Interventions with young people insufficiently address the social factors of smoking.
Month: October 2012
Survey sheds light on high victimization rates in Alaska
Nearly 60 percent of women in Alaska have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or…
For people exposed to World Trade Center site, lung function improves with time
For at least some residents and workers exposed to dust and fumes after the World…
Implant-based breast reconstruction following radiation has high patient satisfaction rate despite complications
Breast cancer patients who have received radiation therapy after mastectomy have more problems related to…
Obesity epidemic means bariatric surgery rates continue to rise, reports plastic and reconstructive surgery
With rising rates of morbid obesity, the number of bariatric surgery procedures is likely to…
Same-sex households often include children
A new study takes a closer look at same-sex couple households, and finds those households…
Warning, automatic braking systems on autos will help save lives, researchers predict
Researchers extracted 1,396 incidents of rear-end collisions from a national U.S. database and looked at…
An apple a day lowers level of blood chemical linked to hardening of the arteries, research suggests
Eating an apple a day might in fact help keep the cardiologist away, new research…
Scientists team with U.S. Coast Guard to explore ice-free Arctic Ocean
With the melting ice in the Arctic, U.S. Coast Guard crews based in Alaska have…
Researchers create most detailed, 3-D rendering of key region of mammal lung
A research team has created the most detailed, three-dimensional rendering of a key region of…