Newswise (Orlando, Florida May 2) Leaders from 16 international occupational medical societies attending the 2013 annual meeting of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) have launched the International Occupational Medicine Society Collaborative — a new initiative aimed at improving worker health and wellness globally through the exchange of ideas and information. Sponsored by the Society of Occupational Medicine, located in the United Kingdom, and ACOEM, located in the United States, the Collaborative is intended to provide an ongoing forum to promote best practices in occupational medicine and greater awareness of issues impacting worker health worldwide Continue reading
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Maine Center for Cancer Medicine Achieves National QOPI® Certification
SCARBOROUGH, Maine–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Maine Center for Cancer Medicine and Blood Disorders (MCCM) has been nationally recognized for its commitment to continuous quality improvement in oncology care. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) awarded MCCM its QOPI (Quality Oncological Practice Initiative) Certification this month Continue reading
The Falkland Islands Brace for Oil Wealth
On March10 and 11, Falkland Islanders voted in a referendum on whether to remain under British rule. Of its 2,563 citizens, only three voted no. Continue reading
Telus boosts presence in health care
Telus Corp. is ramping up its presence in health care with a deal to acquire Ontarios largest provider of electronic medical records. The Vancouver-based telecom company is expected to announce Tuesday an offer to buy PS Suite EMR, the electronic medical record business run by MD Practice Software LP a subsidiary of the Canadian Medical Association. Continue reading
5 big losers in press freedom: Mali and … Japan?
Each year, the World Press Freedom Index ranks the worlds nations 179 of them on how easy they make the work of journalists, scoring them in categories like media independence, the physical safety of reporters, free speech laws, and transparency. The resulting list reads much like a primer for understanding global conflict: Safe and prosperous countries like Finland and Norway do best, while war-torn dictatorships like Iran, Eritrea, and Syria are among the worlds worst spots to be not only a citizen, but a journalist as well. Continue reading
Experts dwell on links of science, spirituality, mental health
Bangalore, Jan 12 (IANS) Academics from India and five other countries Saturday stressed on link between science, spirituality and mental health to help mankind cope with increasing pressures of modern life. They were speaking at symposium on “Science, Spirituality and Mental Health”, organized here by the Art of Living (AoL) Foundation. Continue reading
Odin (a youtube maths fan who I visited in Norway) joins us for Christmas – Video
Odin (a youtube maths fan who I visited in Norway) joins us for Christmas Odin (“odinheim”) latched on to me on youtube about 3 years ago. He was one of 2 or 3 youtube maths people who I met up with in Norway. Continue reading
Top 10 Highly Developed Countries (2013) – Video
Top 10 Highly Developed Countries (2013) Top 10 Highly Developed Countries Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Google +: plus.google.com Music non-copyrighted and free of use. Here is the countdown of the Top 10 Highly Developed Countries: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic used to rank countries according to their development levels from “very high” to “low.” Countries are placed based on life expectancy, education, standard of living, child welfare, health care, economic welfare, and population happiness Continue reading
David Sereda : 2012 and Energy Shifts – Video
David Sereda : 2012 and Energy Shifts Filmmaker, spiritual explorer, and scientist David Sereda talked about possible energy shifts coming around the time of 2012. By comparing the quantum universe (micro solar systems) to astronomical models, as well correlating Hopi prophecy, he's theorized there's going to be a massive energy shift, as our solar system crosses into another “galactic shell.” After this shift, he believes the solar system will become lighter, both in weight and spiritual energy. Continue reading
F-35 Lightning II – Video
F-35 Lightning II The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-seat, single-engine, fifth generation multirole fighters under development to perform ground attack, reconnaissance, and air defense missions with stealth capability. The F-35 has three main models; the F-35A is a conventional takeoff and landing variant, the F-35B is a short take off and vertical-landing variant, and the F-35C is a carrier-based variant. The F-35 is descended from the X-35, the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program Continue reading
Hacking Super-Weapon Can Crack Encrypted Passwords In Seconds
A hugely-powerful computer which is able to crack even the most-complex randomised passwords in “seconds” has been demonstrated in Norway. The new system is said… Continue reading
India’s first astronomy-photography festival from December 8
Three-week-long event to be held at Teen Murti House A three-week-long India Astro Photo Festival (IAPF) featuring images of celestial events like the infrequent transit of Venus, and solar and lunar eclipses begins at Teen Murti House premises here from December 8. Described as Indias first astronomy-photography festival, the first edition of IAPFs will showcase a wide array of detailed telescopic images of deep-sky objects like galaxies and nebulae, earth and sky photographs of heritage sites, observatories and different landscapes under the night sky. Organised by the Nehru Planetarium in association with Amateur Astronomers Association, Delhi, a major highlight of the event will be photographs of different Indian monuments and heritage sites captured against the star-studded night sky or during different celestial events. Continue reading
Northern Norway at World Travel Market 2012 – Video
Northern Norway at World Travel Market 2012 davidsbeenhere.com During my recent visit to World Travel Market in London I met with the Northern Norway tourism board. Continue reading
Faroe Islands profile
21 November 2012 Last updated at 06:02 ET The Faroes, an archipelago of 18 islands in the North Atlantic, constitute an autonomous region of Denmark. Continue reading
Edward H. Crane on the Founding, Direction, and Future of the Libertarian Party (1985) – Video
Edward H. Crane on the Founding, Direction, and Future of the Libertarian Party (1985) Edward H Continue reading
SPIRIT – Video
SPIRIT This film was shot mainly around the Tromvik area of Northern Norway at approximately 70 degrees North. Tromvik is located right in the heart of the aurora belt and because of this even quiet displays of the Aurora Borealis will always be visible overhead on clear nights Continue reading
Galapagos Islands park staff begin extermination of millions of rats
The unique bird and reptile species that make the Galapagos Islands a treasure for scientists and tourists must be preserved, Ecuadorean authorities say and that means the rats must die, millions of them. A helicopter is to begin dropping nearly 22 tons of specially designed poison bait on an island Thursday, launching the second phase of a campaign to clear out by 2020 non-native rodents from the archipelago that helped inspire Charles Darwins theory of evolution Continue reading
Galapagos Islands rat kill targets 180M
QUITO, Ecuador – The unique bird and reptile species that make the Galapagos Islands a treasure for scientists and tourists must be preserved, Ecuadorean authorities say — and that means the rats must die, hundreds of millions of them. A helicopter is to begin dropping nearly 22 tons of specially designed poison bait on an island Thursday, launching the second phase of a campaign to clear out by 2020 non-native rodents from the archipelago that helped inspire Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. The invasive Norway and black rats, introduced by whalers and buccaneers beginning in the 17th century, feed on the eggs and hatchlings of the islands’ native species, which include giant tortoises, lava lizards, snakes, hawks and iguanas Continue reading
ProCognia jumps on expanded biosimilar collaboration
Glycoanalysis company ProCognia (Israel) Ltd. (TASE:PRCG) is expanding its collaboration with Norway’s UniTargetingResearch AS (UTR) for the production of biosimilars (generic biological drugs) Continue reading
´Regenerative Medicine Market Will Reach $1.4 Billion in 2012´ States Visiongain Report
LONDON, September 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A new report by visiongain [http://www.visiongain.com/Content/3/About-Us ] predicts that the overall world market for translational regenerative medicine will reach $1.4bn in 2012. Continue reading