The report by a working group of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director considered the future of the nation’s biomedical research workforce. The goal of the study was to ensure “future US competitiveness and innovation in biomedical research by creating pathways through undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral training” that attract and retain the best scientists and prepare...
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Want to get teens interested in math and science? Target their parents :: (Association for Psychological Science) Increasing the number of students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math - the STEM disciplines - is vital to national competitiveness in the global economy and to the development of a strong workforce. But the pipeline leading toward STEM careers begins leaking in high school, when students choose not to take advanced STEM courses. Now a new study goes beyond the classroom to examine the unique role that parents can play in promoting students' STEM motivation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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Investing in our future: White House honors Dr. T. Berry Brazelton :: Investing in our future means investing in our children.
That's the message that Boston Children's renowned pediatrician T.Berry Brazelton wants everyone to hear, loud and clear.
Brazelton was one of 11 individuals from Head Start programs around the country who was honored by the White House on June 18th as a "Champion of Change." The Champions of Change program is part of President Obama's Winning the Future Initiative. If anyone has spent his life thinking about our future, it's Brazelton.
Along with guiding millions of parents in raising their children, Brazelton collaborated with Ed Zigler and Julius Richmond to create Head Start, a comprehensive early education program for low-income children that, as he says, gives "every child a chance to make the American dream come ...
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French anti-piracy chief: 'punishment is not enough' :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/95DFRM9tTvU/
HSBC to apologise before Senate :: HSBC will apologise to the US Senate after an investigation claimed that the bank was being used to launder dirty money around the world.
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Video star Socialcam sells to Autodesk for $60M :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/ZuQ4i_2d75U/
Why is T-Mobile getting the Galaxy Note? 77% want a big phone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/S9KZPQ6e93g/
G4S boss regrets Olympic contract :: G4S chief executive Nick Buckles tells MPs he regrets taking on the Olympics security contract, agreeing it has been a "humiliating shambles".
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Profits fall at Goldman Sachs :: US bank Goldman Sachs says its net profits halved in the second quarter compared with the first quarter, blaming deteriorating market conditions.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18868408#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Man Utd is 'most valuable club' :: Premier League football club Manchester United is the world's most valuable sports club says US business magazine Forbes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18868223#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: HSBC 'used for money laundering' :: A US Senate probe has disclosed how lax controls at Europe's largest bank left it vulnerable to being used to launder dirty money from around the world.
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Pimco's Bill Gross Says US Is Nearing A Recession :: Bill Gross, who heads the world's largest bond fund, Pimco, said the United States is approaching a recession, according to a published report Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363914/20120717/gross-bill-pimco-recession-economy.htm
Libor Fixing Scandal: BoE's King Uses TSC Questions to His Advantage :: Bank of England governor Mervyn King dodges crucial questions from the Treasury Select Committee on his role in libor affair.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363913/20120717/bank-england-mervyn-king-libor-barclays-treasury.htm
When DIY plans meet reality: Zaarly unveils "Anywhere" API :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/N29CN_piZ0U/
Utilities embracing smart thermostats to help manage grids :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/h0e8wAtYO8Q/
Barnes & Noble launches cloud-based reading platform Nook for Web :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/d2V1g0ZJuA8/
US Consumer Price Index Flat In June As Gas Prices Fall :: Consumer prices in the U.S. were flat in June as higher cost of food offset another drop in energy, according to government statistics released Tuesday, further confirming the Federal Reserve's view that the jump in fuel costs was only temporary.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363903/20120717/consumer-price-index-cpi-flat-june-gas.htm
Aryaka scores $25M to speed up corporate connections :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/yj7wwV1O_sw/
Samsung buys UK wi-fi chip unit :: Cambridge-based CSR's mobile device chip division is acquired by the South Korean tech giant.
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