April 20th, 2008 at 9:41 pm (Budgets and Budgeting, Finances, Massachusetts, Medicine and Health, National Conference of State Legislatures, Smoking and Tobacco, States (US), Taxation)
The tobacco industry counters that smokers already bear an unfair tax burden and that increases encourage cross-border purchases and bootlegging.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/us/21tobacco.html?ex=1366516800&en=559ea9024b1e697b&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By KEVIN SACK
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April 18th, 2008 at 10:47 pm (Finances, Hormones, Stocks and Bonds, Testosterone, University of Cambridge)
Movements in financial markets are correlated to the levels of hormones in the bodies of male traders, according to a study by two researchers from the University of Cambridge.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/business/19online.html?ex=1366344000&en=78e01bae4cf5ac8a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By DAN MITCHELL
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April 14th, 2008 at 6:21 pm (Ethics, Finances, Kassirer, Jerome P, Medicine and Health, Science and Technology)
The decisions of a small group of scientists to stop accepting payment from food, drug and medical device companies repudiate decades of industry influence.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/health/15conf.html?ex=1365912000&en=d4d3cafcd407c987&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By GINA KOLATA
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March 25th, 2008 at 7:00 pm (Bush, George W, Finances, Medicare, Social Security (US))
The Bush administration said that Medicare and Social Security are still loosing financial ground, but that they had not deteriorated significantly in the last year.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/26/us/26benefit.html?ex=1364270400&en=1343db98cc1654f8&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By ROBERT PEAR
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March 16th, 2008 at 9:05 pm (Budgets and Budgeting, Bush, George W, China, DeLauro, Rosa, Dingell, John D, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Factories and Industrial Plants, Finances, Food and Drug Administration, Heparin (Drug), House of Representatives, International Trade and World Market, Kennedy, Edward M, Senate, Stupak, Bart, United States Politics and Government, Waxman, Henry A)
Congress may finally heed calls to allocate more money to the Food and Drug Administration for inspections of overseas drug plants.
Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/health/policy/17fda.html?ex=1363492800&en=38a92b5ddb3f2c51&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By GARDINER HARRIS
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