NIH Advisory Group Recommends Changes for Biomedical Research Workforce :: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) should make changes to workforce policies in order to promote the long-term sustainability of the biomedical research workforce, according to a new report by a government advisory group. NIH must address the increasing completion time for graduate degrees, low postdoctoral pay, and declining proportion of young researchers who obtain tenure-track positions.
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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US Housing Starts Up 6.9% In June, Biggest Monthly Jump In Almost 4 Yrs :: Groundbreaking on new U.S. homes rose more than expected in June to its fastest pace in almost four years, government figures showed on Wednesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364342/20120718/june-housing-starts-building-permits-6-9.htm
Summer BBQs More Expensive In Spite Of Stable Cost Of Living :: The price of hamburgers, hot dogs and other commonly grilled items shot up dramatically in June, government data released Tuesday showed, far outpacing price increases seen for other food items and the general cost of living, which actually dipped slightly in the month.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364327/20120718/inflation-cpi-meat-prices-barbecue-cookout-index.htm
Will Obamacare Increase Your Taxes? For Some, Yes :: Taxes may rise modestly for average Americans and more sharply for wealthier citizens as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as "Obamacare."
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364280/20120718/obamacare-taxes-medicare-affordable-care-act.htm
VIDEO: Injecting growth into the economy :: The government says it will underwrite £50bn of investment in infrastructure and exports to try to lift the economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18881927#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Only Afghanistan Is Worse: Crisis Looming In Yemen As Malnutrition Rises :: Yemen is going through a difficult political transition after the ouster of president Ali Abdallah Saleh, but that isn't as bad as its humanitarian crisis
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364273/20120718/yemen-hunger-food-crisis-unicef.htm
Nomura Urged to Clean up Banking Culture on Insider Trading Probe :: Japan's deputy banking minister Ikko Nakatsuka urges country's biggest brokerage to 'clean its wounds' following investigation into trader tip-offs.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364231/20120718/nomura-insider-trading-japan-securities-exchange-surveillance.htm
Top After-Market Nasdaq Movers (Amicus, Orexigen, Gevo, Inter Parfums, Complete Genomics, Rovi, Arena, VIVUS, SS&C Technologies, Horizon) :: The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Tuesday were Amicus Therapeutics Inc, Orexigen Therapeutics inc, Gevo Inc, Inter Parfums Inc and Complete Genomics Inc.
The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Rovi Corporation, Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc, VIVUS Inc SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc and Horizon Technology Finance Corporation.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364169/20120718/top-market-nasdaq-movers-amicus-orexigen-gevo.htm
Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 7/18/2012 :: Overnight European market closed slightly lower after a weak business confidence report out of Germany. In the U.S. the stock markets moved higher, while gold and metal prices sold off. Overnight the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. economy was weak but the FED did not plan on to take any further action at present to boost the economy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364152/20120717/australian-stock-market-report-midday-7-18.htm
Newly Launched Food Paper Open to Idea of Foreign Investment in Agri Sector :: A newly launched discussion paper on food security recommended that Australia be open to more foreign investors in its agriculture sector to ensure the long-term viability of domestic supply and boost food export.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364150/20120717/newly-launched-food-paper-open-idea-foreign.htm
Global Markets Overview - 07/18/2012 :: Stocks shook off the Fed chief's dour view of the state of U.S. growth, reversing early losses on hopes central bankers might be forced to come to the economy's aid. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.33 points, or 0.6%, to 12805.54.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364133/20120717/jp-morgan-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng.htm
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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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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Intel warns of slowing economy :: The world's largest maker of computer chips, Intel, says the weak economy will mean its next profits will miss forecasts.
