in a grocery store scouring the labels trying to make the best choice but were instead left feeling like a deer in the headlights and unsure of what terms like "natural", "organic", or "non-GMO" ...
Sep 1, 2021
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Inflammatory disorders
Analyzing kidney stones using geology and cancer screening techniques
Up to 15% of people will experience kidney stones, and for 50% of those that do, they will recur. It is therefore important to understand as much as possible about how kidney stones form to improve both prevention and treatment. ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging changes perceptions
Purchase a pack of cigarettes in Australia and be prepared to be accosted with graphic warning labels depicting the dangers of tobacco use—including images of gangrene of the foot, a newborn with a breathing tube and throat ...
Aug 4, 2021
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Most people find allergy information on food labels unclear
When researchers evaluated consumers' understanding of allergy information on food labels, less than half of individuals found the information to be clear.
Jul 21, 2021
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