Two groups of hypothetically psychosis-prone subjects were chosen from among college students who scored deviantly high on scales of Physical Anhedonia (n = 50) or Perceptual Aberration (n = 65). Scores on these two scales had a small negative correlation, indicating that the scales identify different sets of deviant subjects. These experimental subjects and a control group (n = 66) were interv...

the recent report by barnhill and king about obesity prevention policy raises important issues for discussion and analysis. in response, this article raises four points for further consideration. first, a distinction between equality and justice needs to be made and consistently maintained. second, different theories of justice highlight one additional important source of disagreement about the...

BACKGROUND In May 2013, a measles outbreak began in the Netherlands among Orthodox Protestants who often refuse vaccination for religious reasons. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to compare the number of messages expressed on Twitter and other social media during the measles outbreak with the number of online news articles and the number of reported measles cases to answer the question if and when soci...

the present study aimed to determine awareness of tehran residents of seven warning signs of cancer, and application of protective measures against cancer. 2500 residents of tehran were selected through systematic cluster random sampling. data collection tool consisted of a questionnaire, comprising 3 sections of demographic details, awareness of warning signs of cancer, and application of prot...

environmental management for malaria control is defined as any planned physical activities that through transformation of land, water and vegetation will result in the prevention, reduction or elimination of malaria. in planning and implementing these activities, full consideration must be given to their long-term effects and benefits and to the preservation of the quality of environment and th...