World / Science & Education
Breastmilk offers protection for adults
25.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
Breast milk helps protect the infant from gut infections, but can its constituents be included in foods to protect adults? A Teagasc team may have the answer, writes Áine Bird
Ireland
Sciences
Old Irish colonies marked in stone
25.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
Funds are being sought to carry out high-tech laser scans of the 400 or so known examples of ogham stones in Ireland, Wales and Scotland, writes Dick Ahlstrom
Ireland
Sciences
Gene-therapy hope for rare, deadly disease
25.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
A RESEARCH TEAM based at University College Cork is attempting to apply the most cutting-edge of gene therapy techniques to one of the rarest genetic disorders known in Ireland. The medical charity Cystinosis Foundation Ireland and the Health Research Board (HRB) are jointly funding the research that will study cystinosis.
Ireland
Sciences
Are greens simply apeing religious fundamentalists?
25.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
UNDER THE MICROSCOPEThe green movement is like a religion that ignores the results of fact-based science, writes Dr William Reville
Ireland
Sciences
Book roundup: Kids love to flock to their animals
25.06.2008 22:20
usatoday.com
In Great Books About Things Kids Love by Kathleen Odean, the section on animals fills 65 pages. Whether it's fact or fiction, ...
USA
Books & CD
African stories go to well of empathy
25.06.2008 22:20
usatoday.com
Uwem Akpan's brilliant Say You're One of Them proves that great fiction often can reveal more truth than a whole shelf of memoirs ...
USA
Books & CD
Book buzz: Paging Dr. Leary
25.06.2008 22:20
usatoday.com
It's tough being a best-selling author. Just ask Janet Evanovich, who has discovered that signing books can be a real pain. Evanovich, ...
USA
Books & CD
5 questions for Liz Tuccillo
25.06.2008 22:20
usatoday.com
Liz Tuccillo, 45, was a writer for HBO's hit series Sex and the City, and she's the co-author of best seller He's Just Not That ...
USA
Books & CD
Queen confers knighthood on Salman Rushdie
25.06.2008 22:20
usatoday.com
Queen Elizabeth II conferred a knighthood on The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie on Wednesday, a year after the announcement ...
USA
Books & CD
Who are the 'Lucky Few'?
25.06.2008 22:20
usatoday.com
Whether you're part of the Greatest Generation, the Baby Boom, Generation X or the Millennials, you've heard plenty about your ...
USA
Books & CD
Man guilty in death of 'Curious George' co-author
25.06.2008 22:20
usatoday.com
A jury convicted a man Tuesday of killing Alan Shalleck, who collaborated with the co-creator of Curious George to bring the ...
USA
Books & CD
New book coming from 'Marley & Me' author
25.06.2008 22:19
usatoday.com
Marley & Me author John Grogan is working on a prequel to the million-selling memoir about his dog.
USA
Books & CD
Giant crater explains strange shape of Mars
25.06.2008 22:01
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A giant crater made by an asteroid or comet explains why Mars is so lopsided, with a basin on one hemisphere and high terrain on the other, three separate teams of scientists said on Wednesday.
World
Science & Education
Career Programs Stress College, Too, and Give Students a Leg Up, Study Says
25.06.2008 21:10
nytimes.com
An evaluation of nine career academies has found that eight years after graduation, participants had significantly higher employment and earnings than similar students in a control group.
World
Science & Education
GetEducated.com Survey Ranks Best Consumer Buys in Online College Degrees Healthcare and Nursing
25.06.2008 15:32
prweb.com
Thinking of launching or accelerating your nursing or healthcare career by earning an online college degree? Want to save a few thousand dollars and earn your masters degree at a top ranked university? Check out GetEducated.com's new comparative ratings and rankings of accredited online universities Top Ranked Consumer Best Buys in Online Healthcare and Nursing College Degrees. According to the online educatiom experts an accredited distance masters in healthcare can cost as little as $7,560 (University of Florida for Florida residents seeking a Masters in Health Occupational Therapy) or as much as $52,000 (George Washington University - Healthcare MBA). The average cost of a distance masters degree in healthcare or nursing is just under $21, 000 according to GetEducated.com's survey; however cost can easily skyrocket to over $50,000 if consumers fail to take the time to compare online university options. (PRWeb Jun 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/online_college_healthcare/online_degree_nursing/prweb1052764.htm
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