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Controversial Welsh government plans for a system of presumed consent for organ donation will be voted on by assembly members later. The proposed opt-out system would mean everyone is deemed to be a willing organ donor when they die, unless they object...

The chief inspector for prisons in England and Wales says some jails are not providing inmates with condoms. Nick Hardwick says many prisons offer a confidential sexual health service but some refuse to supply prisoners with contraception leaving them...

In an earlier blog I considered the dangers of teens sleeping with cell phones. Specifically that the “ on call status” was in most cases not choice but obligation, anxious need, and even addiction. A recent article by Deborah Fallows in The Atlantic,...

In an earlier blog I considered the dangers of teens sleeping with cell phones. Specifically that the “ on call status” was in most cases not choice but obligation, anxious need, and even addiction. A recent article by Deborah Fallows in The Atlantic,...

In an earlier blog I considered the dangers of teens sleeping with cell phones. Specifically that the “ on call status” was in most cases not choice but obligation, anxious need, and even addiction. A recent article by Deborah Fallows in The Atlantic,...

The influence of variants at the 9p21 locus on melanoma risk has been reported through investigation of CDKN2A variants through candidate gene approach as well as by genome wide association studies (GWAS). Methods: In the present study we genotyped, 25...

The influence of variants at the 9p21 locus on melanoma risk has been reported through investigation of CDKN2A variants through candidate gene approach as well as by genome wide association studies (GWAS). Methods: In the present study we genotyped, 25...

Federally Qualified Health Centers are expanding to increase access for millions of more Americans with a goal of doubling capacity to serve 40 million people. Health centers provide a lot of behavioral health services but many have difficulty accessing...

Aboriginal populations living in Canada’s northern regions are exposed to a number of persistent organic pollutants through their traditional diet which includes substantial amounts of predator fish species. Exposure to dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) can...

Aboriginal populations living in Canada’s northern regions are exposed to a number of persistent organic pollutants through their traditional diet which includes substantial amounts of predator fish species. Exposure to dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) can...