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Most inactive physicians retain licenses, return to practice without competency review

One in eight physicians have been inactive in the state where they are licensed for at least a year, and most states do not require them to undergo competency tests or retraining when they return to actively practicing medicine.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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RIM sinks, but patents, network have value

(AP) — Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry, is in steep decline. The company, once the crown jewel of the Canadian technology industry, is now worth 1 percent of Apple's market capitalization. ...

Technology / Business

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Commercial space race gets crowded behind SpaceX

(AP) -- A privately built space capsule that's zipping its way to the International Space Station has also launched something else: A new for-profit space race.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC

(AP) -- A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date.

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yahoo's $7.1B deal with Alibaba offers ray of hope

After years of mortifying missteps, Yahoo Inc. finally has something to boast about: a multibillion-dollar windfall from a savvy investment in China.

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Yahoo to sell half of its Alibaba stake for $7.1B (Update)

(AP) -- Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba for about $7.1 billion, with most of the cash going to shareholders.

Technology / Business

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electric Imp serves up plants-thirsty, lights-on control

(Phys.org) -- Electric Imp wants to revive the dream of All Things Internet with its new device launched this week. Its Imp is able to connect devices to the Internet, where you can monitor and control information ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Neutron generation: Going from tubes to chips

(Phys.org) -- It was a figurative whack on the head that started Sandia National Laboratories distinguished technical staff member Juan Elizondo-Decanini thinking outside the box -- which in his case was a ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

AOL says to sell 800 patents to Microsoft for $1.0 bn

AOL announced plans to sell more than 800 patents to Microsoft in a $1.056 billion deal giving the struggling Internet pioneer a needed cash injection as it seeks to fend off pressure from shareholders.

Technology / Business

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Using cell phones to detect harmful airborne substances

The lab of a University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering professor was named on Tuesday, April 3 after Innovation Economy Corporation, a Riverside company that plans to commercialize ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Yahoo! accuses Facebook of patent infringement (Update)

Yahoo! filed suit against Facebook in a California court on Monday accusing the social networking giant of infringing on 10 patents held by the Internet pioneer.

Technology / Business

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1


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