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Violations in pharmaceutical industry self-regulation of medicines promotion Posted: 17 Feb 2015 11:43 AM PST A discrepancy exists between the ethical standard codified in the pharmaceutical industry Codes of Practice and the actual conduct of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK and Sweden, according to a new study.

Unhealthy choices boosted mortality rates for blacks who migrated north Posted: 17 Feb 2015 10:12 AM PST Millions of African-Americans left the rural South during the 20th century in search of greater opportunities for work, education and overall quality of life in the urban North, Midwest and West. But the gains many made were clouded by an increased mortality rate, likely the result of unhealthy habits picked up by vices common in the big city, finds a new study.

Humans altering Adriatic ecosystems more than nature, study shows Posted: 17 Feb 2015 10:12 AM PST The ecosystems of the Adriatic Sea have weathered natural climate shifts for 125,000 years, but humans could be rapidly altering this historically stable biodiversity hot spot, a new study shows.

Tool can help assess cognitive impairment in multicultural populations Posted: 17 Feb 2015 09:26 AM PST The ability to assess cognitive impairment in multicultural older populations will become more important as demographics change worldwide. A new study reports that the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale is particularly effective in multicultural populations where English is not a patient's first language.

Injuries of professional soccer players twelve times more frequent in competition than during training sessions? Posted: 17 Feb 2015 05:39 AM PST The risk of injury during competition matches is twelve times higher than during training sessions in players of the "Professional Football League." The most common ones are muscular injuries and those resulting from overexertion, which imply recovery periods of around one week. These findings follow an extensive epidemiological study that analyses the characteristics of injuries to professional soccer players in Spain.

Which conditions show reduced costs with disease management? Posted: 06 Feb 2015 08:14 AM PST Asthma, back pain, and congestive heart failure are among the conditions showing reductions in health care costs in one large employer's disease management (DM) program, reports a study.

How to forecast extreme snowfall in Spain Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:37 AM PST The entire Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands are in the midst of the first significant cold snap for three winters. However, intense snowfalls, like the one affecting the whole of the north of the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands are not as common in the rest of Spain. A team of researchers has analyzed the extreme snow that fell in March 2011 in the province of Madrid in the hope that the results will allow us to understand and forecast similar episodes in the future.