Youth spirituality: Seedhi baat, no bakwaas

Spirituality, which is a nebulous concept that is open to personal interpretation, commonly refers to that which affects the human spirit or soul, as opposed to physical things that are often linked to god. It is generally acquired rather than chosen Continue reading

More freedom for better schools

HIGH-PERFORMING public schools would earn greater freedom to make their own decisions, while underperforming schools would be subjected to intervention and external management, a new paper reveals. Principals and preschool directors would be given authority to manage staff and their performance, budgets and public reporting, the concept paper, presented to the department’s top executives last week, says. Continue reading

Prospective Study Shows Favorable Overall Survival in Cancer of Unknown Primary Patients With Therapy Directed by …

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– bioTheranostics, developer of innovative oncology diagnostic tests and solution provider for metastatic cancer, today announced study results showing that tumor profiling with its CancerTYPE ID molecular test helped guide site-specific chemotherapy and improve overall survival for patients with carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUP). The results were presented at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago. Continue reading