Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute | 20 Jan 2012 It’s not winter in Canada if children don’t spend time speeding down the slopes! Canadian tobogganing is a tradition handed down from generation to generation. For a long time, it’s been considered one of the safest winter activities. Unfortunately, the arrival of winter...
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Research | Scientists make progress in assessing tornado seasons
Columbia University | Earth Institute | 19 Jan 2012 Meteorologists can see a busy hurricane season brewing months ahead, but until now there has been no such crystal ball for tornadoes, which are much smaller and more volatile. This information gap took on new urgency after tornadoes in 2011 killed more than 550 people,...
Research | In 2011, Japan and NZ were hardest hit by earthquakes
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres | 19 Jan 2012 Last year, earthquakes and their consequences, such as tsunamis, landslides, and ground settlements, caused a damage of 365 billion US dollars. Hence, 2011 was the year with the so far highest economic losses due to earthquakes. This is the result of an analysis submitted...
Research | Many high-risk Americans don’t get Hep B vax
Brown University | 24 Jan 2012 A recently published study investigating hepatitis B vaccination rates in the United States found that more than half of adults at risk for hepatitis B virus remain unvaccinated. With many of these individuals making contact with the healthcare system, including HIV testing, this statistic reflects many missed opportunities...
Research | Despite the risks, mephedrone users in the UK are ready to try the next legal high
University College London | 18 Jan 2012 Since mephedrone was made illegal in the UK in 2010, the street price of the drug has risen while the quality has degraded, which in turn may have reduced use of the drug. New research published online today reveals that young people who continued to use mephedrone...
Research | Black Saturday provides bushfire answers
The Australian National University | 18 Jan 2012 Clearing vegetation close to houses is the best way to reduce impacts of severe bushfires, according to a team of scientists from Australia and the USA who examined house loss after as a result of Black Saturday, when a series of fires raged across the Australian...
Research | Nursing home residents with dementia: Antidepressants are associated with increased risk of falling
Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands | 18 Jan 2012 Nursing home residents with dementia who use average doses of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are three times more likely to have an injurious fall than similar people who don’t use these drugs. The association can be seen in people who use low...
Research | Choking game prevalent among teens in Texas
Sam Houston State University | 18 Jan 2012 Nearly one out of seven college students surveyed at a Texas university has participated in the Choking Game, a dangerous behavior where blood flow is deliberately cut off to the brain in order to achieve a high, according to a study by The Crime Victims’ Institute...
Research | Does the La Niña weather pattern lead to flu pandemics?
Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health | 17 Jan 2012 Worldwide pandemics of influenza caused widespread death and illness in 1918, 1957, 1968 and 2009. A new study examining weather patterns around the time of these pandemics finds that each of them was preceded by La Niña conditions in the equatorial Pacific. The...
Research | 1 in 10 Canadians cannot afford prescription drugs: UBC study
University of British Columbia | 17 Jan 2012 One in ten Canadians cannot afford to take their prescription drugs as directed, according to an analysis by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. The study, published today in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) is the first to examine...
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