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“Cash for safe sex” program hopes to stop AIDS in Tanzania E-mail
by William Atkins   
Friday, 16 May 2008
The World Bank is experimenting on a test program that provides money to people in Tanzania who do not contract sexually transmitted diseases. Will it work? Is it ethical?
 
Mammogram, ultrasound finds cancer better, but more false-positives E-mail
by William Atkins   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
A new Johns Hopkins study shows that the use of breast ultrasound and mammography together is much better at finding breast cancer than mammogram alone, but causes more false-positive readings.
 
One of 3 women drink alcohol while pregnant in Australia E-mail
by William Atkins   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
According to a new study on the behavior of pregnant women in Australia, 34% of pregnant women drink alcoholic beverages even though most of them know it harms their unborn children.
 
NIMH study finds billions lost in wages from mental problems E-mail
by William Atkins   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
A study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) reports that $193.2 billion is lost to U.S. society each year from the general condition classified as serious mental illness (SMI).
 
Marijuana and depression a bad mix with teens E-mail
by William Atkins   
Monday, 12 May 2008
On Wednesday, May 9, 2008, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the report “"Teen Marijuana Use Worsens Depression: An Analysis of Recent Data Shows 'Self-Medicating' Could Actually Make Things Worse.”
 
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