Breaking Gridlock
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A broad look at decades of health policy successes and failures in Congress.
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Minimum Drinking Age Laws and Infant Health Outcomes
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A drinking age of 18 is associated with slightly higher rates of low birth weight and premature babies, with babies born to black women affected more. Stricter drinking policies also may have unintended positive consequences a range of effects of lowering the drinking age should be considered before any policy changes are made.
Images of Illness
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study examining the influence of imagery associating type 2 diabetes with different causalities and racial groups on research spending preferences and stereotypes about diabetes found that subtle changes in media messages can change public opinion about federal funding for treatment and prevention.
Controversy Undermines Support for State Mandates on the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
State actions requiring adolescent girls to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine created controversy following the vaccine’s approval in 2006.
Sex Cells
September 1, 2010 | Book
Unimaginable until the 20th century, the clinical practice of transferring eggs and sperm from body to body is now the basis of a bustling market.
The Economics of Childhood Obesity
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This paper examines the economic causes and consequences of obesity, the rationales for government intervention, the cost-effectiveness of various policies, and the need for more research funding.
Prayers in the Clinic
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article presents qualitative findings from the first study of how physicians respond when patients raise the issue of prayer. The study recruited pediatric physicians from thirteen hospitals on U.S. News and World Report?s ?honor roll.?
The Dangerous Shortage of Domestic Violence Services
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
An analysis suggests that more than one in 10 victims in a 24-hour period asked for but didn't get help.
Proximity of Fast-Food Restaurants to Schools and Adolescent Obesity
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the relationship between the proximity of fast-food restaurants to schools and children's eating patterns and weight.
Variations Between Clinical Trial Participants and Medicare Beneficiaries in Evidence Used for Medicare National Coverage Decisions
January 28, 2008 | Journal Article
The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which clinical trials relied on by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are applicable to Medicare beneficiaries.