The health effects and costs of air pollution: Research roundup
2015 review of scholarship on impact of air pollution in the United States, including health effects, economic costs and automotive and transportation causes.
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Do drug companies under-invest in long-term cancer research? Research analysis
2015 study in the American Economic Review examining whether private firms are dis-incentivized from investing in long-term cancer research.
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Harmful chemicals and neurotoxins: Silently eroding intelligence, damaging societies
2014 research from the University of Southern Denmark and the Harvard School of Public Health on recent empirical studies on the potential impact of development neurotoxins.
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Red meat consumption and mortality
2012 study in Archives of Internal Medicine providing a definitive look at the strong connection between the eating of red meat and the chances of early death.
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Fragranced consumer products: Chemicals emitted, ingredients unlisted
2011 study on the volatile organic compounds emitted by 25 consumer products, including detergents, cleaners, disinfectants, lotions, deodorants and shampoos.
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American Cancer Society: Cancer facts and figures 2012
2012 report from the American Cancer Society with projected cancer mortality rates by state, age and gender, survival trends and the impact of personal behaviors.
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Smoking cessation and postoperative complications
2011 metastudy published in The American Journal of Medicine on the effects of quitting smoking on post-operative complications.
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Chernobyl 20 years after: Health consequences
2006 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on the response to and impacts of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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Effects of cell phone use on brain glucose metabolism
2011 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the effects of cell phone exposure on brain activity.
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Action following a nuclear blast in a U.S. city
2007 report from Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center on necessary steps in the aftermath of an act of nuclear terrorism in a U.S. city.
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