Science Education & Policy

Life Recovery Systems Study Of Heart Attack With ThermoSuit(R) System

KINNELON, New Jersey and ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana, March 11 /PRNewswire/-- Life Recovery Systems, HD, LLC announced today approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application to investigate rapid hypothe ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 11 2008 - 11:32am

Do You Understand Evolutionary Trees? (Part Two)

In the first installment of this series, we encountered the common misconception that the order of the terminal nodes ("tips") on an evolutionary tree reflects the actual relatedness among the species represented. Simply rotating some internal n ...

Article - T. Ryan Gregory - Mar 11 2008 - 5:16pm

Options For US Climate Legislation Outlined By House Energy Subcommittee Chairman At Platts Energy Podium

WASHINGTON, March 11 /PRNewswire/-- The chairman of the US House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee told a Platts Energy Podium event in Washington on Tuesday that he supports a greenhouse gases (GHG) cap-and-trade system that would provide nearly all em ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 11 2008 - 3:33pm

Study: Red Light Cameras Don't Work And Increase Crashes

Rather than improving motorist safety, red-light cameras significantly increase crashes and are a ticket to higher auto insurance premiums, researchers at the University of South Florida College of Public Health conclude. “The rigorous studies clearly show ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2008 - 11:36pm

As World Water Day Approaches, PlayPumps International Recognizes Global Water 'Heroes'

WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire/--- This World Water Day- March 22- Innovative 'Clean Water' Non-Profit, PlayPumps International Recognizes 5 'Heroes' Including Coke Africa, Save the Children & One Water In recognition of World Wa ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 12 2008 - 11:33am

How The Brain Adjusts In Language-Impaired Kids

Grammar is a complex human ability yet by the age of three most children can make grammatically correct sentences. Kids with a specific language impairment(SLI), however, continue to make grammatical errors, sometimes even into adulthood. As teenagers they ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 12 2008 - 9:01pm

Mother Nature And The Evolutionary Mandate

It's taken weeks to get here but we've covered 13.7 billion years of cosmic quirks. We've gone from The Big Bang and the Birth of Culture through Supersynchrony And The Evolution Of Mass Culture to The Big Burp And The Evolution of Elements. ...

Article - Howard Bloom - Mar 14 2008 - 11:34am

Pet Obesity Is Europe's Biggest Animal Health Issue!

LONDON, March 13 /PRNewswire/-- Two-thirds of veterinary professionals believe that pet obesity is the single biggest health issue facing domestic animals throughout Europe, with 96 per cent of those questioned identifying early death as the most serious ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 13 2008 - 3:32am

Egyptian Foot Care Centre To Improve Diabetes Foot Care With Grant From The International Diabetes Federation

BRUSSELS and ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, March 13 /PRNewswire/-- Over 246 million people live with diabetes across the world and 4.4 million of those people live in Egypt. Poor diabetes control can lead to devastating complications, like blood vessel problems and ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 13 2008 - 3:32am

Quikbook.Com Saves Money For Visitors To U.S.

NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire/--- By Taking Advantage of Weak Dollar, Travelers Book Quality Hotels As the value of the U.S. dollar weakens, Quikbook.com, an online hotel booking Website (www.quikbook.com) provides travelers throughout the United Kingdom ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Mar 13 2008 - 5:32am