Amazon.com Inc.'s giant fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minn., has joined the ranks of the state's workplaces with a large number of employees sickened by coronavirus, with at least 88 of its approximately 1,000 workers testing ...
Jun 24, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Smoking cessation messages that emphasize the impact on children and with outcomes focused on respiratory health, cancer, or general health are ranked as most important by parent smokers, according to a study ...
Jun 22, 2020
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Azerbaijan is to reinstate a tight coronavirus lockdown to contain the spread of the disease, officials said Thursday, as infections surged weeks after the country eased restrictions.
Jun 18, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Although many people can lose weight, few maintain the loss. Could individual telephone support be the key to keeping extra pounds at bay?
Jun 16, 2020
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When it comes to vaccination, words matter as do perceptions of what is normal behavior. An experiment by Washington State University researchers revealed that relatively small differences in messages influenced people's ...
Jun 4, 2020
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Multiple factors led people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to resist public health messages during the 2018 outbreak of Ebola virus, and University of Alberta researchers fear the situation could be repeated with ...
May 25, 2020
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Clear, positive, messaging that is segmented by age, culture, and geography is key to helping the public stick to social distancing measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 infection, say behavioural experts in a commentary ...
May 6, 2020
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The public would comply with major changes to medical advice—but would then be less likely to follow other new guidelines in the future, research shows.
May 6, 2020
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When alcohol bottles come with conspicuous labels providing information on the risks of alcohol consumption or drinking guidelines, people are better informed about alcohol's harms and may cut down their drinking, according ...
May 4, 2020
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For all the anticipation around new COVID-19 tests, therapeutics and vaccines, public health experts know that the end of the pandemic will depend also on a low-tech, tried-and-true tactic—contact tracing.
May 1, 2020
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