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Intel Beats Estimates In 2Q, But Cuts Forecast :: Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), the largest semiconductor manufacturer, beat expectations in the second quarter, but reduced its revenue forecast for the year as China's economy is expected to slow.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364086/20120717/intel-beats-2q-estimates-cuts-forecast.htm
Yahoo! Beats Estimates In 2Q As Advertising Revenue Rises :: Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO)'s earnings increased in the second quarter as the tech giant's advertising revenue rose slightly.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364077/20120717/yahoo-beats-2q-earnings-marissa-mayer.htm
US Builder Confidence Rises To 5-Year High In July :: U.S. builder confidence rose in the new single-family home market as in July by the greatest level in nearly a decade, led by improving market conditions and buyer traffic, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363999/20120717/building-confidence-rises-july.htm
As Greece's Unemployment Surges, Britain Seeks To Stop Greek Influx :: Greece's jobless rate is about double the average for the EU, while the unemployment rate among youths under 25 is an astounding 51.5 percent -- having doubled over the past three years.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363986/20120717/greek-unemployment-uk-eu-immigartion-jobless.htm
US Stocks Rebound In Choppy Session; Bernanke Gives No Stimulus Detail :: U.S. stocks gave back early gains, then gained new momentum on Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke set out a downbeat view of the economy to Congress without promising imminent easing measures.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363984/20120717/fed-chairman-ben-bernanke-testimony-congress-stock.htm
US Industrial Production Up 0.4% In June :: Industrial Production in the U.S. increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent in June after a 0.2 percent dip in May, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday, led by gains among automobile and machinery makers that suggests some resilience in the manufacturing sector.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363976/20120717/industrial-production-up-0-4-june.htm
Fed Ready To Do More To Increase Job Growth: Bernanke :: The head of the world's most powerful central bank said it stands ready to offer additional monetary support to a U.S. economy that has slowed significantly in recent months, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers on Tuesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363973/20120717/federal-reserve-bernanke-jobs-quantitative-easing-unemployment.htm
US Consumer Price Index Flat In June As Gas Prices Fall :: Consumer prices in the U.S. were flat in June as the 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
Will HSBC Be Kicked Out Of America? Senate Threatens Action After Probe Shows Bank Laundered Billions In Terror And Drug Money :: The Senate probe, which also lays heavy criticism on HSBC's prime U.S. regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), goes so far as to suggest that lawmakers should consider revoking the bank's charter to operate in the U.S.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363875/20120717/hsbc-senate-probe-launder-money-drugs-terrorism.htm
IMF Cuts India Growth Projections to 6.1 Per Cent for 2012; Recommends Subsidies Cut :: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday revised India's economic growth to 6.1 percent for 2012 from the previous April projection of 6.8 percent.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363829/20120717/imf-india-growth-projections-6-1-percent.htm
Searching For Yield In A Zero-Rate Environment :: High nominal and real interest rates can be found in the Latin American short-term fixed income markets
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363820/20120717/zero-rates-yield-latin-america-ecb-europe.htm
UK Inflation Slows to 2.4% in June: ONS [VIDEO] :: UK inflation has fallen to its lowest reading since November 2009, loosening its grip on consumers' hard pressed finances.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/363782/20120717/uk-inflation-june-recession-qe-ons.htm
It's green growth or nothing | Chris Huhne :: We have no choice. High energy prices are here to stay and resource-frugality is our only hope for a sustainable futureMuch of our economic debate implies we must choose between going green or going for growth. That view may be the opposite of the truth. There is now hard evidence that the real choice is between green growth or no growth at all.For the first time in the postwar period, energy and other commodity prices are unusually high for this point of the global recovery. Normally the cost of basic materials falls in real terms for at least two years after a recovery begins. In the past, this boosted real incomes, supported spending and fuelled recovery.No more. Today there is a different phenomenon in the developed world: the "squeezed middle". Far from boosting incomes and spending, ...
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How Much Inequality Is Needed to Support a Strong Economy? :: There's plenty of self-interest on display in the debate on inequality, but behavioral and experimental economic studies and other inquiries into the topic show that there's more to the issue than meets the eye.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
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Healthy Eating Hindered By Parents' Work-Life Stress :: In a tight economy, with fewer jobs, many people end up working harder and sacrificing more to stay employed. A new study finds that one of those sacrifices is sometimes their own and their family's nutrition. While prior studies have implicated working mothers in providing less healthy family food environments, this is one of the first studies of family nutrition to look at fathers - in particular a population of urban fathers, who face higher rates of unemployment and under-employment... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Lippo unit's stake lures private equity to Indonesia: sources :: JAKARTA/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The chance to buy as much as 49 percent of Indonesia's largest private healthcare operator, Siloam Hospitals, is attracting a slew of global private equity firms to the sale, as they bet on a rapid rise in healthcare spending in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, sources said. (Source: Reuters: Health)
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