Risk factors for acute respiratory infections in children under five years attending the Bamenda Regional Hospital in Cameroon
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in under-five children worldwide. About 6.6 million children less than 5 years of age die every year in the world; 95% of them ... (Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine)
Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - January 16, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Alexis A. Tazinya, Gregory E. Halle-Ekane, Lawrence T. Mbuagbaw, Martin Abanda, Julius Atashili and Marie Therese Obama Tags: Research article Source Type: research
State 1115 Proposals to Reduce Medicaid Eligibility: Assessing Their Scope and Projected Impact
In a marked contrast to the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations, which encouraged states to use Section 1115 demonstrations to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income adults, the Trump administration has signaled its desire to move in the opposite direction by using 1115 — which allows the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and states to test innovations in Medicaid and other public welfare programs without formal legislative action — to shrink eligibility and enrollment, in expansion and nonexpansion states alike.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - January 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Cloud of Uncertainty Looms over Legalized Pot as Feds Nix Obama-Era Accommodation
Eight states and Washington, D.C., already allow recreational pot use
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Source: Scientific American - January 5, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Anna Gorman Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Tags: Health Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Intergroup anxiety and political loss: The buffering effects of believing in the open marketplace of ideas and openness to diverse political discussions
Abstract
The polarized divide in current U.S. politics continues to separate citizens and impede political decision‐making. Ameliorating this polarization may require addressing intergroup anxiety. The current work examines the buffering effect of endorsing the open marketplace of ideas and openness to engaging in political conversations with people who hold opposing political views on partisans' intergroup anxiety. In Study 1 (N = 319), openness to diverse political discussions negatively predicted postelection intergroup anxiety among Obama supporters in the 2012 U.S. election. Among Romney supporters, endorsement ...
Source: Journal of Applied Social Psychology - January 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Justin D. Hackett, Amber M. Gaffney, Lauren Data Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Trump Quietly Accepts an Obama-Era Climate Deal
Under the deal, the U.S. will work globally to limit a class of superpollutants called hydrofluorocarbons
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Source: Scientific American - November 29, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Jean Chemnick Ben Hulac ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
