In July 2003 the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) imposed a mandatory maximum 80-hour work-week restriction on medical residents. Before that time residents often worked in excess of 100 hours ...
Jun 3, 2014
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Thousands of New York City police are to be equipped with heroin antidote kits to address a surge in overdoses from the drug, city officials said Tuesday.
May 28, 2014
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Paul Curtis, coordinator of Cornell University's Wildlife Damage Management Program and associate professor of Natural Resources, explains why tick populations are still high in New York and surrounding areas – and provides ...
May 8, 2014
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Simple changes in school lunchrooms cost little or nothing and have proven to be effective ways to nudge kids to choose healthier food, according to Cornell research.
Mar 31, 2014
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A smokers' advocacy group says it has sued New York City seeking to overturn the city's ban on electronic cigarettes.
Mar 25, 2014
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(Medical Xpress)—Two pretty good reasons to hike cigarette taxes – persuading some smokers to quit, and raising revenue from those who won't – are equally doable, a Cornell-Princeton economics study has determined.
Mar 18, 2014
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(HealthDay)—High blood pressure often is untreated in U.S. Hispanics, putting them at risk for heart disease and stroke, new research finds.
Mar 13, 2014
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Most people are only slightly affected by the switch to daylight saving time, which goes into effect Sunday at 2:00 a.m. But for a substantial part of the population, the adjustment can be a rough period, lasting as long ...
Mar 10, 2014
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(HealthDay)—The combined effects of aging of the population and the obesity epidemic are expected to increase the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the United States, according to research published in the October ...
Oct 11, 2013
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A US judge has ordered an end to a smoking ban imposed in public parks and beaches across New York state last February.
Oct 11, 2013
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