Sexual identity and health-risk behaviors among students in grades 9-12
Study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on health risks among gay, lesbian and bisexual teens.
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Pathological gambling among a sample of casino patrons
2011 study by the University of California, Los Angeles, published in the Journal of Gambling Studies on gaming habits as reported in a casino setting.
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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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CT scans and the national lung screening trial
2010 study by the National Cancer Institute on the potential benefits of low-dose helical CT scans in the detection of lung cancer.
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Public smoking laws and environmental smoke exposure
2010 study from UC Irvine and Queen’s University examining the effects of public-place smoking laws on smoking prevalence and second-hand smoke exposure.
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Life-years lost because of smoking and obesity
2010 paper by Columbia University and City College researchers on the impact of smoking and obesity on mortality and disease.
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Tobacco use links with child malnutrition in developing countries
2009 Tufts University study on the relationship between household tobacco use and child nutrition in the developing world.
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Smoking bans and heart-attack rates
2009 meta-analysis by the Institute of Medicine of 11 U.S. and European studies on the health effects of smoking bans.
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Health insurance and mortality in U.S. adults
2009 study by the Harvard Medical School and the Cambridge Health Alliance on the relationship between health insurance and death rates.
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