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15.11.2008 · Press Releases
Previous research has shown that expressing preference for two commercial products makes us more willing to purchase not only one of these products but also different products that we consider later on. The increased purchase intentions are due to a mind-set that is activated in the process of ...
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15.11.2008 · Press Releases
Whether someone will become the next Richard Branson, Steve Jobs or Henry Ford may be down to whether they make risky decisions, scientists at the University of Cambridge have concluded. The article, published in the journal Nature, asserts that entrepreneurs are riskier decision-makers than their ...
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15.11.2008 · Press Releases
Neuroscientist Dr. Mariano Belluscio of Rutgers University is one of 10 2008 Pew Latin American Fellows in Biomedical Sciences awarded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Launched in 1991, the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in Biomedical Sciences helps develop highly trained Latin American ...
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15.11.2008 · Press Releases
Despite common assumptions, new research suggests that women are not more likely to be sexually harassed when they are the minority or majority in a work group. Instead, researchers found that in most cases, women were sexually harassed at work when their work group had a similar proportion of ...
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15.11.2008 · Press Releases
Every day we are faced with a multitude of choices, but the majority of these fall into two categories: descriptive choice (based on what we are told) and experiential choice (based on our own personal experience). An example of these choices would be deciding whether or not to wear a helmet while ...
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15.11.2008 · Press Releases
According to an editorial published in this week's Lancet, the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK has made an 'undignified' and 'divisive' move by allowing patients to 'top-up' their free NHS treatment with treatments that are not currently approved by the NHS. "The existing system allows ...
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Medical News Today)
15.11.2008 · Press Releases
An editorial published in this week's Lancet is highly optimistic regarding President-elect Obama's ability to influence real change in health care policy - one of the United States' most divisive political issues. "Health system strengthening must be a top priority for the new administration if ...
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15.11.2008 · Press Releases
Pollution by phosphorous and nitrogen isn't just bad for lakes, streams and other bodies of fresh water. According to researchers at Kansas State University, it's also bad for Americans' pocketbooks. Freshwater pollution impacts individuals on a level as basic as how much they spend on bottled ...
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Medical News Today)
14.11.2008 · Press Releases
14.11.2008 - Merck Serono, the division for innovative pharmaceuticals of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, held a cornerstone ceremony at the Merck Serono Biotech Center (MSBC), its production site in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, to mark the expansion of the site. The expansion will enable the ...
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14.11.2008 · Press Releases
14.11.2008 - GlaxoSmithKline announced that Gemstone Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSK, is commencing a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Genelabs Technologies, Inc., for $1.30 in cash without interest and less any required withholding ...
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14.11.2008 · Press Releases
Responding to an increase in pertussis cases in Pennsylvania and nationwide, the Department of Health today reminded parents to immunize their children against this highly contagious and preventable disease. Pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, is spread through the air when an ...
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14.11.2008 · Press Releases
In yet another sign of Kansas' leadership in addressing global challenges in the animal and human health sectors, an estimated 150 scientists from around the globe are coming together this week at Kansas State University for an international symposium on zoonotic diseases, which are diseases that ...
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14.11.2008 · Press Releases
SYDNEY, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proteome Systems Ltd (ASX:PXL - News) (TDX Pending) announced today that shareholders have voted in favour of an official name change to Tyrian Diagnostics Limited. The Company s ASX code will change to TDX on November 19, 2008. Over the past few years, ...
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14.11.2008 · Press Releases
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - November 14, 2008) - Lpath, Inc. (OTCBB: LPTN) will host a teleconference on Wednesday, November 19 at 11:00am EST to provide a third quarter business review and clinical update. Lpath's chief executive officer, Scott Pancoast, will conduct the call. There will be a ...
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14.11.2008 · Press Releases
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEM) announced today that results pertaining to the Company s research programs in retinal degeneration as well as spinal cord injury will be presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting scheduled for November 15-19, 2008 in ...
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