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Obama urged to stop Medicare hospice cuts
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 (UPI) -- U.S. hospice providers are urging President Barack Obama to stop cuts to the nation's Medicare hospice benefits.
Jobs' liver transplant shows power of the rich
A celebrity like Apple CEO Steve Jobs scores a rare organ transplant and the world wonders: Did he game the system? The rich have plenty of advantages that others don't....
Nortel Networks employees return to work amid news of sale
Ottawa-based Nortel Networks was delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange on Monday after the company announced it was selling most of its wireless business to Nokia Siemens Networks.
One in six people starving
World hunger is set to reach a historic high in 2009 with 1.02 billion people going hungry everyday, according to new estimates.
Big disparities in the treatment of arrhythmias across Europe
The latest statistics regarding the use of pacemakers and implantable cardiac devices in Europe was presented on Sunday 21 June, at EUROPACE 2009, the meeting of the European Heart Rhythm...
Computer Idle? Now You Can Donate Its Time To Find A Cure For Major Diseases
Not using your computer at the moment? You can now donate your computer's idle time to cutting-edge biomedical research aimed at finding a cure for HIV, Parkinson's, arthritis, and breast...
Disaster Request for a Drought-Hit County in California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger asked President Obama to declare Fresno County a federal disaster area because of a three-year drought straining the agricultural industry.
Redbox's machines take on Netflix's red envelopes
(AP) -- With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70...
Commentary: Dear science marketing expert: shut up - now!
Have you ever read any of the product introductions on the product pages of your publication? It can actually get quite complicated to read this sort of thing. Not because...
Study finds that tobacco companies changed design of cigarettes without alerting smokers
As President Obama prepares to sign a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the tobacco industry, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)...
ALL BUSINESS: More transparency needed from Fed
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Federal Reserve, which prides itself on never having lost a dime on a loan it made, is sitting on almost $1...
Talking Business: Unlikely Partners in a Cause
The move to regulation of tobacco by the Food and Drug Administration has happened in part because of the effort of a former cigarette executive.
Free medical advice? No. But suturing wounds? Absolutely.
Ten minutes into one of my favorite parts of church -- coffee hour -- I was sipping from my Styrofoam cup and enjoying the sugar buzz of a day-old doughnut...
Big fine could be big trouble in downloading case
(AP) -- The $1.92 million verdict against a Minnesota woman accused of sharing 24 songs over the Internet could ratchet up the pressure on other defendants to settle with...
Intel program spotlights dubious online claims
Intel has launched software that sniffs out questionable claims at websites.
Google tricycle snaps views on Penn's campus
(AP) -- Coming soon to a campus near you - the Google tricycle.
No decision on carriage fees in heritage committee's TV report
After hosting a series of fiery hearings this spring, the House of Commons committee on Canadian Heritage released on Friday its report on the state of local television, but left...
Is Nanotechnology Safe? Interactions Between Nanomaterials And Biological Systems Explored
Tremendous growth in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics which are being used for commercial and medical applications prompts researchers to take a proactive role in examining the...
Canada wants phthalates out of toys
OTTAWA, June 19 (UPI) -- Canada's federal health agency is seeking to ban a chemical used to soften plastic toys that a U.S. trade group claims is harmless.
Cable venture suspends first advertising product
(AP) -- A joint venture formed by the nation's six largest cable operators is suspending trials of its first advertising product before it even gets off the ground.
New entrants seek to change wireless game
The arrival of new entrants to Canada's wireless industry has brought with it hope for consumers looking for choices beyond the current mobiles offerings.
FCC to look at exclusive cell phone deals
(AP) -- Regulators will investigate whether exclusive cell phone deals, such as the one that locks the iPhone to AT&T, are good for consumers.
Google, Facebook launch Persian services
Internet giant Google has unveiled a Farsi translation service to help Iranians "communicate directly" to the world, while Facebook has launched a version of its site in Persian, they said...
From "Green" Buildings to Sustainable Tourism: Ryerson Experts Offer Expertise on Environmental Issues
Planning that dream summer vacation but looking for some eco-friendly options? Looking for ways to make your home more "green"? Ryerson University experts are available to provide their expertise on...
Following the Money
Global health hit the philanthropic jackpot in recent years. About four times more aid flowed into developing countries in 2007 than in 1990. But a paper published in The Lancet suggests the nearly...
Electric fish could spark healthcare innovation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mathematicians in Manchester are hoping electric fish can give them clues to solving a fiendishly complex mathematical problem - which could in turn lead to better treatment for...
NDSU's Boudjouk Provides Information on Research Funding to Senate Subcommittee
Philip Boudjouk, board chair of The Coalition of EPSCoR/IDeA States, testified on June 18 before the U.S. Senate's Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense.
Robots Making Us Coffee
Even though this 'bot was dutifully programmed for each step and filmed in more of a stop-motion format--far from autonomous--we can dream, can't we, of a cute attendant chugging away...