VOA News Interviews CSIS Global Health Policy Center Director About Smart Global Health Policy Report VOA News features an interview with J. Stephen Morrison, the director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, about the final report by the CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health...
In a letter to the editor of the Washington Post about a recent article on embryonic stem cell research, NIH Director Francis Collins writes that he is "concerned that readers might come away ... confused about what is happening" at the agency. He adds that "stem cell research is progressing...
Me and my Dad were skeptic about buying new fancy Droids because rumor of the Nexus One coming to Verizon on March 23rd. When I asked the people there they were like "No, march? Of course not, it won't be here until atleast quarter 3." so we went ahead and bought Droids buy one get one free...
NPR: For those who have forgotten what the Senate's bill would actually do as the debate has turned to politics and procedure, "a short refresher" may come in handy. The legislation's main concepts include the requirement that individuals buy health insurance, a plan that would help eliminate...
NPR: For those who have forgotten what the Senate's bill would actually do as the debate has turned to politics and procedure, "a short refresher" may come in handy. The legislation's main concepts include the requirement that individuals buy health insurance, a plan that would help eliminate...
NPR: For those who have forgotten what the Senate's bill would actually do as the debate has turned to politics and procedure, "a short refresher" may come in handy. The legislation's main concepts include the requirement that individuals buy health insurance, a plan that would help eliminate...
Yesterday the Department of Defense released a memo outlining the government's first official policy for social media access by military personnel. Somewhat surprisingly, it gives them unrestricted access to blog, Tweet, poke and ping just like everyone else.
Effectively immediately, Department...
Former Jersey City, N.J., Mayor Bret Schundler -- Gov. Chris Christie's (R) nominee to lead the New Jersey Department of Education -- told the state Senate Judiciary Committee this week that he would let local districts decide how to teach sex education, the AP/Asbury Park Press reports...
How might policymakers make reasonable decisions when they have limited information? That's the question Northwestern University's Charles F. Manski explores in his new paper, "Vaccination With Partial Knowledge of External Effectiveness." The paper is published online by the Proceedings of the...
i have ada long and hard think about this. how do people in germany play WWII based games such as call of duty and medal of honour? the story lines make u kill the evil nazis, but do germans still think of them as killing their own people?? tough one
Ok i bought an iphone 2 days ago and i accidentally dropped it in the shower. The speaker was abit spoilt for a while like no sound came out of it but when i plug in the earphones everything was fine.
The next morning, the speakers are fine again.
I was thinking of going back to the shop to...
is it required to take the vacation from saturday to friday (like the walmart week) or can your days be split like a couple days one week and then a couple days during another week?
Politico: "State lawmakers in at least three dozen states are pushing ahead with a series of measures aimed at pre-empting whatever might come out of Washington. On the left, Democrats in the California Senate recently approved a measure to establish a state-run, single-payer health care system...
News outlets across the country report on state health policy developments. The Los Angeles Times: "At a time when nearly 7 million Californians are uninsured, state regulators are trying to rein in discount health and dental plans that officials say frequently overstate benefits...
I upgraded about a year and a half ago and sold the phone right away.(long time iPhone user) but there is finally a T-Mobile phone coming out that I want the HTC HD2, I'm going to be a few months shy of my upgrade so I was wondering if anyone knows the policy on early upgrades? If I get a...
Reacting to a report from the Health Select Committee on Alcohol, which calls for an overhaul of the Government's alcohol policy, Chris Sorek, Chief Executive of alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware, says: "Binge drinking is one of the biggest blights on today's society and it's imperative...
In a speech on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that it is time to "elevate development as a central pillar of all that we do in our foreign policy," United Press International reports (1/6). According to Reuters, "U.S. security depends on a new approach to international...
In a speech on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that it is time to "elevate development as a central pillar of all that we do in our foreign policy," United Press International reports (1/6). According to Reuters, "U.S. security depends on a new approach to international...
Why is our government's policy of "wet foot/dry foot" greeted with hostility by...
...Cuban and Haitian communties? I really need help on this question. All answers are welcome :)