Science Education & Policy

It is important to realize that the way we power our vehicles today is based on the legacy of energy discoveries of the 1800s. Oil was first taken out of the ground in Pennsylvania in the 1860s. When the automobile industry came into being some four ...

Article - David Houle - Jul 25 2007 - 9:36am

Obese Girls Attend College 50 Percent Less

Obese girls are half as likely to attend college as non-obese girls, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin. The study also shows obese girls are even less likely to enter college if they attend a high school where obesity is relat ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 23 2007 - 2:02pm

1 In 4 NYC Adults Has Elevated Blood Mercury Levels

A quarter of adult New Yorkers have elevated blood mercury levels, according to survey results released today by the Health Department, and the elevations are closely tied to fish consumption. Asian and higher-income New Yorkers eat more fish, and have hig ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 23 2007 - 11:47am

Do Doctors Prescribe Antibiotics Too Often?

General Practitioners (GPs) are prescribing antibiotics for up to 80% of sore throat, otitis media, upper respiratory tract infections, and sinusitis cases, despite the fact that official guidance warns against this practice, according to an analysis of th ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2007 - 7:05pm

CMU Says You're Not All That Generous

A new study out of Carnegie Mellon University reveals that people who regard themselves as humanitarians are even more likely than others to base donations to the poor on whether they believe poverty is a result of bad luck or bad choices. The study by Chr ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2007 - 4:03pm

Obesity Is Contagious, Says Study

Public health officials have long sought to explain the dramatic rise in U.S. obesity rates. They considered the obvious factors like junk food and sedentary lifestyles but apparently forgot to consider your friends. In the July 26 edition of the New Engla ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2007 - 6:50pm

High Fructose Corn Syrup Causes Obesity? Not So Fast

High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been singled out as having special properties that make Americans fatter than sugar and other energy sources with identical calorie contents. An analysis by the University of Maryland Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agri ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2007 - 6:04pm

Looking For The Energy Holy Grail: Zero Point Energy And Quantum Vacuum Engineering: An Interview With Fabrizio Pinto

This is the third in an on going series of interviews with some of the leading scientists and thinkers on the subject of energy. The first was with Dennis M. ...

Article - David Houle - Jul 27 2007 - 11:33am

New Safety Concerns Over Diabetes Drugs Avandia And Actos

Two drugs commonly prescribed to treat diabetes double the risk of heart failure, according to new research by the University of East Anglia (UEA). Rosiglitazone (Avandia) and Pioglitazone (Actos) are recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excel ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 26 2007 - 6:28pm

Marijuana Can Increase Risk Of Psychotic Illness Later In Life By Over 40%

There is now enough evidence to warn young people that using cannabis could increase their risk of developing a psychotic illness later in life by more than 40%, conclude authors of an Article published in this week’s edition of The Lancet. “Governments wo ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 26 2007 - 5:41pm