Science Education & Policy

Kids And Video Game Violence; How Much Impact Does It Have?

Highly publicized events such as school shootings arouse public interest in the effects of media violence exposure on children, yet there is still considerable public debate about whether to take this issue seriously. A recent article in Social Issues and ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 28 2007 - 2:24pm

The Power Of Placebos Over Health Journalists

In the New York Times, Abigail Zuger, an M.D., recently reviewed a book called Snake Oil Science: The Truth About Complementary and Alternative Medicine by R. Barker Bausell — the “truth” being, if I read Zuger correctly, that it’s all baloney. Zuger call ...

Article - Seth Roberts - Dec 29 2007 - 12:20am

Kids And Nightmares: It May Be A Personality Trait

Bad dreams in pre-schoolers are less prevalent than thought. However, when they do exist, nightmares are trait-like in nature and associated with personality characteristics measured as early as five months, according to a study published in the January 1 ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 1 2008 - 12:21pm

Colon Cancer In America Traced To English Couple Arriving In 1630

A married couple who sailed from England to America around 1630 may be the ancestors of hundreds of people alive today who are at risk for a hereditary form of colon cancer. Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at The University of Utah have di ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 2 2008 - 3:50am

Medical Simulation Corporation And Edwards Lifesciences Launch Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve Training Program In Euro

DENVER, January 2 /PRNewswire/-- Medical Simulation Corporation announces the launch of the Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) Training Program in Europe. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the world leader in the science of heart va ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 2 2008 - 8:30am

PPD Names Senior Vice President For Europe, Middle East And Africa

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, January 2 /PRNewswire/--- Strengthens global leadership in drug development PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) today announced the appointment of Sebastian Pacios, M.D., as senior vice president of clinical operations for Europe, Middle ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 2 2008 - 5:30pm

Hiring At Slower Pace Expected For The New Year, CareerBuilder.co.uk's Annual Job Forecast Reveals

LONDON, January 3 /PRNewswire/--- Higher Paycheques, Flexible Work Arrangements, Candidate Screening Online Among Major Trends for 2008- CareerBuilder.co.uk, a leading job site in the UK, released the results of its annual job forecast, conducted by Harri ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 3 2008 - 4:30am

Politics And Science: Where The Presidential Candidates Stand

What are the United States presidential candidates’ positions on scientific topics ranging from evolution to global warming? A special news report in the January 4th issue of Science addresses these questions and profiles the nine leading candidates on whe ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 9 2008 - 8:10pm

Cbm Expanding Its Mandate

TORONTO, January 5 /PRNewswire/-- President of cbm, Prof. Allen Foster announces that cbm has expanded its areas of work to include all persons with disability, not just persons with visual loss. For the past 100 years, cbm previously known as Christoffel ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 5 2008 - 4:30am

I:FAO Publishes Cytric V7 Version 7.8

FRANKFURT, Germany, January 7 /PRNewswire/--- New cytric Release: Travel Policy in the Highest Level of Detail ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jan 7 2008 - 6:30am