Tag: statistics
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Infographic – London Tops Favorite European Workplaces
Brexit, shmexit. A recent study from labor market research company Intelligence Group shows London is the most desired place to work for Europeans today.
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Infographic – HIV Infections Growing in Eastern Europe
While much attention is focused on the continuing AIDS and HIV crisis in Africa, countries in Eastern Europe are also facing growing numbers of HIV infections.
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Infographic – Greatest Human Health Risks
It turns out the greatest current risk to the world’s health may be in the air we breathe.
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Report – U.S. Lags in Robotic Adoption
A report released today shows the U.S. and most European countries are falling behind most other developed countries, in adopting robotics into their economies.
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Survey Shows Sharp Rise in Teen E-Cigarette Use
New data from a continuing survey of smoking among school-age children shows large increases in electronic cigarette use in high school and middle school children in just the past year.
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Infographic — More Women PhDs Awarded in US than Men
Those data show more women than men receiving doctorate degrees in the U.S. in the 2016-17 academic year.
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Small Business Grant Aims to Cut Animals in Toxicity Testing
A grant from National Institute of Health supports work by a start-up enterprise in Indiana to better estimate doses needed to test drugs for toxicity and reduce the number of animals needed for those tests.
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Infographic – Smartphone Data Collection, Like It or Not
We’re learning more and more about the data collected by mobile device software, particularly Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems.
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Despite Crisis, U.S. Prescription Opioid Use Remains High
A review of insurance claims over a 10-year period shows prescription opioid use in the U.S. remains at a high level with few signs of declining, despite repeated and vocal public concerns about these drugs.
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Technique Assessed for Comparing Effectiveness Between Drugs
An academic-industry research team validated a statistical technique to evaluate the effectiveness of different drugs treating the same disease, without conducting separate head-to-head clinical trials.