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School Smoking Bans Effectively Reduce Smoking Behavior

July 11, 2019 admin children, smoking, wellness

Half of all smokers in Germany report that they started using tobacco at the age of 15 or younger, which

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Early-Life Access to Food Stamps Has Long-Run Benefits for Children’s Health

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 admin children, nutrition, poverty, wellness

In the United States, 25 percent of all children and nearly 15 percent of the total population received food stamp

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When the Fire Goes Out, Children Face Lasting Effects: Evidence from the Indonesian Forest Fires

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 admin children, early childhood, pollution, wellness

Recent devastating wildfires have drawn attention to how climate change is expected to make weather phenomena more unpredictable and wildfires

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The Dynamics of Families’ Long-Term Care Arrangements—Who Takes Care of Our Elderly in the Long Run?

May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 admin aging, family, healthcare, wellness

As the population ages, many families face decisions about how to care for elderly relatives. In a recent publication, Bridget

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Which Kids Party Hard?

May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 admin children, crime, education, wellness

In “Uncommon Knowledge: Freaks and geeks, and beyond,” the Boston Globe’s Kevin Lewis highlights a JHR paper on how relative

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Later Start Times Increase Academic Achievement for Teens

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 admin children, education, wellness

Researchers—and parents of teenagers—have long suspected that school starts too early in the morning for adolescents. New research by Jenni

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Missing Work Is a Pain

September 29, 2017October 10, 2017 admin disability, employment, healthcare, labor, wellness

When a popular drug is pulled from the market, what happens to those who suffer from chronic pain? Researchers find

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