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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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)
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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)<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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No-frills savings plans outlined :: Plans to create a template for "no-frills" savings products in a bid to simplify the market are outlined by the UK government.
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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 ...<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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Stocks take a breather after recent rally :: Growth-sensitive assets softer after recent rally, which came from upbeat US jobs data and easing of tensions in the eurozone debt markets
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Wet weather knocks Greggs profits :: Greggs, the UK's largest bakery chain, reports a drop in profits in the first half, blaming wet weather for a fall in like-for-like sales.
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Kung Fu Panda Creator Plans $3.1B Shanghai Theme Park, To Open 2016 :: Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc., creator of the well-loved giant panda and its martial arts friends in "Kung Fu Panda," together with its Chinese joint venture Oriental Dreamworks, is poised to invest some $3.1 billion to create a theme park in Shanghai which it expects to launch in 2016.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/371002/20120807/hollywood-animation.htm
Central Bank Bazookas Can't Help the Global Economy :: The presumption is that the ECB could have whatever it takes if only the Germans would agree to give it to them. But that presumes the Germans have it. In other words, Europe's problem - it is widely believed - is a political problem. If only the Germans would get on board, all would be well.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/370996/20120807/central-bank-bazookas-t-help-global-economy.htm
Standard Chartered shares tumble :: Standard Chartered bank shares tumble in Hong Kong despite the bank denying allegations that it illegally "schemed" with Iran to launder money.
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Floods Inundate Philippine Capital :: Despite the lack of a storm signal, torrential rains since Monday flooded parts of the Philippines, especially the national capital region (NCR). Hard hit by the heavy rains is Metro Manila where some parts are several metres deep in flood water.
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Glitch halts Tokyo derivatives trading :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/o-pZqEjARpg/index.html
Kno brings its digital textbooks to K-12 education :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/TBzqyrgi2kw/
Standard Chartered Faces NY Suspension over $250bn Iran Deals :: US regulator accuses Standard Chartered of engaging in deceptive and fraudulent conduct to favour Iranian financial institutions.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/370986/20120807/standard-chartered-money-laundering-laws-stock-prices.htm
Chidambaram Vows Action on Economy :: Finance Minister P. Chidambaram sought on Monday to allay investor worries about an economy growing at its weakest pace in almost a decade by pledging to address their concerns over taxes, public finances and interest rates.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/370981/20120807/finance-minister-chidambaram-economy-investor-interest-rates.htm
Coalition Advises Julia Gillard: 'Repeal Carbon Tax to Bring Down Electricity Cost' :: The high cost of electricity in Australia was mainly due to state governments' move of generating revenues from power generators, which according to Prime Minister Julia Gillard were operating burdens eventually shouldered by consumers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/370974/20120806/coalition-advises-julia-gillard-repeal-carbon-tax.htm
OpenDNS CEO: Security isn't that hard :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/zE1Be1ykqIw/
StanChart accused of hiding Iran dealings :: The New York State Department of Financial Services issued an order including a threat to revoke the bank's licence to operate in the state
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Australian Dollar Outlook - 08/07/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD is relatively unchanged this morning, currently trading at USD1.0560, ahead of the RBA's interest rate meeting today.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/370960/20120806/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm
Awaited Alzheimer's drug shelved :: Two US drug firms say they are stopping development of an Alzheimer's drug because it failed in two late-stage clinical trials.
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UK retail sales 'subdued in July' :: UK retail sales were subdued in July, the British Retail Consortium says, despite better weather and the start of the Olympics at the end of the month.
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AIG share sale nets $750m for US :: The US government says it expects to receive $750m (£480m) from the latest sale of shares held in insurer AIG.
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Bond buying plan heightens ECB dilemma :: Governing council's hint that it would buy more government debt if Spain and Italy agree to tougher reforms lessens pressure on either to act
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Best Buy founder proposes $9bn buyout :: Richard Schulze has offered to take the retailer private by buying the shares he does not own, in what the company called a 'highly conditional' bid
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Poor Oral Health Damages Economy :: Over 2 million people in the UK say they have taken time of work due to poor oral health. The UK's economy is being damaged unnecessarily with an estimated two million workers taking sick time off work due to poor oral health over the past five years. Most problems with teeth and gums are preventable with a good oral health routine, but around seven per cent of the UK's 29 million workforce have called in sick with teeth problems at least once in the past five years... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Countering the Livestock‐Targeted Bioterrorism Threat and Responding with an Animal Health Safeguarding System :: SummaryAttacks against livestock and poultry using biological agents constitute a subtype of agroterrorism. These attacks are defined as the intentional introduction of an animal infectious disease to strike fear in people, damage a nation's economy and/or threaten social stability. Livestock bioterrorism is considered attractive to terrorists because biological agents for use against livestock or poultry are more readily available and difficult to monitor than biological agents for use against humans. In addition, an attack on animal husbandry can have enormous economic consequences, even without human casualties. Animal husbandry is vulnerable to livestock‐targeted bioterrorism because it is nearly impossible to secure all livestock animals, and compared with humans, livestock are le...
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Joblessness and Symbolic Loss :: We live in a stressful society. We need to keep up with the hustle and bustle of everyday, as well as professional, life. Stress might feel more commonplace than a sense of peace.
Although there are several difficult, nationwide events that we are all currently adapting to, one of the most talked-about stressors in modern American culture is the dramatic rise in unemployment.
Current Trends
Joblessness is becoming more widespread in the United States. For example, in January 2001, the unemployment rate of individuals 16 years and older was 4.2 percent. By January 2011, this percentage more than doubled to 9.7 percent (Department of Labor, 2011). The situation seems to be improving in 2012.
A rapidly increasing unemployment rate can dramatically affect people who are out of work, as well as...
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Ferguson denies Man Utd windfall :: Sir Alex Ferguson denies speculation that he stands to benefit financially from Manchester United's imminent share flotation in New York.
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Inter Milan in Chinese stake sale :: Italian football club Inter Milan says that a group of Chinese investors will become its second-largest shareholder.
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Games branding: Can't say that? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/C4DVSaPIezs/
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