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AAOS issues new clinical practice guideline for treating common elbow fractures in children

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors has recently approved and released an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) on "The Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures."

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Texas board mulls stem cell therapy used on Perry

(AP) -- The experimental stem cell procedure that Texas Gov. Rick Perry underwent this summer could be restricted or even blocked under new rules being considered Friday by the state's Medical Board.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Yahoo! makes $270 million deal for interclick

Yahoo! announced Tuesday that it is buying Internet advertising company interclick in a cash deal worth $270 million.

Technology / Business

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft-led group readies Yahoo! offer: report

US software giant Microsoft and private investors are assembling a multi-billion-dollar offer to purchase Yahoo!, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

After pregnancy loss, Internet forums help women understand they are not alone

Nearly one in six pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth, but parents' losses are frequently minimized or not acknowledged by friends, family or the community.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'E-gate' adds face recognition to airline security

Silicon Valley-based AOptix on Monday introduced new "e-gates" that recognize faces as well as irises of passengers before opening to let them board flights.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

'Multiple parties' interested in Yahoo!: memo

Yahoo! is fielding inquiries from "multiple parties" who have expressed an interest in the struggling Internet company, officials said Friday in a memo sent to employees and obtained by AFP.

Technology / Business

created Sep 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico claim 139 lives in helicopter crashes

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds that helicopters that service the drilling platforms and vessels in the Gulf of Mexico crash on average more than six times per year ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fired Yahoo CEO backs down, resigns from board

(AP) -- Carol Bartz has resigned from the Yahoo board of directors that she blasted for firing her as the company's CEO last week.

Technology / Business

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bartz blasts Yahoo! board

Fired Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz has responded to her dismissal with a characteristically salty blast at the board of directors of the Internet company.

Technology / Business

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beyond pills: Cardiologists examine alternatives to halt high blood pressure

More and more, patients show up to appointments with hypertension expert John Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D. carrying bags full of "natural" products that they hope will help lower their blood pressure. And like most physicians, ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Does the shuffle of CEOs portend stagnation for Apple?

When Apple announced yesterday that Steve Jobs was resigning as CEO to become chairman of the board of directors, the company’s new CEO sent an email that caught the attention of a Lehigh management professor.

Technology / Business

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Text of Steve Jobs' resignation letter

Steve Jobs, the legendary co-founder of Apple, maker of the iconic Macintosh computer, the iPhone and the iPad, resigned as the company's chief executive Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Board diversity good for business, researcher says

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to building a personal financial portfolio, “diversify, diversify, diversify” is a common mantra. According to research by Penn State Harrisburg Assistant Professor ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shadow RBA sheds light on interest rates

The general consensus view of members of a new shadow RBA board is that the current interest rate is at the correct level, however there is some uncertainty.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0