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The Effect Of 'In Your Face' Political Television On Democracy
December 12, 2007 Television can encourage awareness of political perspectives among Americans, but the incivility and close-up camera angles that characterize much of today's "in your face" televised political debate ... > full story -
Far Flung Food: Europe's Distant Diets
December 10, 2007 Across the European Union, food is traveling more, and not always in ways that make sense. Consider the chocolate covered waffle: Last year, Britain both imported 14,000 tons, and exported 15,000 ... > full story -
Early Voters Hold Most Power In Primaries, Say Economists
December 5, 2007 As voters in Iowa and New Hampshire prepare to head to the polls for the 2008 presidential primary season, new research shows just how much power these early voters hold. Researchers demonstrate that ... > full story -
Diagnosing Health-Care System Ills, Showing How To Achieve Universal Coverage
December 3, 2007 In a new evidence-based paper, the American College of Physicians analyzes health care in the US and 12 other industrialized countries and identifies eight lessons that could be applied to the ... > full story -
Reprogramming The Debate: Stem-Cell Finding Alters Ethical Controversy
November 21, 2007 When University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers succeeded in reprogramming skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells, they also began to redefine the political and ethical dynamics of the ... > full story -
Space Exploration 3.0 About To Begin
November 2, 2007 Space exploration is about to enter a third age where nations will cooperate to explore the solar system. Scientists predict that an imminent third phase of space exploration could inspire nations to ... > full story -
A Missed Shot: The Failure Of HPV Vaccination State Requirements
November 1, 2007 Experts review the controversy surrounding the human papillomavirus vaccine debate, and its effects on ethical and public health issues. In order to move forward with cervical cancer prevention ... > full story -
Voter Turnout In US Elections Not Increased By Early Voting Measures
October 31, 2007 Early voting measures are touted by election reform advocates as a principal way of increasing voter turnout, but a new empirical study by political scientists concludes that most early voting ... > full story -
Mandate For Public Access To NIH-Funded Research Poised To Become Law
October 24, 2007 The US Senate last night approved the FY2008 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Bill (S.1710), including a provision that directs the National Institutes of Health to strengthen its Public ... > full story -
Financial Incentives May Hold Key To Cutting Child Malaria Deaths
October 23, 2007 Giving small financial incentives to health workers in low-income countries may hold the key to reducing the huge death toll from malaria in young children, according to a new article. Staff training ... > full story
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