A recent example of an investigation of the possible effects of natural background radiation upon the risk of childhood cancer is the UK Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS), a large interview-based ...

Background checks alone might not be enough to reduce shooting deaths in the United States, a new study warns. States that require gun permits, rather than relying solely on universal background ...

Here's one topic Americans can bank on hearing about in next week's State of the Union address: gun control. The reaction to President Obama's announced gun-control measures this week was swift and ...

Investigation into the nature of the nutritional and other lifestyle factors that might explain interindividual and interpopulation differences in blood pressure is difficult to conduct. Particularly ...