Tag: Education

To my mind, criminalisation of illegal drugs is inhumane and counterproductive. The “war on drugs” hasn’t and doesn’t work. It’s high time we shifted our focus from criminal punishment to ­public health. If this offends your ideology I should tell you that the Royal College of ­Physicians, the British Medical ­Association, The British Medical Journal

If you ever fell asleep at school, we’d bet you were quickly woken up and berated. Depending on the teacher, you might’ve been slapped with detention too. Some educators would probably take sleeping students personally. It probably isn’t directly their fault. A lot of children find maths boring and school is tiring. Although some teachers,

Could Percy Pig face the chop under government plans to fight childhood obesity? There are reports he may be in peril. The Marks & Spencer sweets, introduced in 1992, have long been a favourite in Britain. In May this year, Percy married Penny, who is also a gummy snack. The couple are joined on supermarket

Better educational opportunities and higher incomes may be key to closing the gap of cardiovascular health behaviors—including smoking, physical activity, and diet quality—between black and white Americans, according to a new study led by a University of Iowa researcher. The study, headed by Kara Whitaker, assistant professor in the UI’s Department of Health and Human

The Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance has enabled a large number of research teams to conduct meaningful scholarship with a fraction of the usual time and energy. CERA regularly conducts omnibus surveys of key family medicine education leaders, a process that includes collaboration with experienced mentors, centralized institutional review board clearance, pilot

Rising income and the subsequent improved standards of living have long been thought to be the most important factors contributing to a long and healthy life. However, new research from Wolfgang Lutz and Endale Kebede, from IIASA and the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) has shown that instead, the level of education a