Science Education & Policy

Who Gets Rich From Rising Food Prices?

With food prices going up, farmers are getting wealthy (or wealthier, in the case of the big conglomerates), right? Not outside the US, according to a study in Economic Development and Cultural Change by Marcel Fafchamps(1) and Ruth Vargas Hill(2). In thei ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 19 2008 - 3:37pm

Administration Staff At EIS Take Strike Action Over Pay

LONDON, June 20 /PRNewswire/-- EMBARGOED: Not for publication before 00:01 BST on Friday June 20- Att'n: Scotland Editors Administration staff working for Scotland's biggest teaching union are to strike today (Friday 20th June) over management&# ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 19 2008 - 6:33pm

Medical Advisors- Shills For The Pharmaceutical Industry?

Are senior doctors who help drug companies sell their drugs independent experts or just drug representatives in disguise, asks Ray Moynihan from the University of Newcastle in Australia, in this week's BMJ. Pharmaceutical companies regularly sponsor l ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 19 2008 - 7:11pm

Tata Interactive's Business Games And Simulations Set To Transform Corporate Training In India

MUMBAI, India, June 20 /PRNewswire/--- Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) Partners With International Simulation and Gaming Association (ISAGA) to Showcase Business Games and Simulations. Global e-learning provider, Tata Interactive Systems announced its newl ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 20 2008 - 6:32am

Equis International Announces Three New International Dealers

SALT LAKE CITY, June 20 /PRNewswire/-- Equis International, maker of the award winning line of technical analysis investment software MetaStock, introduced three new international dealers today: AlphaAlliance, Statica, and Elastic. "We are pleased to ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 20 2008 - 4:32pm

Tai Chi May Help With Sleep

More than half of all older adults complain about having difficulties sleeping. Most don't bother seeking treatment. Those who do usually turn either to medications, which can lead to other health problems, or behavior therapies, which are costly and ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 21 2008 - 9:30am

California Thinks It's Dangerous For You To Look At Your Own DNA

California thinks you shouldn’t be allowed to see your OWN fingerprints (of the DNA variety) without a doctor’s permission.  Last week, the California Department of Public Health sent "Cease And Desist" orders  to 13 private companies that were ...

Article - Lee Silver - Jun 22 2008 - 6:27pm

John & Jean Piety Named SLA Engineering Librarians Of The Year

NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/--- Special Library Association (SLA) and Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of SLA and Honor Two Lifetimes of Achievement Elsevier's Engineering and Technology Division to ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 2:33am

Elsevier To Contribute 9 Million Articles To CrossCheck

AMSTERDAM, June 23 /PRNewswire/--- Ready to Implement CrossRef's Plagiarism Detection Software After Successful Pilot Elsevier, the leading publisher of science, technology and medical information announced today that it will implement CrossCheck, th ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 3:30am

Entech Pollutec Earns Well-Deserved Reputation As Asia's Top 'Green' Event

BANGKOK, Thailand, June 23 /PRNewswire/-- Only a few years ago not many people paid much attention to an exhibition devoted exclusively to the environment. But how quickly things change. Now with oil at over US$130 a barrel, food and transportation costs ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 23 2008 - 4:33am