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ORNL 'deep retrofits' can cut home energy bills in half

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 25, 2009 -- Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced plans to conduct a series of deep energy retrofit research projects with the potential to improve the energy efficiency in selected homes by as much as 30 to 50 percent.

Medical students regularly stuck by needles, often fail to report injuries

Medical students are commonly stuck by needles -- putting them at risk of contracting potentially dangerous blood-borne diseases -- and many of them fail to report the injuries to hospital authorities, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in the December issue of the journal Academic Medicine.

Study shows flavanol antioxidant content of US chocolate and cocoa-containing products

A recent study confirms that the antioxidants and other plant-based nutrients in chocolate and cocoa products are highly associated with the amount of non-fat cocoa-derived ingredients in the product. The study expands on previously published results.

Children's Hospital Oakland scientists discover soy component may be key to fighting colon cancer

November 18, 2009 - Oakland, Calif. -- A study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland scientists identifies a new class of therapeutic agents found naturally in soy that can prevent and possibly treat colon cancer, the third most deadly form of cancer.

Female breadwinners bring home the bacon and tension

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- In nearly a third of U.S. households, women are the sole or main breadwinners for their families, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This number is increasing as many families experience layoffs of highly paid husbands during the economic recession.

Children who lack continuity with a regular health care provider miss needed services

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Low-income children who don't access health care from the same place or provider over the long term are significantly more likely to have unmet health care needs compared with those do, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.

What is the public option?

November 23, 2009 by Eugene Jacquescoley

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The US Senate begins the debate on health care reform withhin the next couple of weeks, I thought it useful for readers to understand what one of the primal points...public option. What is it? Why has it stirred so much controversy?

HIPAA Requires Changes Due To American Recovery Act

November 23, 2009 by Eugene Jacquescoley

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Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, is the office that manages the funding and operating agreement of the bill signed into law by President Barack Obama called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. American Recovery Act has two goals:

Prevent and detect waste, fraud, and abuse.
Provide transparent reporting of Recovery-related funds as they are distributed and used

Shifting blame is socially contagious

Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem -- even when the target is innocent -- greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread with the tenacity of the H1N1 flu, according to new research from the USC Marshall School of Business and Stanford University.

Migration of key employees to competitors hinders organizational success

A study by researchers from the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University (OSU) explored the competitive advantage organizations gain when hiring key employees away from a competitor.

When good companies do bad things

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The more prominent and financially successful a corporation becomes, the more likely it is to break the law, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University scholar that challenges previous research.

Pushing the brain to find new pathways

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Until recently, scientists believed that, following a stroke, a patient had about six months to regain any lost function. After that, patients would be forced to compensate for the lost function by focusing on their remaining abilities.

New research by University of Miami law professor analyzes issues in immigration law

CORAL GABLES, FL (November 17, 2009) -- University of Miami Law Professor Rebecca A.

Depression as deadly as smoking, but anxiety may be good for you

A study by researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking.

Boehringer Ingelheim announces Phase III data of flibanserin in pre-menopausal women with HSDD

Ridgefield, CT, November 16, 2009 - Data from pivotal Phase III clinical trials demonstrate that flibanserin 100mg increased the number of satisfying sexual events (SSE) and sexual desire (the co-primary endpoints) while decreasing the distress associated with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD).



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