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Posts tagged research
Study: Global Migration Boosts...
September 18, 2008
A new study by the Center for International Migration and Integration (CIMI), a department of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) finds that the migration of people from their birthplace to an alternative country is greater than ever before and helps build up a... [+]
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18Sep
Menstrual Blood Banks - Viable?
September 10, 2008
It turns out that scientists, from a culture that derides the menstrual cycle of women, have discovered that ‘period blood’ is “a good source of stem cells…that can develop into any nine different types of cells, including heart, lung, nerve and muscles.” So now, there... [+]
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10Sep
Thinking too much can make you 'fat'...
September 7, 2008
I cannot believe that popular media still uses the word “fat” to denote “overweight” or “obese.” It is scientifically incorrect to use the word “fat” to describe a person whose Body Mass Index is much higher than average. There is something else about this study that... [+]
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07Sep
Are Your Hospital Emergency Rooms...
August 21, 2008
Fox News would like you to think so as would The Examiner and countless other anti-migrant sites that we won’t bother mentioning here. Alas, a new study by the Public Policy Institute of California proclaims, Medi-Cal patients are more likely than uninsured or privately insured Californians to... [+]
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21Aug
Ontology, Space and Radical Politics
July 16, 2008
The Spaces of Democracy and the Democracy of Space Research Network invites you to: Ontology, Space & Radical Politics, 4-5 August 2008 August 4th: Radical Politics Today, Community Forum Long Beach Public Library, 101 Pacific Avenue, Civic Center Plaza, Long Beach, 90822, 6-8pm Panelists: Gilda... [+]
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16Jul
Assimilation makes you fat and other...
July 3, 2008
In the study, researchers examined information on more than 13,000 New Yorkers from all five of the city’s boroughs, who voluntarily had their height and weight measured. The data, collected at community-based health centers and hospitals between January 2000 and December 2002, was used to... [+]
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03Jul
Undocumented Immigrants and Crime -...
June 26, 2008
Kyle asked via email whether there are any studies which show that undocumented immigrants commit less crimes than American citizens. The one study we should be familiar with is the one from IPC last year, which is here. This was the summary of their research: At... [+]
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26Jun
Study - Majority legal residents...
June 6, 2008
It appears that most things don’t happen in a STRAIGHT line (neither do brain waves and heart beats FYI). After my constant repetition of “undocumented or illegal is not a permanent immutable characteristic” this past week, the Public Policy Institute of California has just confirmed the... [+]
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06Jun