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Benefit of public defibrillators is marginal
Making defibrillators widely available in public places such as airports and shopping centres is not justified by the marginal improvement in survival, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers in Scotland used records of all out of hospital cardiac arrests due to heart disease from 1991-1998 to estimate the potential impact of public access... view more... (2002-09-04)
It's not just a kid thing: Fluoridated tap water benefits older adults even more
The benefits of fluoridation in preventing tooth decay have been known for over half a century and today approximately two-thirds of Americans have access to fluoridated public water. view more (2007-12-05)
Location spoofing possible with WiFi devices
In January, Skyhook Wireless Inc. announced that Apple would use Skyhook's WiFi Positioning System (WPS) for its popular Map applications. view more (2008-04-15)
Taxpayer Alliance applauds bill to broaden access to federal research results
Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA), a bill to ensure free, timely, online access to the published results of research funded by eleven U.S. federal agencies. view more (2009-06-26)
57 college presidents declare support for public access to publicly funded research in the US
The Presidents of 57 liberal arts colleges in the U.S., representing 22 states, have declared their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act (S. 1373) in an Open Letter released today. view more (2009-09-24)
Access to UK Child Protection Register inadequate
Access to the UK child protection register is inadequate, and determined by a lack of standardised criteria, finds a study in Emergency Medicine Journal. view more (2002-03-21)
Tanked-up teens: Cheap alcohol strongly linked to harmful underage drinking in the UK
Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health studied the drinking habits of 9833 15-16 year olds in the North West of England, finding that excessively low cost alcohol products and illicit purchase are strongly related to harmful underage drinking. view more (2009-10-09)
Dr. Richard Smith Joins the Public Library of Science and the Escalating Open Access Movement
For the last 13 years, Dr. Richard Smith, as the editor of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and chief executive of the BMJ Publishing Group, has been a central figure in the world of scientific and medical publishing. He has championed the causes of increased access to research articles, particularly in the developing world, improved ethical... view more... (2004-07-28)
Will open access close the door on ecological publishing?
The British Ecological Society could cease to exist within three years if income from its four journals stopped suddenly. Speaking in a major debate on open access scientific publishing at this year's British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, being held at Lancaster University on 7-9 September 2004, Dr Jill Lancaster of the University of... view more... (2004-09-06)
Open-access publishing: the debate continues (pp 1510, 1575, 1578)
Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 7 November 2003. The arguments surrounding open-access publishing are detailed in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Authors of one article claim that in an era of rapid electronic access to information, the four-centuries-old publishing model based on user fees now hinders communication; the author of another paper... view more... (2003-11-05)
BMJ journals now free for the 100 poorest countries
BMJ specialist journals, such as Gut, Heart and Thorax, are now free online to anybody in the 100 poorest countries of the world, which between them include most of the world's population. view more (2002-02-13)
Free access to science speeds its use
Most of the science published today is in journals that can only be read by subscribers. The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is part of a movement advocating the unrestricted dissemination of scientific information: open-access (OA) publishing. view more (2006-05-16)
English Heritage Signs up to the Common Information Environment
The vision of an online environment in which all citizens of the UK can access high-quality information freely and easily was given a considerable boost today. English Heritage signed up to the principles of the Common Information Environment Group, a group of key public sector organisations providing online content across a variety of sectors. view more (2004-12-13)
Earth Summit must address the "double bottom line": tackling poverty without costing the earth.
Governments meeting at the Earth Summit this month should agree to a global action plan to get clean energy to the third of humanity who currently lack access to modern energy, according to a paper released by ITDG today. Over two billion people in the developing world lack any access to electricity and up to three billion depend on traditional... view more... (2002-08-16)
The Highland Sporting Estate: Absentee Landlords Slow to Embrace Change
The modern Scottish Highland sporting estate continues to be a place owned by an absentee landowner who uses its 15-20,000 acres for hunting and family holidays. While tolerating public access, he (82% of owners are male) feels threatened by new legislation, and believes that canoeing and mountain-biking should not take place on his estate at all.... view more... (2003-02-24)
www.vascoda.de - Germany launches a central access gateway to scientific information
37 German libraries, research centres and information institutions are offering an interdisciplinary internet portal for scientific information within a strategic alliance / BMBF and DFG are funding / Initial public launch during the International Library Conference IFLA in Berlin, 1-9 August 2003 Never before has it been so easy to get hold of... view more... (2003-07-11)
Health Care Barriers for Undocumented Immigrants: Raising Tuberculosis Risk?
A new study raises the question, do barriers to health care for undocumented immigrants increase the public health risk of tuberculosis? The study, published in the November 15, 2008 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and now available online, suggests that undocumented immigrants with tuberculosis have symptoms longer before seeking care than... view more... (2008-10-30)
The first wireless device for multiple networks
+++ EURESCOM for the first time demonstrates seamless access with a PDA. +++ view more (2002-03-12)
AHRB Launch Special Funding for Museum and Galleries
The Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) has launched the second round of its Project Fund scheme for museums, galleries and collections within the higher education sector. With a total budget of £500K, the scheme will provide individual awards of up to £30K to help universities and their museums and galleries realise the full... view more... (2003-07-24)
Public Library of Science to launch international open access medical journal
May 5, 2004, San Francisco -- New discoveries about human health and disease will be made freely and immediately available to anyone in the world with an Internet connection -- from physicians and researchers to patients and policy makers -- in a new open-access medical journal, PLoS Medicine, to be launched in Autumn, 2004. "Thanks to the... view more... (2004-05-06)
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