GeneRef - Biotethics, Biotech Policy, Regulation, and Legal IssuesGeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global ResourceBisexual community reports need for improvements in mental health services- (Found September 17, 2008 ) New research from CAMH and the Sherbourne Health Center sheds light on the mental health of bisexual people in Ontario by looking at the context of mental health issues in this group. The Bisexuality, Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being Research Projechttp://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=55310 UCLA study finds medical student diversity has educational benefits- (Found September 17, 2008 ) A new UCLA study disputes controversial legislation like Prop. 209 that claimed campus policies to promote student-body diversity were unnecessary and discriminatory. UCLA researchers found that medical students who undergo training in racially diverse schttp://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=55036 Moderate quantities of dirt make more rain- (Found September 17, 2008 ) An international team of scientists sums up the current effects of aerosols on precipitation.http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=55018 Lighting research center develops framework for assessing light pollution- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Balancing public and private interests for nighttime lighting has been a difficult undertaking, as too little lighting may increase safety and security issues, while too much lighting may cause problems for the environment and for human well being. Scienthttp://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=55011 Climate: New spin on ocean's role- (Found September 17, 2008 ) New studies of the Southern Ocean are revealing previously unknown features of giant spinning eddies that are profoundly influencing marine life and the world's climate. These massive swirling structures -- the largest are known as gyres -- can be thousahttp://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=55007 Anti-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory drugs: Are they safe- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Since rofecoxib was withdrawn from the worldwide market based on the safety findings of the APPROVe study, the uncertainty around the cardiovascular safety of NSAIDs and COX-2 inhibitors remains and leaves practitioners with difficult management decisionshttp://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=54978 Will the 'bare below the elbows' rule for doctors cut infection rates or just patient confidence- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Are bare arms a sensible infection control procedure for hospital doctors or will casual dress just reduce patient confidence Opinion is divided on a new UK Government initiative and urological consultant Adam Jones says that a compromise is needed.http://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=54963 Dirty air brings rain -- then again, maybe not- (Found September 17, 2008 ) An international team of scientists, headed by Prof. Daniel Rosenfeld of the Institute of Earth Sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has come up with a surprising finding to the disputed issue of whether air pollution increases or decreases raihttp://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=54958 Tracking down the menace in Mexico City smog- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Chemical scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory were part of the multinational MILAGRO team who showed that, bad as the traffic is, the most harmful air pollution in Mexico City may not come from burning fossil fuels. Instead the culprit mayhttp://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=54960 Study finds amount of work for residents -- not just hours -- need review- (Found September 17, 2008 ) The first objective study on the effect that on-call workloads have on the quality of the education medical residents receive found that the complexity of care patients require has just as much impact on residents' training as the number of hours they wohttp://www.generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=55035 |