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Gov't misconduct may unravel Broadcom fraud case (AP)

Gov't misconduct may unravel Broadcom fraud case

Technology / Business

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- When the federal government revealed it had launched a massive investigation of some of Broadcom Corp.'s top executives for backdating stock options, it sent a shock wave through the business world.


Broadcom co-founder takes stand in fraud trial

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Broadcom Corp.'s co-founder took the witness stand Tuesday in the fraud trial of the company's former chief financial officer.


MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican

MySpace Music debuts in Britain

Technology / Internet

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a "Get Real Close" campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican.


Patients say 'no thanks' to risky medical treatments

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study suggests that increasing patient responsibility for making medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options. Details of this proof-of-concept study appear in the December issue ...





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Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

Marine ecosystems get a climate form guide

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first-ever Australian benchmark of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and options for adaptation is being released in Brisbane today.


NASA Assessing New Roles for Ailing QuikScat Satellite

NASA Assessing New Roles for Ailing QuikScat Satellite

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA mission managers are assessing options for future operations of the venerable QuikScat satellite following the age-related failure of a mechanism that spins the scatterometer antenna. ...


Hope for patients with type 2 diabetes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The outlook for individuals with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease is not as grim as originally believed, according to new Saint Louis University research published in Circulation, the Journal of the American He ...


Study finds orphanages are viable options for some children

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Duke University study of more than 3,000 orphaned and abandoned children in five Asian and African countries has found that children in institutional orphanages fare as well or better than those who live in the community.


Self-monitoring with blood glucose test strips inefficient use of health-care resources

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Routine self-monitoring of blood glucose levels by people with type 2 diabetes who are not taking insulin is an ineffective use of health resources as the modest benefits are outweighed by the significant cost of test strips, ...


Take-Two posts larger 4Q loss on higher charges

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created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Charges and expenses outweighed higher sales and drove video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to post a wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, as billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn reported ...


Study questions true favorability of rare breast cancer type

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a large review of breast cancer patients with mucinous carcinoma, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have identified an association between this rare type of breast cancer long-associated ...


Videos can help cancer patients choose level of care they prefer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with terminal brain cancer who watched a brief video illustrating options for end-of-life care were significantly more likely to indicate a preference for comfort measures only than were patients who listened to ...


Jefferson neurosurgeon helps draft new treatment guidelines for brain metastases

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New treatment guidelines for patients with brain metastases are now available from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). David Andrews, M.D., F.A.C.S., ...


Use of 3-D imaging on patients with pancreatic carcinoma

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In the field of hepatic imaging in the context of living liver donors and before complex partial liver resections, three-dimensional imaging of the liver, hepatic vessels and bile ducts has managed to become established in ...



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