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The newest drugs may not always be the best

Last year pharmaceutical companies spent more than $4 billion urging patients like you to "ask your doctor" about their drugs. But if you want a prescription that won't empty your wallet, while still keeping you well, you might...

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Physicians' disclosures to UW, journals inconsistent

Earlier this year, a cancer specialist at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health co-authored a medical article on TomoTherapy. The journal article said Mehta reported no potential conflicts of...

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Mathematics and Biochemistry Research Earn Top Prize at Nation's Premier High School Science...

Posted on: Saturday, 7 November 2009, 20:46 CST CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 7, /PRNewswire/ -- Research projects in the areas of mathematics and biochemistry scored top marks this evening, as Tim Kunisky of Livingston, NJ and the...

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Mourners give wolf biologist howling send-off

ERIK HILL / Anchorage Daily News Wildlife photographer Johnny Johnson leads a group wolf howl in honor of longtime friend Gordon Haber at a memorial gathering Saturday at Campbell Creek Science Center. By KYLE HOPKINS...

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Houston Chronicle Rick Casey column: Commentary

Nov 08, 2009 (Houston Chronicle - For years, social scientists have tried to determine whether the death penalty has a deterrent effect. The study was conducted by Duke University Sociologist Kenneth C. Land, Sam Houston State...

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It was a big day full of small things: College of Nanoscale Science opens its doors at a...

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 8--ALBANY -- Saturday's University at Albany nanocollege community day drew a big crowd eager to learn more about the science of very small things. Dylan Thompson, of Richmondville, a...

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Best Christmas Gifts for Historians

Academic or Hobbyist the Historian will Appreciate an Xmas Thought Often overlooked, the Historian in the family need not be difficult to buy for at Christmas. The following suggestions are ideas for inexpensive Xmas gifts to...

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A course on financial literacy in 2010

BY SCOTT L. WEBB • Columnist • November 8, 2009 We all went to school when we were younger. Financial literacy (personal finance) is something we all have to deal with the rest of our lives no matter what field we are in. If...

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Police shooting suspect studied 'jury nullification'

The suspect in the slaying of Seattle Police officer Tim Brenton had studied the controversial issue of "jury nullification," in which jurors vote to acquit suspects even if they believe them to be guilty because they feel the...

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Asthma Not Determined By Genetics Alone

While progress has been made in identifying genes associated with asthma, the disease is complex, and its development is likely dependent upon both genetics and environmental exposures, according to a leading expert presenting...

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