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Clinical study
* Clinical studies are the basis on which medication or methods of treatment are approved
  - confirm a higher incidence in alcoholics, diabetics and persons with epilepsy
  - document the development of periodontal disease
  - focus on several immunological diseases
  - indicate a significant relationship between our B-vitamin complex and tinnitus
  - involve the scientific investigation of illness and treatment of illness in humans
  - mean that a potential medicine is being administered to human beings
  - predominate over the basic sciences
  - reveal that phosphatidylcholine helps individuals recover from toxic liver damage
  - revel that pyruvate can reduce gain in body fat without reducing muscle protein
* Clinical studies show a lowering of blood pressure in response to increased amounts of fiber
  - it retards hair growth in humans
* Clinical studies show that glutamine infusion helps maintain muscle mass in critically ill patients
  - it can reduce the risk of falls in the elderly
  - most menopausal women have too much
  - psyllium seed is useful as a bulk laxative
  - selenium is important in lowering the risk of several types of cancers
  - the effectiveness of homeopathic remedies in treating infectious diseases
* Some clinical studies suggest topical aloe gel for healing minor burns.

Cultural study
* Cultural studies analyses the role of expertise throughout society
  - combines issues of creativity with questions of power
  - emphasize the universal needs of human beings and an appreciation of diversity
  - focus on contemporary French literature
* Cultural studies is at the forefront of intellectual inquiry today
  - concerned with questions of meaning, identity, production and consumption

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Economic study
* All economic studies show that foreign trade growth helps to reduce poverty worldwide.
* Economic studies have a hard time quantifying why and how people gamble
  - indicate that high tax rates hinder economic growth and consequently job creation
  - show it puts a higher tax burden on the poor than on the rich
* Economic studies show that most immigrants want to work short periods and return home
  - they give far more to the economy than they take away
  - suggest plants can be sized according to regional conditions

Environmental study
* Environmental studies are scientific discipline
  - deals with every issue that affects a living organism
* Environmental studies is broader than environmental science
  - the interdisciplinary study of complex environmental concerns

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Epidemiologic study
* Epidemiologic studies are the bedrock of effective public health
  - compare the health of populations exposed to different levels of contaminants
  - find no evidence of horizontal spread
  - show no association between fat intake and body fatness
  - substantiate their associated risk in humans
  - suggest that episodes of asthma are exacerbated by smog events
  - try very hard to separate out the causes for the lung cancer
  - use a very crude assessment of human dietary fiber intake
* Most epidemiologic studies treat fiber from all sources as being the same.