'Europeans and biotechnology' survey of public perception
...ever, there is a change from the downward trend in attitudes to GM food over the past six years. While on avera... GM food is still not supported, in many countries attitudes have become more positive since the last survey was conducted in 1999. While the cloning of human ce...Most Americans open to pharmacogenomics research
...ing of a national survey aimed at assessing public attitudes toward pharmacogenomics, an area of research aimed...f pharmacogenomics, he said. The survey found that attitudes varied significantly by educational level, race, income and age, although not by gender. Nearly eigh...NIH to host conference on dietary supplement use in the elderly
...th factors that influence behavior (development of attitudes and beliefs). - Issues and data gaps related to supplement use in the elderly, such as efficacy, safety, and various types of interactions (i.e., with prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, surgical procedures, disease states, etc.) - Ev...Survey of Chesapeake Bay watershed residents may save the bay
...sidents' level of knowledge about, perceptions of, attitudes towards, and behaviors in relation to pollution and environmental quality of the Chesapeake Bay region. A secondary goal of the survey was to track changes in public perception regarding water quality issues since the Chesapeake Bay Program's last p...Americans deeply divided about use of genetic technologies in reproduction
...le Trusts. The survey explored the knowledge and attitudes of 1,211 respondents about reproductive cloning, genetic testing, and genetic modification and preferences about government regulation. "These technologies give us the power to manipulate the most personal and profound of human activities -- beginni...Agriculture presents common ground for rural, urban people
Blacksburg, Va., Nov. 15 2002 -- The diverging attitudes of urban and rural residents concerning how each fits into the national way of life troubles Diane Relf. "We need to actively pursue connections between urban and rural people, because that will increase understanding," Relf said. "The fact is, this...Getting at the roots of terrorism
...or announcing our good intentions and changing our attitudes right now....Media alert: press briefings and special sessions at the GSA's Annual Meeting
...hows some surprising contradictions in physicians' attitudes on how to treat these older cancer patients. Survey results will be released at this press briefing. Gloria Cavanaugh, President and CEO of ASA, and Stuart M. Lichtman, MD, of North Shore University Hospital at the NYU School of Medicine, will discus...UCLA study shows water reclamation could become an important source of future water supplies
...ute researchers Stenstrom and Berk examined public attitudes toward water reclamation. In a recent survey of Los Angeles homeowners, respondents were asked whether they would use reclaimed water for certain household and personal activities. Although the question dealt with the use of "reclaimed water at leas...UT Southwestern researcher, colleagues report drug therapy eases chronic depression
...lifying psychosocial dynamics such as functioning, attitudes and quality of life. Only 6 percent of the Zoloft patients relapsed into depression while the placebo group's relapse rate was 23 percent. Study had either chronic major depression or double depression, a low-level depression disease interrupted by o...New physical activity opinion survey demonstrates perceptions do not meet reality
.... While nearly 79% of parents feel that their own attitudes towards physical activity and physical education a...de, more than half of teenagers say their parents' attitudes are not important in influencing their attitudes toward physical activity (56%) and physical educati...Public calls on U.S. government to protect the world's coral reefs, new poll finds
...rehensive poll surveyed the public's knowledge and attitudes towards coral reefs and the growing threats to their survival. The survey results follow on the heels of the recently published The State of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the United States and Pacific Freely Associated States, the first national assessmen......thnicity and class in order to identify trends in attitudes towards modern health technologies. Preliminary findings reveal a range of differing opinions, with some groups, such as lesbian women, being more reluctant to accept orthodox medical treatment than others. Dr. Bendelow is based at the University of...... 1973 ESA. "Our results show that changes in human attitudes and behavior have been critical to the survival of grizzly bears from 1970 to the present," say the researchers. Most of the grizzly recovery areas are smaller or have higher human densities than optimum. "These results argue for continued stringent...People and fire at Florida's wildland-urban interface
...ms could ease the concerns of residents and change attitudes toward fire management in areas at high risk for wildfire....Environmental costs may be higher than you think
...nvironment (CRiBE), aim to redress local companies attitudes to environmental training by offering free training - which is custom-made to suit an individuals learning pace. Small companies may not be able to aspire to, or afford, the training budgets that larger companies have, said Professor Phil Jones, Dire...Biological evidence can persuade people to change unhealthy habits
...ing their bodies, some people will adopt healthier attitudes and lifestyles, according to a review of existing research. Modifiable behaviors, such as smoking, obesity, alcohol and lack of exercise are responsible for nearly half of the leading causes of American deaths, according to the review, published in t...Hopkins Bioethics Institute receives $9.9 million from Pew Trusts
...ive genetics, supporting research to assess public attitudes and concerns about the field, and creating a set of policy options for guiding the use of advances over the long-term, Hudson said. The Center will not advocate for any particular positions, but rather will develop an analysis of pros and cons and cr...Still waters? 'Clear-cutting' robs the deep-sea of ancient treasures
...iology of deep-sea organisms compels us to rethink attitudes to exploitation that we have developed from experience with organisms living in the `fast-lane' of shallow seas," he said. "We must consider deep-sea fish stocks as nonrenewable resources." In his Science paper, Roberts urges conservation targeting 1......ities must work together to develop the skills and attitudes necessary to prevail. Otherwise, theyll perish. So theres a cultural emphasis on community unity in crisis and heroism. Winds of Change focuses on killer hurricanes in Cuba in 1842, 1844 and 1846, because of their devastating effects on the countrys ...