Archive: 08/08/2009
Marriage, family on the decline for highly educated black women
Fewer black women with postgraduate degrees are getting married and having children, according to research to be presented at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
Homebuyers gain an edge with Internet searches
In the colorful, centuries-long history of house hunting, when have so many buyers come to the table knowing so much about prices, neighborhoods and school test scores?
Aug 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Psychologists offer ways to improve prison environment, reduce violent crime
U.S. prisons are too punitive and often fail to rehabilitate, but targeting prisoners' behavior, reducing prison populations and offering job skills could reduce prisoner aggression and prevent recidivism, a researcher told ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 08, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
7
Parents can help stop the obesity epidemic, says psychologist
Childhood obesity has quadrupled in the last 40 years, which may mean today's children become the first generation to have a shorter lifespan than their parents, a leading obesity expert told the American Psychological Association ...
Aug 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Father-son team says positive gains can be made in 'psychological wealth'
A focus on psychological wealth rather than financial wealth can help people get through today's tough times, according to two of the world's leading psychological experts on happiness. More money makes people feel better ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
EU defends action against Intel after report leaked
The EU Commission on Saturday defended its record-busting anti-trust action against Intel, following a report that it missed evidence which could have boosted the US computer chip giant's case.
Aug 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
Female supervisors more susceptible to workplace sexual harassment
Women who hold supervisory positions are more likely to be sexually harassed at work, according to the first-ever, large-scale longitudinal study to examine workplace power, gender and sexual harassment.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
News Corp tests charge-for-content policy at Sunday Times: report
Britain's Sunday Times newspaper will be the testing ground for News Corporation's new policy of charging for Internet content, a report said Friday citing industry sources.
Aug 08, 2009 |
2 / 5 (2) |
2
Renowned canine researcher puts dogs' intelligence on par with two-year-old human
Although you wouldn't want one to balance your checkbook, dogs can count.
Aug 08, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (14) |
6
SD Zoo's online Panda Cam crashes due to overload
(AP) -- The San Diego Zoo's pandas have become such cyber-stars that their Panda Cam got caught in a popularity crunch.
Aug 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Obama's health care plan helped by drug industry
(AP) -- The nation's drugmakers stand ready to spend $150 million to help President Barack Obama overhaul health care this fall, according to numerous officials, a staggering sum that could dwarf attempts ...
Aug 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
Telco companies to provide data for broadband map
(AP) -- The country's biggest phone and cable companies have agreed to hand over information about their broadband networks to help the federal government produce a national map showing where high-speed Internet connections ...
Aug 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Attacks on lone blogger reverberate across Web
(AP) -- The outage that knocked Twitter offline for hours was traced to an attack on a lone blogger in the former Soviet republic of Georgia - but the collateral damage that left millions around the world ...
Aug 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Hurricane Felicia eyeing Hawaii while weakening on weekend
NASA satellite imagery has helped forecasters see that Hurricane Felicia is running into cooler waters and increasing wind shear, two things have taken her strength "down a peg or two." Felicia will continue ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Cost-effectiveness of cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer
From a health-care system perspective, it may be more efficient to use the drug cetuximab only in colorectal cancer patients whose tumors have a wild-type KRAS gene, according to a study published online August 7 in the Journal of ...
Aug 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
- Pages: 1
