Science Education & Policy

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Users and Developers Gain New Ways to Share and Stay Connected through the Power of Feeds Facebook f8 Conference, July 23, 2008 -- Facebook today introduced the latest advancements to Facebook Platform during its annual f8 developer conference, calling on its more than 400,000 developers to connect their Websites with Facebook through Facebook Connect, extend their applications to dozens of languages worldwide, and make use of new developer resources to help them succeed. "We opened Facebook Platform with a belief that community innovation can give…

A recent study shows that popular fish oil supplements have an effect on the healing process of small, acute wounds in human skin. But whether that effect is detrimental, as researchers initially suspected, remains a mystery. The omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils are widely considered to benefit cardiovascular health and other diseases related to chronic inflammation because of their anti-inflammatory properties. But insufficient inflammation during the initial stage of wound healing may delay the advancement of later stages. In the study, blister wounds on the arms of people taking…

TORONTO, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Service Providers in the U.S. Now Have Access to Redline's Full Suite of Advanced RedMAX Products Redline Communications Group Inc. ("Redline") (TSX and AIM: RDL), a leading provider of WiMAX and broadband wireless infrastructure products, today announced that it has received Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for its RedMAX(TM) AN100-UX Base Station and RedMAX(TM) SU-I Indoor Subscriber Unit in the United States. This approval completes the certification of Redline's full suite of WiMAX Forum Certified(R) 3.65 GHz RedMAX offerings. Redline…

OAK BROOK, Illinois and LONDON, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- - Pharmaceutical Companies Balance Global Talent Management Programs with Local Foreign Labor Markets to Develop a Strategic Workforce Plan, According to Survey by GMAC Global Relocation Services As they continue to increase their global presence, the world's pharmaceutical companies find themselves wrestling with a multitude of challenges -- from deciding whether to find local talent versus transferring employees internationally, to understanding the nuances of foreign labor markets, to developing a strategic workforce plan --…

KINGSTON, England, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- - Bausch & Lomb Promotes the THINK EYEGIENE(TM) Programme as the Solution for Healthy Eyes 125 million people wear contact lenses worldwide(1) and yet research shows that 98% of those wearing monthly/fortnightly lenses in Europe are not caring for their lenses(2) - or their eyes - properly, putting their eye health at risk. Parallel research shows that patients can be anxious about visiting their eye care professional and so may forget the advice they receive on how to keep their eyes healthy when wearing contact lenses(3). To remedy these…

LONDON, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- - World's Largest Gas Company Using Ventyx Market Analytics Software and Advisory Services to Guide Investment and Operations Ventyx(TM), the world's largest private software provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced a new contract with Gazprom Marketing & Trading, a subsidiary of the world's largest gas company, for market analytics software and advisory services to help the company continue its growth in Europe. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080318/CLTU015LOGO ) Gazprom possesses the world's largest natural gas reserves…

More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a University of Michigan study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their identity. Atul Prakash, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and doctoral students Laura Falk and Kevin Borders examined the Web sites of 214 financial institutions in 2006. They will present the findings for the first time at the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security meeting at Carnegie Mellon University July 25. These design flaws aren't bugs that can…

Volunteering for environmental protection activities can be physically and mentally sustaining for older people, according to the latest issue of Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR). In fact, this demographic group is in a unique position to have a noticeable impact on its surroundings. For those looking to fill meaningful roles in the community after retirement, volunteerism provides opportunities for social integration. The programs of environmental organizations routinely bring together people of different generations. Many of these involve healthy physical activity, such as the…

LONDON, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A charity for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is seeking to highlight the fact that despite a commitment made a year ago, the Government has failed to find out the true cost of prescription charges. This week marks 12 months with no action and now a coalition of charities including the MS Society believes the Government must act urgently to make prescriptions free for people with long-term conditions such as MS. Ministers promised in July 2007 to consult the public on prescription charges, after launching a review of prescription charges in response to a…

LONDON, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of Oxford Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU) proposed that the hypothesis-generating results of the SEAS trial of ezetimibe should be tested by reviewing the combined cancer results from the SHARP and IMPROVE-IT trials of ezetimibe, and reporting on the overall findings to the relevant regulatory authorities, independently of the drug manufacturers. The two hypothesis-testing trials (SHARP and IMPROVE-IT) contain about four times as many cancers as the SEAS trial. They do not confirm the hypothesis raised by the…