Archive for January, 2008

Providing Primary Health Care while Revenge and Violence Continue

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

January 31, 2008

Providing Primary Health Care while Revenge and Violence Continue

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Music Therapy may Ease Depression

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Music may be just what the doctor ordered for patients with depression. A systematic review from the Cochrane Library finds music therapy may help some patients fight depression and improve their health.

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Links between prostate cancer, cadmium, and zinc

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Links between prostate cancer, cadmium, and zinc

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ScienceDebate2008: Council on Competitiveness Co-Sponsors, and Much More [The Intersection]

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

I’m in New Orleans at the moment for this talk at Tulane University, so I can’t blog much. But I wanted to note some more awesome developments as we continue to strengthen our SD08 coalition, in anticipation of finally inviting the remaining candidates after Super Tuesday.

The biggest news is this: The Council on Competitiveness, a coalition of CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders, is now officially our co-sponsor.

Meanwhile, while I no longer try to keep perfect track of all our individual endorsers, let me note a few more very important ones:

Richard Meserve, President, The Carnegie Institution of Washington; Former Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

James Porter, President, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

George Scalise, President, Semiconductor Industry Association

And now, I’m off to talk to myself in the mirror as I prep this lecture….

ScienceDebate2008: Council on Competitiveness Co-Sponsors, and Much More [The Intersection]

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Where on (Google) Earth #106 [On being a scientist and a woman]

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Thinkstart (Joshua Potter) was the winner of the last Where on Google Earth challenge, finding my fossil forest in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, comes this installment of the game.

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Taisho Revises Earnings Forecasts for FY2007 Full Year

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

TOKYO, Jan. 30, 2008-Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that, based on recent business trends, it has revised its earnings forecasts for the full year of fiscal 2007. The previous forecasts were announced on October 10, 2007.

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A good car insurance company is like an ally

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A good car insurance company is like an ally against high rates and poor coverage. When you need help the most after a major auto accident, your car insurance company is the determining factor of the quality of life immediately surrounding that accident. The Cost- U -Less car insurance web site is a premier provider of car insurance. Cost- U -Less car insurance has been in business since the year 1980. Cost- U -Less has been growing with many stores in Northern California with ten locations in Southern California, and expansion planned in other areas. Please visit the Cost- U -Less car insurance web site today for more information about their low cost car insurance.

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Leukemia relapse stems from DNA repair function loss

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


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Improved methods for decontamination of bioterrorism hazards

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


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Antidepressants might be worthless for treating low back pain

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


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