Americans are addicted to junk foods and are addicted to snacks. Americans are getting fatter and their health problems are increasing as their eating habits get worse.. For example in the late 1970s about 40% of Americans surveyed said that they did not have any snacks during the day. by 2007 only 10%… Read More: The Snack Attack »
The water crisis in Flint, Michigan — one of the poorest cities in the U.S. — began in April 2014, when the state took over city management and decided to switch the city’s water supply from treated Detroit Water and Sewerage Department water to water from the Flint River, a notoriously polluted waterway. The state’s… Read More: Flint’s Deadly Water »
Pending results of the California Practice Standards and Jurisprudence Exam (CPJE) have been invalidated for 1400 applicants that recently took the test. According to the California Board of Pharmacy (CBP), these potential pharmacists are being impacted by leak of more than 100 CPJE questions prior to the test being administered.1-4 Some impacted test takers have… Read More: Results of 1400 Pharmacy Practice Exams are Invalidated in California… »
Qualitative research with African and Caribbean individuals living in the UK who have difficulties with adherence has revealed negative perceptions regarding antiretroviral therapy (ART). Interviewees had doubts about the need to take ART and concerns about taking ART, such as disclosure and side effects. Understanding these perceptions could guide future efforts to increase ART uptake… Read More: “They’re just making me feel worse”: beliefs about HIV treatment… »