http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Florida's judges and lawyers should no longer "friend" each other on Facebook, the popular social networking site, according to a ruling from the state's Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. http://www.physorg.com/news179857495.html Technology Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:25:26 EST news179857495 Nearly 90 percent of medical journals with relatively high impact factors have policies addressing author conflict of interest (COI) available for public review, according to a report in the November 25 issue of JAMA. But many journals do not require authors to sign disclosure statements, and there is variability in how COI is defined. http://www.physorg.com/news178310508.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:01 EST news178310508 (AP) -- Some of the computer-industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. - have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits. http://www.physorg.com/news177875245.html Technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:03 EST news177875245 Despite government outlawing of gagging clauses in NHS contracts, new evidence published in the British Medical Journal today reveals how some trusts have continued to use them. http://www.physorg.com/news175936811.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:27:28 EST news175936811 Distinguished Professor on the Humanities, Cooper Senior Scholar in Arts and Sciences, Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Law Susan Haack has recently published a research paper entitled, "Irreconcilable Differences? The Troubled Marriage of Science and Law." http://www.physorg.com/news175348219.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:10:01 EST news175348219 Adelphia Communications, Barings Bank, Enron, HealthSouth, HIH Insurance, Hollinger International, Tyco International, WorldCom/MCI, Xerox... the white collar crime list goes on. But, did the executives at these companies start out as criminals or did they head down the slippery slope to criminality one misplaced step at a time? According to research to be published in the International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, there are twelve steps to white-collar crime. http://www.physorg.com/news174651537.html Other Sciences Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:30:16 EST news174651537 (AP) -- The Federal Trade Commission on Monday took steps to make product information and online reviews more accurate for consumers, regulating blogging for the first time and mandating that testimonials reflect typical results. http://www.physorg.com/news173964965.html Technology Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:36:33 EST news173964965 Contrary to common perception, special interest groups are not responsible for the partisan division in Congress - and often join bipartisan coalitions to support legislation, according to a Michigan State University political scientist. http://www.physorg.com/news171026155.html Other Sciences Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:17:10 EST news171026155 (PhysOrg.com) -- It's standard practice at leading academic medical centers: When enrolling patients in a clinical trial, researchers should disclose relevant financial relationships that might affect a patient's decision about participation, such as owning stock in the company that funds the study, or having a patent on the device being tested. http://www.physorg.com/news170525666.html Medicine & Health Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:30:01 EST news170525666 Norges Bank surprised most experts by cutting the interest rate by as much as 1.75 percentage points during the final interest rate meeting in 2008. Surprise interest rate changes like this, so-called interest rate shocks, can cause major changes in stock prices.  http://www.physorg.com/news168627482.html Other Sciences Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:20:04 EST news168627482 (AP) -- Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple Inc.'s board because of the companies' conflicting interests as competition between the one-time allies heats up. http://www.physorg.com/news168526241.html Technology Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:20:02 EST news168526241 More individuals gave more money to candidates for federal office, national and state party committees, and political action committees or other interest groups in 2007󈝴 than in any previous election. The surge in numbers of individuals contributing rose substantially from 2004 to 2008. Researchers define small donors as individuals who contributed less than $200 to a candidate or party committee during 2007 and 2008. Large donors were also more active in 2008 than previously. Who are these donors and why did they contribute in 2008? Of special interest is the large group of donors giving under $200. The Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy (CSED) at Brigham Young University is conducting a groundbreaking survey of donors to federal candidates, national party committees, and political action committees during the 2008 election cycle. This report is a preliminary examination of data from that survey. http://www.physorg.com/news164989527.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:25:51 EST news164989527 Greater statutory protection, support from regulatory bodies and, above all, a culture change to encourage whistleblowing are required to protect patients and clinicians, according to an editorial published on bmj.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news162626212.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 06:57:23 EST news162626212 The recession will likely signal the end for many of Britain`s smaller buy-to-let landlords, and poses a grim threat to city-centre new build properties, warn experts at The University of Nottingham. http://www.physorg.com/news161248721.html Other Sciences Mon, 11 May 2009 08:19:07 EST news161248721 A new analysis finds that a considerable number of clinical cancer studies published in respected medical journals have financial connections to pharmaceutical companies. Published in the June 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that conflicts of interest may cause some researchers to report biased results that are favorable to companies. http://www.physorg.com/news161229233.html Medicine & Health Mon, 11 May 2009 02:56:32 EST news161229233 Although paying finder's fees to researchers and clinicians to identify study participants could compromise the recruitment process and harm human lives, many medical schools fail to address this conflict of interest in their Institutional Review Board (IRB) policies. http://www.physorg.com/news156613591.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:47:00 EST news156613591 When it comes to assessing the romantic playing field -- who might be interested in whom -- men and women were shown to be equally good at gauging men's interest during an Indiana University study involving speed dating -- and equally bad at judging women's interest. http://www.physorg.com/news152526254.html Medicine & Health Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:24:48 EST news152526254