Posts Tagged ‘laws’
Should salt be kept under lock and key?
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Salt levels in processed and fast foods remain dangerously high, despite calls for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, new research shows. Continue…
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 15:55 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - May 24, 2013 13:16 - 1 Comment
Is US drone policy illegal and ill-advised?
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Targeted killing by unmanned planes may violate international humanitarian law, a legal expert argues in a recent report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 29, 2013 17:01 - 4 Comments
Impartial experts not so impartial
U. VIRGINIA (US) — Researchers find that many “impartial” expert witnesses lose sight of objectivity and tend to come to conclusions that align with those who pay for their services. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 22, 2013 12:40 - 28 Comments
Kids raised by gay parents are ‘doing just fine’
BOSTON U. (US) — Three decades of research suggest that kids of gay parents are faring well, a new report argues. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 22, 2013 11:22 - 1 Comment
Doctors make the call about gun permits
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — New protocols and policies are needed to help physicians assess a patient’s physical or mental competency to carry a concealed weapon, say experts. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2013 15:27 - 0 Comments
Drug sales reps rarely discuss side effects
UC DAVIS (US) —Pharmaceutical sales reps often fail to give family doctors information about the harmful side effects of drugs, an international study finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 8, 2013 10:55 - 3 Comments
Laws could protect gay job applicants
RICE (US) — Laws against discrimination can have a significant positive impact on how gays and lesbians are treated in employment situations, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 2, 2013 15:40 - 1 Comment
Surveillance: We don’t like it, but why?
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — United States law needs to establish four key principals to avoid the dangers of surveillance, according to a privacy law expert. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 2, 2013 12:43 - 3 Comments
Title loans are pricey, but most keep their cars
VANDERBILT (US) — Title loans may be expensive, but they don’t usually result in people losing their cars—or their way to work—according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 13, 2013 15:58 - 1 Comment
Marriage may boost gay couples’ health
MICHIGAN STATE (US) —Legalizing gay marriage could improve same-sex couples’ health, though gay racial minorities may be suffering from a double dose of discrimination. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 13, 2013 13:48 - 0 Comments
Use retailers to curb illegal gun sales
UC DAVIS (US) — Retailers take a dim view of their colleagues who buy or sell guns illegally—regardless of whether they are actively breaking the law or simply looking the other way. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 7, 2013 17:16 - 2 Comments
Micro-loans can lead to organ trafficking
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Selling a kidney or part of a liver to repay loans is becoming more common in Bangladesh, where traffickers of human organs exploit desperate villagers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 14, 2013 14:02 - 0 Comments
More hospital beds can lead to more patients
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — The supply of new hospital beds tends to raise the demand for them, not the other way around, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 11, 2013 12:58 - 0 Comments
Lower legal age may lead to adult binge drinking
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — People who came of age in a state where the legal drinking age was under 21 may have a higher risk of binge drinking through adulthood. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 6, 2013 12:37 - 0 Comments
Prison time cuts lifespan until parole ends
VANDERBILT (US) — For every year spent behind bars, a person’s overall life expectancy decreases by two years. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 6, 2013 12:05 - 3 Comments
The genetics of fear can shape political views
BROWN (US) — People who are genetically predisposed to have higher levels of social fear are more likely to support anti-immigration policies, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 5, 2013 12:09 - 2 Comments
Do ‘bad apples’ make the whole bunch nicer?
U. ARIZONA / PRINCETON (US) — Human kindness may come from from our more sinister tendencies, and rules against selfishness have roots in the exploitation they condemn, say researchers. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2013 13:57 - 0 Comments
Is it revenge to expose whistle blowers?
INDIANA U. (US) — It’s often unclear if exposing a whistle-blower’s identity violates the law, but legal scholars suggest asking who needs to know. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 15, 2013 11:11 - 0 Comments
Without siblings, China’s kids may fear risk
MONASH U. / U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — People who grew up under China’s One Child Policy are less trusting and more risk-averse than those who were born before the law, new research shows. (more…)
