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Islamophobia in young people
Young people who do not know any Muslims or Arabs personally are more likely to hold Islamophobic and Arabophobic attitudes, with boys having more negative views than girls. view more (2005-03-21)
Obtaining patient consent for clinical audit is unworkable without extra resources
Obtaining signed patient consent for audit purposes is difficult and is unlikely to be successful unless extra resources are made available, finds a study published online by the BMJ today. view more (2005-03-16)
Sorting diamonds from toothbrushes: New guide to protecting personal information
Thefts of personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security and credit card account numbers, are increasing dramatically. view more (2009-01-14)
MU Anthropologist Develops New Approach to Explain Religious Behavior
Without a way to measure religious beliefs, anthropologists have had difficulty studying religion. Now, two anthropologists from the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have developed a new approach to study religion by focusing on verbal communication, an identifiable behavior, instead of speculating about alleged beliefs in the... view more... (2008-09-10)
Publication of consultation document on donor anonymity and British Fertility Society's response
Anonymity of sperm and egg donors has been the subject of increasing debate over recent years. The Department of Health have sought the views of the public and professionals as to whether, and to what extent, information about people who have donated sperm, eggs or embryos should be given to children born as the result of those donations.1,2 The... view more... (2002-08-20)
Patients are willing to allow personal details to be used for rersearch, but want to be consulted first
Patients are willing to allow personal information from their medical records to be used for research purposes, but want to be actively consulted first, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers in Canada identified 123 patients from family practices in Southern Ontario. Seventeen were interviewed and 106 completed a survey about their... view more... (2003-02-12)
Emotions count in organ donation
Feelings are more important than thoughts in predicting registration as an organ donor. This is the key finding of a study described today, Wednesday 18 July, at The British Psychological Society Social Section Annual Conference, held at the University of Surrey, Guildford, by Dr Tom Farsides, of the Social Psychology Group, School of Social... view more... (2001-07-12)
Earliest known fossil fish discovered in China
Professor Simon Conway Morris, of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, and Professor Degan Shu, of Northwest University, in Xi'an, China, have been analysing the fossils, along with eight other scientists from China. view more (1999-11-02)
Increased knowledge about global warming leads to apathy, study shows
The more you know the less you care - at least that seems to be the case with global warming. A telephone survey of 1,093 Americans by two Texas A&M University political scientists and a former colleague indicates that trend, as explained in their recent article in the peer-reviewed journal Risk Analysis. view more (2008-03-28)
Concerns over public reporting on quality of care in the NHS
The public disclosure of information about quality of care is a central component of UK government plans for the reform of the NHS. A study in this week's BMJ finds that the public and health professionals support the principle of publishing information about general practice performance, but are concerned about the practical implications.... view more... (2002-11-27)
Conscience, religion alter how doctors tell patients about options
Many physicians feel no obligation to tell patients about legal but morally controversial medical treatments or to refer patients to doctors who do not object to those treatments. view more (2007-02-08)
Concordia University researcher develops image processing system that detects moods
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Dr. Prabir Bhattacharya and his computers might. He and Concordia graduate student Abu Sayeed Sohail are developing a computer image processing system that detects and classifies human facial expressions. view more (2008-12-03)
University of Leicester carries out the first national survey of drug use in football
The University of Leicester Centre for Research into Sport and Society has recently, with the cooperation of the Professional Footballers Association (PFA), completed the first ever survey of drug use in English football. Using the PFA database questionnaires were sent to all 2863 player members of whom 708, almost 25%, have so far replied. The... view more... (2003-05-22)
Patients and doctors lack knowledge about adrenaline injections
Patients and general practitioners lack knowledge of how and when to use devices to inject adrenaline after anaphylaxis (severe allergic reactions), finds a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2003-12-03)
Second Life data offers window into how trends spread
Do friends wear the same style of shoe or see the same movies because they have similar tastes, which is why they became friends in the first place? Or once a friendship is established, do individuals influence each other to adopt like behaviors? view more (2009-07-06)
Exhibition celebrates a lifetime of design
When `Sir Terry Farrell: Designs for Life` opens in the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University next weekend (28 September), it will be a public celebration of a 40-year career as remarkable as the high-profile building schemes and masterplans for which he is renowned, while at the same time it will be a uniquely personal event. The Hatton Gallery is... view more... (2002-09-25)
UCSF study shows asthma self-management programs improve drug adherence, disease control
Asthma patients who spend as little as 30 minutes with a health care professional to develop a personalized self-management plan show improved adherence to medications and better disease control, according to a new study by a team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. view more (2009-05-07)
Major US research award goes to European for first time
At the annual Summer meeting of the US Academy of Management in Denver, Colorado, Andrew Pettigrew, Professor of Strategy and Organisation at Warwick Business School in the UK, was presented with the Distinguished Scholar Award. The award for `significant scholarly contributions that have advanced management knowledge and practice` is seen as... view more... (2002-10-02)
What is the clinical features of primary aortoenteric fistula?
PAEF is a rare but often life-threatening cause of massive gastrointestinal bleeding. PAEFs have a mortality rate of nearly 100% in the absence of surgical intervention, and in most case, the diagnosis is not established preoperatively. view more (2008-09-25)
Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, Johns Hopkins researchers report
In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those beneficial effects appear to last more than a year.
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