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FTC: Bloggers, testimonials need better disclosure (Update 2)

(AP) -- The Federal Trade Commission on Monday took steps to make product information and online reviews more accurate for consumers, regulating blogging for the first time and mandating that testimonials reflect typical ...

Technology / Internet

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Obama gets conflicting tips on health care speech

(AP) -- President Barack Obama is getting no shortage of advice on what to say in his health care speech to Congress, and much of it conflicts.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The right honourable computer, barrister-at-law

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created a legal analysis query engine that combines artificial intelligence, game theory and semantics to offer advice, conflict prevention and dispute settlement ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Conflict of Interest Disclosures in Clinical Trials Need to be Clearer

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's standard practice at leading academic medical centers: When enrolling patients in a clinical trial, researchers should disclose relevant financial relationships that might affect a patient's decision ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research examines stereotypes of immigrants to the United States

the largest and fastest-growing immigrant population in the U.S. - are viewed most negatively by Ohioans in a survey comparison of stereotypes of immigrants from Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. The research ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google CEO leaves Apple board to avoid conflicts

(AP) -- Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple Inc.'s board because of the companies' conflicting interests as competition between the one-time allies heats up.

Technology / Business

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Maternal, paternal genes' tug-of-war may last well into childhood

(PhysOrg.com) -- An analysis of rare genetic disorders in which children lack some genes from one parent suggests that maternal and paternal genes engage in a subtle tug-of-war well into childhood, and possibly ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Research finds schools can help reduce depression

(PhysOrg.com) -- School-based intervention programs could help curb the amount of antidepressants being prescribed to adolescent boys, UQ research has found.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Almost one quarter of Spanish women take antidepressants

Psychopharmaceutical use has risen over recent years. This is fact, but what is not clear is the reason why. Researchers from four Madrid-based health centres have shown that family conflict is not a significant ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Chance of nuclear war is greater than you think: Stanford engineer makes risk analysis

What are the chances of a nuclear world war? What is the risk of a nuclear attack on United States soil? The risk of a child born today suffering an early death due to nuclear war is at least 10 percent, according ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (14) | comments 10

Clownfish provide clues to animal conflicts

(PhysOrg.com) -- Animal societies are hotbeds of conflict and cooperation, with creatures helping each other one moment and fighting the next. Biologist Andrew Zink has developed a new theoretical framework ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Staying together 'for kids' sake' isn't always best

(PhysOrg.com) -- The research is clear: Adolescents tend to fare better -- academically and behaviorally -- when they live with both biological parents. But when their parents frequently argue, young adults are significantly ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows that girls in sports develop conflict-resolution skills

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most parents understand the importance of keeping their kids active in a time when childhood obesity is becoming a serious problem. But one University of Alberta researcher wants to go a step further and ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

Almost 30 percent of cancer studies report conflict of interest

A new analysis finds that a considerable number of clinical cancer studies published in respected medical journals have financial connections to pharmaceutical companies. Published in the June 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Seven-year itch? Boredom can hurt a marriage

(PhysOrg.com) -- Boredom, not only conflicts, causes couples to lose interest in their marriage, new findings indicate.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0