US scientists take sides on antibioticsThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 2:19PMAN in-depth House subcommittee hearing last week shed new light on the controversy surrounding antibiotic resistance and concerns about a potential link to the use of subtherapeutic antibiotics in food animal production.
Lorillard Calls on Tobacco Committee to Assess Menthol With Dispassionate, Data-Driven ScienceFriday, July 16, 2010 @ 1:48PMData is Overwhelming and Consistent GREENSBORO, N.C. , July 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With the words of Food and Drug Commissioner Margaret Hamburg on the screen beside him, a Lorillard Tobacco Company (NYSE: LO - News ) scientist today called upon the FDA's Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) to employ a "truly science-based, data-driven" process in its evaluation of ...
Barnes & Noble Builds Book Lovers' Digital Libraries, Offers Weekly Series of Free Classic eBooksFriday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:39AMNEW YORK----Barnes & Noble, Inc. , the world’s largest bookseller, today announced a new promotion offering book lovers a free and easy way to enjoy timeless classics and build their personal BN digital library.
People: Rookie at the helmThursday, July 15, 2010 @ 7:16PMMEET Mohd Hazli Ali Zapar. He is down-to-earth with a passion for the performing arts. He also believes that theatre, education and business are the three must-haves in his life.
Can This Patient Read and Understand Written Health Information? [The Rational Clinical Examination]Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 3:34PMContext Patients with limited literacy are at higher risk for poor health outcomes; however, physicians' perceptions are inaccurate for identifying these patients. Objective To systematically review the accuracy of brief instruments for identifying patients with limited literacy. Data Sources Search of the English-language literature from 1969 through February 2010 using PubMed, Psychinfo ...
EasyBib.com Debuts Website Citation WidgetThursday, July 1, 2010 @ 11:15PMEasyBib.com announced the launch of its new Cite widget, which allows websites to instantly generate citations for their web pages which users can add to bibliographies with a single click. With only a few lines of JavaScript, EasyBib can then generate citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago citation styles.
Quest for justiceThursday, July 1, 2010 @ 9:17AMInternational Justice Mission is a human rights organisation that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression.
Difference of opinion ousted historianWednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 10:26AMEyebrows were raised all over the county when long-time Village Historian Dominick Lizzi was relieved of that position by the Valatie Village Board. The explanation can be found in differences of opinion between Lizzi and Mayor Gary Strevell.
Thomson Reuters Releases EndNote X4 for WindowsThursday, June 24, 2010 @ 11:16PMThomson Reuters today released a new version of EndNote for Windows, a bibliographic management and publishing solution used by millions of researchers, librarians, and students. EndNote X4 lets researchers import and search PDF files, as well as take advantage of new Cite While You Write features that automatically links in-text citations to Microsoft Word bibliographies.