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A Top Medical Journal Is Coming Out Hard Against Criminalizing Drug Users
A special drugs issue of The Lancet says doctors need to protect drug users from politicians who take a punitive approach.
Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users’ Passwords Exposed Online
Due a to a misconfigured server, a researcher found a constant stream of Elsevier users’ passwords.
A New Study Says More People Use Marijuana and Fewer People Think It's Risky
Medical marijuana is somewhat legal in 25 states so this isn't very surprising.
Virtual Reality Can Help Stop Old People Falling Over
A trial found that adding a VR component to treadmill training resulted in 42 percent fewer falls.
A Third of Chinese Men Will Die From Smoking If Current Trends Continue
China is the epicenter of the global tobacco epidemic, says a major study — a catastrophic public health crisis driven by a mammoth national industry and pervasive myths about smoking.
An Ebola Vaccine Is Showing Up to 100 Percent Efficacy So Far
The preliminary results from a new Ebola vaccine look very promising.
Climate Change Could Be the Greatest Threat to Human Health
A new report, published in a leading British medical journal, says climate change could set back advances in public health by 50 years — but addressing it could be the greatest opportunity to improve human health worldwide.
IMF Debts Made the Ebola Outbreak Worse, Report Says
British researchers say stringent IMF lending policies left Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea with underfunded health systems and a shortage of doctors.
Is Rap Finally Breaking Its Mental Health Taboo?
Hip-hop has generally found it difficult to deal with artists who either (A) talk about complex feelings or (B) have personal issues themselves. Is now the time for change?
Canada’s Newly Passed Anti-Prostitution Bill Creates Danger for Sex Workers
Canada's new anti-sex work bill is one step away from becoming a law. We caught up with experts to discuss how it could cause a host of problems for those in the sex industry.
Indoor Air Pollution Affects Billions, But There's No Easy Solution
When cooking is culture, asking 3 billion people to do things your way is asking a lot.
Want to Combat AIDS? Decriminalize Sex Work, Researchers Say
In order to lower HIV rates worldwide, countries should make improving the circumstances of sex workers a top priority.