Research Articles

November 25, 2010  Compared with their peers in 1991, high school students today are less likely to be sexually active, and when they are, more likely to use condoms.

October 1, 2013  There are approximately 2 million inmates in state, federal and private prisons throughout the country.

January 9, 2014  ...One mother says that her son’s autism is directly linked to polluted water from the mines near her house. Those on the farms and in the townships and informal settlements that line Main Reef Road report lung and eye infections, kidney failure, birth defects and cancer. Some farmers and game park owners say that their animals have spontaneously miscarried. All blame contaminated water and air.

November 25, 2010  This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that, during 1991--2007, the percentage of U.S. high school students who ever had sexual intercourse decreased 12%, the percentage who had sexual intercourse with four or more persons during their lifetime decreased 20%, and the percentage who were currently sexually active decreased 7%.

July 11, 2012  Based on the latest laboratory results, a significant proportion of the samples tested positive for enterovirus 71 (EV-71), which causes hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD). The EV-71 virus has been known to generally cause severe complications amongst some patients. Additionally, a number of other pathogens, including dengue and streptococcus suis were identified in some of the samples. The samples were found to be negative for H5N1 and other influenza viruses, SARS and Nipah.

November 15, 2011  ViaCord: A Leader in Advancing the Application of Cord Blood Stem Cells ViaCord is a recognized leader in cord blood banking and has a long heritage of participating in application development to increase the value of newborn stem cells as a health resource for families. In fact, our scientific expertise is at the core of everything we do.