Medical News
Carolyn J. Anderson, PhD, receives SNMMI 2020 Paul C. Aebersold Award
EurekAlert! - 12 Jul 2020 06:00
(Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) Carolyn J. Anderson, PhD, has been named the 2020 recipient of the prestigious Paul C. Aebersold Award. Anderson is a professor in the departments of medicine, radiolog...
Cigarette sales declining by 20 million a month after advent of standardized packaging
EurekAlert! - 12 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of Bath) The new study from the Tobacco Control Research Group at the University of Bath highlights how new taxation plus standardised packaging for cigarettes has led to a large decline in sales in England a...
Long-term strategies to control COVID-19 must treat health and economy as equally important
EurekAlert! - 12 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of Cambridge) Strategies for the safe reopening of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from months of strict social distancing in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic must recognise that preserving p...
Context matters: Neighborhood factors associated with heavier drinking
EurekAlert! - 12 Jul 2020 06:00
(Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation) People in wealthier neighborhoods drink alcohol twice as frequently as people in poorer areas, suggests a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Pub...