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Cost to patients barrier to counseling for obesity and smoking
Researchers found that when primary care clinicians and community counselors collaborated to offer free counseling services to patients, there was an overwhelming positive response. Yet, when the same services were...
Amazon shares slip; Macmillan titles still missing
(AP) -- Amazon.com continued to withhold sales of books published by Macmillan on Monday, the result of a pricing dispute that helped knock shares in the online retailer down...
Chemicals in forest fire smoke studied
SCOTTSVILLE, South Africa, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- South African scientists say chemicals in smoke from forest fires may regulate seed germination and play a key role in the rebirth...
Qualcomm to set up research centre in S.Korea
US mobile phone chipmaking giant Qualcomm said Monday it would set up a research and development centre in South Korea to develop new technologies.
The greatest scientific advances from the Muslim world
From the elephant clock to the camera obscura, here are six amazing inventions from between the 9th and 15th centuriesThere is no such thing as Islamic science – for science is the...
F.D.A. Aims at Doctors’ Drug Pitches
Dr. Leslie Baumann’s comments in the media about an antiwrinkle drug violated restrictions on drug promotion, the agency said, in what is believed to be the first time an individual...
Data on Haitian Creole released hasten development of translation tools
In response to the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, scientists have publicly released spoken and textual data they've compiled on Haitian Creole so that translation tools desperately needed by doctors, nurses...
Video: High-Speed Rail, the Future?
President Obama has proposed billions put high-speed rail on the fast track to create future jobs. But as John Blackstone reports, will car-loving Americans get on board?
'Manage flights' to cut emissions
The quickest way to cut emissions from aircraft could be better flight management rather than new technology, an Oxford University study says.
Science Weekly podcast: Our Evolutionary Agony Aunt, and aliens
Carole Jahme, the Guardian's evolutionary agony aunt who writes our weekly 'Ask Carole column, joins us in the studio to help us with our relationship troubles. In a debate on mountaintop mining...
Patient access schemes for high-cost cancer medicines: Good in theory, difficult in practice
created by the pharmaceutical industry to allow access to expensive cancer drugs -can be fraught with administrative problems, meaning that money does not reach the parts of the UK National...
Rewriting European privacy law for digital age
European legislation covering the protection of private data is being dragged into the digital age in a potential threat for social networking sites like Facebook where users display foibles, often...
A very modern illusion | Mark Vernon
Charles Taylor shows how faith and scientific progress both require leaps into the unknownIs science closer to religion than is typically assumed? Is religion closer to science? Might rational enquiry, based on evidence,...
Fears Australian piracy case could shut off net
Australian Internet rights groups fear a piracy court case could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to become "copyright cops" and cut web access to customers who make illegal downloads.
Where There’s No Smoke, Altria Hopes There’s Fire
The company once called Philip Morris is hoping the F.D.A. will go easier on Marlboro Snus, a spit-free smokeless pouch, than on Marlboro cigarettes.
A Record Gust Gets Blown Away
What’s it like getting sacked by an pro linebacker? Try standing on Mount Washington when the wind is up.
City Critic: On the Plate, a Pinch or a Pound?
With salt the latest addition to the mayor’s health hit list, we take a look at how much is in some of New York’s favorite dishes.
U.N. Introduces Coupon System to Distribute Rice to Haitians
The new vouchers are intended to deliver food without the chaos and conflict that have marred relief giveaways to earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince.
How categories and environment create satisfied and well-informed consumers
Expert consumers like to be surprised by unusual product presentation, while novices crave familiarity, so claims a new study.
News Corp. in 500-million-dollar settlement with Valassis
News Corp. said Saturday it had reached a 500-million-dollar settlement over lawsuits filed by Valassis Communications Inc. against a division of Rupert Murdoch's entertainment and media giant.
California to vote on naming Apollo 11's garbage a historical resource
When the Apollo 11 astronauts blasted off from the moon, they left behind not just the small steps of men but a giant pile of equipment and junk for all...
Southwest to enable Wi-Fi use on 737 fleet
Southwest Airlines has finally decided to wire its Boeing 737 fleet for wireless Internet service after dabbling with the concept for two years.
Are you any good at creating passwords?
There's an interesting little study that's been done by security firm Imperva, which analyzed some 32 million passwords posted online in December by some enterprising hacker.
US electric carmaker Tesla plans public stock offering
US electric carmaker Tesla Motors said on Friday that it plans an intial public offering of stock that could raise as much as 100 million dollars.
Stocks fall on doubts about recovery's strength
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks ended a disappointing January with a loss as investors questioned whether the economy will be able to sustain its big fourth-quarter...
This Week in the Future, January 25-29, 2010
Leave a comment to win this illustration on a t-shirt! Apple releases its "magical" new iPad, scientists warn of hostile ET's at Cambridge University's alien conference, new insights on quality weed, and a...
Canada can't keep up with drilling surge
CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Amid a promising forecast for Canada's 2010 oil and natural gas drilling activity, the sector is facing an unexpected labor crunch.
Genetics Web Sites Win Online Award
Two University of Utah Web sites won Science's first award for online education materials.