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Off to see 'The Wizard' for free at Netflix Oct. 3

Technology / Internet

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

(AP) -- Anyone with a computer and Internet connection can be off to see "The Wizard of Oz" for free next month, courtesy of Netflix Inc.'s movie-streaming service.


From slam poetry to plain language for health care

Medicine & Health / Other

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

The doctor's mouth opens, and "medicalese" pours forth: words like "pyrosis" and "myocardial infarction." The patient's eyes glaze over. If only the doctor said "heartburn" or "heart attack," the patient could learn what ...


New infant feeding and obesity research adds insight to ongoing issue

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The February edition of the Journal of Nutrition offers new insights into possible associations between infant feeding and health outcomes related to obesity. According to David Barker, M.D., Ph.D., professor of clinical epidem ...


Researchers: Strengthen restrictions on off-label promotion by pharmaceutical companies

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created Oct 28, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers are asking for tougher penalties and fines for pharmaceutical companies that market drugs for "off label" promotion, according to a study published in the October 28 issue of the open access journal PLoS Medicine.





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Fishing the online stream

Technology / Internet

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

On West Lancaster Avenue in Wayne, Pa., local businessman Robert Lail runs what he calls "YouTube for business."


Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content (AP)

Comcast-NBC deal shows future is in content

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its ...


Wizard at circuits, physics

Wizard at circuits, physics

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Donhee Ham, Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, uses his personal energy and understanding of physics to design innovative integrated circuits.


Alcohol companies target youths with magazine ads, new study shows

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Alcoholic beverages popular among youths are more likely to be advertised in magazines with high youth readership than alcoholic drinks consumed mainly by adults, resulting in disproportionately high youth exposure to such ...


Chubby hubby is common, but ethnicity matters

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study helps untangle how marriage, gender and ethnicity are related to body weight. The study of almost 8,000 men and women will be published in the journal Obesity.


Hospital noise initiative reduces average peak decibel levels by 20 percent

Medicine & Health / Other

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

Patients often complain that getting a good night's sleep or a bit of peace and quiet in hospital can be difficult. But a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing has shown that adopting some s ...


Sunscreen makes good economic sense

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Applying sunscreen on a regular basis not only prevents cancer, but will save the government money.


Retailers look to stretch out Cyber Monday push

Technology / Business

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Retailers are thinking beyond Cyber Monday - a holiday marketing promotion many push for the Monday after Thanksgiving - and trying to spin their discounts into into Cyber Weekends or even Cyber Weeks.


Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze

Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Blame it on the heavy meal, the alcohol, or simply the opportunity afforded by a free afternoon on a traditional holiday. Just don't blame it on the tryptophan, say experts at the University ...


US survey shows southern counties most obese

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.



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