Study says poor African American women less likely to receive pap smears

August 15, 2020 0 Comments

Wednesday, December 28, 2005Black American women living in communities with high poverty rates are significantly less likely to be screened for cervical cancer, a study finds. The Harvard School of Public Health’s Geetanjali Dabral Datta investigated the relationship between individual characteristics and larger socioeconomic factors and cervical cancer screening rates. The Febreuary 1 issue of …

ACLU President Strossen on religion, drugs, guns and impeaching George Bush

August 12, 2020 0 Comments

Tuesday, October 30, 2007File:Nadine Strossen 5 by David Shankbone.jpg There are few organizations in the United States that elicit a stronger emotional response than the American Civil Liberties Union, whose stated goal is “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of …

The Abused Fight Back With Expert Help

August 9, 2020 0 Comments

Click Here To Know More About: Termination Of Employment Policy Australia Employment Termination Australia Submitted by: Ellie Lewis Most of us will have heard the neighbors quarrelling or arguing to the point where the police are called in to sort out the mess. Indeed, it is in these instances when one or both of the …

Controversial development training cited in religious discrimination lawsuits

August 9, 2020 0 Comments

Friday, May 23, 2008 A controversial development training course called “Landmark Forum” is cited in religious discrimination lawsuits in United States federal courts in New York and Washington, D.C. The seminars are run by a San Francisco, California-based for-profit training company called Landmark Education. The company evolved from Erhard Seminars Training “est”, and has faced …

Interview with Ton Roosendaal about Elephants Dream and free content movies

August 9, 2020 0 Comments

Sunday, May 21, 2006 Three days after the Internet release of the free content 3D short Elephants Dream (see Wikinews coverage), we exchanged e-mails with Ton Roosendaal about the reaction to the film, open source filmmaking, and the changes to Blender that resulted from the production. Ton Roosendaal is the lead developer of the Blender …

News briefs:July 14, 2010

August 7, 2020 0 Comments

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Many infertile American women want sex selection

August 5, 2020 0 Comments

Friday, March 11, 2005Many infertile American women would choose the sex of their next child if given the option. A survey of 561 women being treated for infertility has found that 41% would use sex selection if it were offered at no cost. Contradicting fears that such sex selection would cause gender imbalance, the survey …

Understanding What Near Infrared Spectroscopy Is All About}

July 21, 2020 0 Comments

Click Here To Know More About: Ankom Technology Understanding What Near Infrared Spectroscopy Is All About by Alexa Anderson The NIRS is a non-invasive method for brain function imaging. There are other related modalities such as the NIRI (near infrared imaging), DOI (diffuse optical imaging) and OT (optical topography). It is a measurement of wavelengths …

US automaker bailout deal fails to pass Senate

July 20, 2020 0 Comments

Friday, December 12, 2008 A US$14 billion bailout package deal for the “Big Three” United States automakers — Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors — has been rejected in the United States Senate after failing a procedural vote. The bill was rejected after bipartisan discussions on the bailout broke down when Republican Party leaders insisted that …

Hillary Clinton’s song contest reaches final round

July 19, 2020 0 Comments

Friday, June 1, 2007 U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton has been asking webizens to vote on her official campaign song. Campaign Manager Patti Solis Doyle sent an email today to previous voters, urging them to choose a song in the second and final round of voting. Clinton, as many of the other …