News tagged with economic record

Court reinstates $675,000 damages for downloading

(AP) -- A federal appeals court has reinstated a $675,000 judgment against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded and shared songs on the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 29

Digital health push woos tech firms, pains doctors

Two years ago, Dr. Gonzalo Venegas decided to bring his medical practice into the Information Age.

Technology / Business

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Nokia vows to defend smartphone territory, introduces N8

Finland's Nokia on Monday vowed to defend its number one position in the lucrative "smartphone" business, where it is under fierce pressure from Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's Blackberry. The Finnish ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Does Size Matter? Study shows Taller People Earn More Money

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taller men are able to earn more money than their shorter counterparts simply because taller people are perceived to be more intelligent and powerful, this according to a study published in The Economic Re ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Paperless health care? One hospital's long journey

(AP) -- Baby Riley Matthews wheezed noisily on the exam table. "He's belly-breathing," the emergency-room doctor said worriedly - Riley's little abdomen was markedly rising and falling with each breath, a sign of respiratory ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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

Billions spent on health IT stimulus could lead to major boom... or bust

The more than $19 billion dollars of funding provided for health care information technology (IT) in President Obama's economic stimulus package offers a unique opportunity to deliver on the promise of computerized health ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0