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Bad Science | Homeopathy and the nocebo effect
Dr Peter Fisher from the Royal London Homeopathic hospital (funded by the NHS) says homeopathic pills have physical side-effects. Can a sugar pill have a side-effect?This week the parliamentary science and technology committee...
Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food
A new study finds food waste per person has shot up 50 percent since 1974.
'Galaxy game' lets people help astronomers
LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Astronomers in Britain have come up with an Internet galaxy game they say will get people to help them figure out the answers to...
Free e-samples of prescription drugs: At what cost?
Search the Internet to learn about your asthma, high cholesterol or other common disorder, and odds are you'll be directed to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. There you'll often find...
ORNL 'deep retrofits' can cut home energy bills in half
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...
Wikileaks releases pager intercepts from 9/11
Whistleblower website Wikileaks began publishing on Wednesday what it said were hundreds of thousands of pager messages from the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and...
US online ad revenue down 5.4 pct in third quarter
(AP) -- Online advertising revenue in the U.S. fell 5.4 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, as the sputtering economy kept its tight grip on even the...
Computational biology: Biological logic
An intuitive approach to computer modelling could reveal paths to discovery, finds Lucas Laursen.
EU assembly adopts Internet, phone user rights
(AP) -- The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if they...
China's Reverse Brain Drain (from Business Week November 19, 2009)
(Maybe from this website: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_48/b4157058821350) China's Reverse Brain Drain Beijing is making progress in its effort to lure back top Chinese scientists working overseas By Pete Engardio
Mental illness costs Canada $33B annually: TD
Mental illness drags down the Canadian economy by more than two per cent annually, TD Bank's chief economist says.
Achieve early diagnosis of ocular pathologies such as keratitis and macular degeneration
Researchers from the University of Granada have provided an early diagnosis of certain ocular diseases that are very common today, such as age-related macular degeneration and keratitis, by applying...
Study shows no change in FDA approval time
GREENVILLE, N.C., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Scientists say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking just as long as ever to approve new drugs, despite increased use of...
Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm
(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.
Magic box for mission impossible
On September 11, firefighters, police officers and ambulance workers faced a terrifying rescue effort in the World Trade Center complex. They battled to save people from the collapsing Twin Towers,...
Video: Mobile Apps as Travel Aides
Sci-Tech correspondent Daniel Sieberg shares some mobile applications that can aid holiday travelers with tips, directions and more.
South Africa's marauding baboons add to World Cup worries
Thousands of 2010 fans could offer rich pickings for increasingly aggressive monkeys in search of snacksViolent crime. Transport chaos. Over-priced hotels. Visitor anxieties about next year's World Cup in South Africa. These could...
FDA seeks injunction against Sharkco Inc.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it is seeking court action against a Louisiana seafood company because of alleged health safety violations.
N.B. to track prescription drug use
Health Minister Mary Schryer introduced legislation on Tuesday to create electronic records for prescription drug use in the province.
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It is no hidden fact that the economy has hit bad and there are many people who have had to suffer the consequences. The government is up on its feet...
Workplace literacy schemes are too short to improve skills
The five billion pound Skills for Life programme is based on the assumption that an improvement in literacy and numeracy will increase people's earning potential, as well as their productivity...
AT&T and Verizon ads duel on airwaves and in court
(AP) -- What would the holidays be without bickering between siblings? AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other's wireless networks. While the ads...
S.Korea halves ceiling on text messages to fight spam
South Korean authorities on Wednesday halved the daily limit on text messages sent out by mobile phones as part of a campaign against spam, officials said.
State proposes trading program to cut emissions
Companies could buy and sell allowances under plan to reduce pollutants 15%. ...
Software takes a hard look at traffic fatalities
Bergen County Police and a Hackensack, N.J., drug treatment center are among a growing number of agencies using a software program to identify dangerous intersections, spot teen driving trends and...
Senators press EU to speed its Oracle-Sun probe
(AP) -- U.S. senators are pressuring European antitrust regulators to hurry their investigation of Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc., citing Sun's "precarious" financial condition and fears...
Google, Yahoo zero in on Internet 'freedom' bill
Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nuanced approach...
Australia, Canada approve Yahoo!-Microsoft deal
Australian and Canadian competition authorities have approved the Internet search and advertising partnership between Yahoo! and Microsoft, the companies said Tuesday.