News tagged with interest
Autism-vaccine study was 'fraud' says journal (Update)
A 1998 study that linked childhood autism to a vaccine was branded an "elaborate fraud" by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Thursday, but its lead author said he was the victim of a smear campaign by drug manufacturers. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Upper class people more likely to cheat: study
The upper class has a higher propensity for unethical behavior, being more likely to believe – as did Gordon Gekko in the movie "Wall Street" – that "greed is good," according to a new study from ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2012 |
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High court troubled by warrantless GPS tracking (Update)
The Supreme Court invoked visions of an all-seeing Big Brother and satellites watching us from above. Then things got personal Tuesday when the justices were told police could slap GPS devices on their cars ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Yahoo investor demands board ouster of co-founder
(AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder believes the slumping Internet company would be better off without Jerry Yang on its board as it mulls a possible sale.
Nov 05, 2011 |
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Austrian student takes on Facebook over privacy
Max Schrems wasn't sure what he would get when he asked Facebook to send him a record of his personal data from three years of using the site.
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Study investigates variability in men's recall of sexual cues
Even if a woman is perfectly clear in expressing sexual interest or rejection, young men vary in their ability to remember the cues, a new University of Iowa study shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 25, 2010 |
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House Democrats shelve net neutrality proposal
House Democrats have shelved a last-ditch effort to broker a compromise between phone, cable and Internet companies on rules that would prohibit broadband providers from blocking or degrading online traffic flowing over their ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Flurry of billion-dollar deals signals coming changes in tech industry
From Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems to Intel and Oracle, some of Silicon Valley's largest companies charged out of the recession with fat bankrolls and a determination to spend whatever it takes this year to reshape their ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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The 12-step path to white-collar crime
Adelphia Communications, Barings Bank, Enron, HealthSouth, HIH Insurance, Hollinger International, Tyco International, WorldCom/MCI, Xerox... the white collar crime list goes on. But, did the executives at these companies ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 13, 2009 |
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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 ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Special interest groups bipartisan in Congress, scholar finds
Contrary to common perception, special interest groups are not responsible for the partisan division in Congress - and often join bipartisan coalitions to support legislation, according to a Michigan State ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 01, 2009 |
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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 ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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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 ...
May 11, 2009 |
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Observers of first dates can predict outcome, study shows
When it comes to assessing the romantic playing field -- who might be interested in whom -- men and women were shown to be equally good at gauging men's interest during an Indiana University study involving speed dating -- ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2009 |
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Facebook IPO debacle raises investor dander
The spate of complaints and investigations over the Facebook stock offering suggests big institutions had an edge over small investors, raising questions about the process.
May 25, 2012 |
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