BioMed Central welcomes the new National Institutes of Health public access policy
BioMed Central welcomes the announcement of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) new public access policy. The NIH calls on all of i...Biofuels can replace about 30 percent of fuel needs with significant research and policy effort
With world oil demand growing, supplies dwindling and the potential for weather- and conflict-related supply interruptions, other types of fuels and technologies are needed to help pick up the slack. A group of experts in science, engineering and public policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Imperial College London and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory recommend a comprehensi...Vitamins: Science doesn't always match policy
Some one hundred years after the first vitamin was named, what is known about them has not translated into beneficial, standardized recommendations for public health, says Irwin Rosenberg, MD, University Professor, and director of the Nutrition and Neurocognition Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University. Based on his presentation at the...National broadband policy: Let's get it right this time
Several articles have popped up that discuss the need, but do not reflect some of the keys to making it right. One <a href="http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/...Document retention policy can get your arms around eDiscovery
As information that a business receives, creates and utilizes expands over time, so does the risk of loss of that information or control over it. Besides the practical rea...UW offers new program in neuroscience and public policy
"Think about the neurobiology of violence and aggression," says Clark Miller, a professor of science and technology policy and one of two co-organizers of the new pr...Aggressive Tobacco taxation policy can reduce cigarette smoking
Lung cancer is the most common and deadly cancer worldwide. About 1.4 million people are diagnosed of lung cancer this year out of which // 85% will die before 2010. Habit of smoking is reducing in high income countries, but it is fastly increasing in low and middle income countries. The most important cause of lung cancer occurrence is smoking. Globally smoking related disease causes 5 million d...New policy allows Britons to decide on treatment center
The right to choose health policy to Briton citizen could increase advertising competition among Britain hospitals. The new policy is aimed at // reducing the waiting time of the patients for getting treatment from NHS as the people can make their own choice of treatment at any of the four NHS centers or private hospitals at their comfortable location and choice. Health Secretary as assured tha...New UK Policy Threatens The Flexible Working Scheme
The British Medical Association (BMA) said that the financial crisis would put an end to the new scheme, which helps the lady doctors wanting to work part-time after childbirth. // This scheme comes under the National Health Center (NHS). But ministers are posing a threat to stop the scheme and transferring the powers to the regional health bosses. This move was taken mainly...Clash of Difference of perceptions in food policy among Principals’ and Director
A research conducted to study food service policy acceptance in schools it has been found that there is a difference between principals' and foodservice directors' perceptions. // They have different ideas of 'competitive food' policies.These highlight the need for communication among key stakeholders addressing new wellness policy development mandated by the Child Nutrition and WIC R...Private Health Insurance Policy Holders on the Rise
There has been a remarkable increase in the membership of health insurance companies. The public hospital waiting list cuts is one of the major reasons for it//. Southern Cross Healthcare, a major health insurance company in New Zealand, has enrolled around 7,500 new members to make a total of 808,000. According to Claire Austin, Executive director of Umbrella group Health F...