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ACP expresses deep frustration and dismay over failed legislative process - June 27, 2008

(American College of Physicians) "Deep frustration and dismay over a failed legislative process that will result in a 10.6 percent Medicare physician payment cut going into effect on July 1," was the immediate reaction of the American College of Physicians today. Speaking for the 126,000-member organization, Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, FACP, president of ACP, explained that, late yesterday, Congress recessed for the Independence Day holiday without passing legislation to avert the cut. It won't...
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/acop-aed062708.php

2008 ASABE Annual International Meeting - June 27, 2008

(American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) ASABE Annual International Meeting will feature more than 1,100 technical presentations on engineering, research, and technology development for food, agricultural and biological systems.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/asoa-2aa062708.php

Leading market researchers honored as inaugural INFORMS Marketing Society Fellows - June 27, 2008

(Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Leading market researchers in the US and Canada have been honored by the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science, which today announced the inaugural 10 recipients of its new Fellow Award.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/ifor-lmr062708.php

TCT 2008 will convene the world's experts on interventional cardiology in Washington, DC - June 27, 2008

(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics is the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. TCT gathers leading medical researchers and clinicians from around the world to present and discuss leading-edge developments in interventional cardiology. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, it is the world's largest privately-run medical conference, attended by more than 10,000 participants each year and features live procedures from 26...
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/crf-t2w062708.php

USU researchers awarded $5.6 million NIH grant to fight deadly viruses - June 27, 2008

(Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine) Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences have been awarded a $5.6 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop and test vaccines and treatments for the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/hmjf-ura062708.php

Continental plan to protect the monarch's migratory journey - June 27, 2008

(Commission for Environmental Cooperation) Canada, Mexico and the United States are joining forces to protect and conserve the Monarch butterfly, which has become a symbol of North America's shared environment.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/cfec-cpt062708.php

Elsevier announces agreement with Portico - June 26, 2008

(Elsevier) Elsevier announces an agreement with Portico, a not-for-profit digital preservation service, to aid ScienceDirect in addressing the challenges of eBook preservation.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/e-eaa062508.php

Elsevier announces 2007 journal impact factor highlights - June 26, 2008

(Elsevier) Elsevier today announced highlights of its Journal Impact Factor performance in 2007. The 2007 Journal Citation Reports published by ThomsonReuters, reports that 43 Elsevier journals ranked number one in their respective categories.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/e-ea2062608.php

Are you a different person when you speak a different language - June 25, 2008

(University of Chicago Press Journals) People who are bicultural and speak two languages may actually shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uocp-aya062508.php

Study: Media bias can net mistakes at the ballot box - June 25, 2008

(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The media slant political news to the left or right to increase ratings and profits, spinning up an information vacuum that can lead to mistakes at the ballot box, a new study by three University of Illinois economists says.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-06/uoia-smb062508.php