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New Test Detects 95% of Early Ovarian Cancer

Investigators at Yale, George Washington University, and the Nevada Cancer Institute reported they have developed a blood test that can detect the early signs of ovarian cancer with 95% accuracy.

Publish The Website You Can Manage

Your job as a web manager must be about a relentless focus on quality. Always put quality first and you will create a website that delivers real and sustainable value.

Airlines in Trouble: Who Ya Gonna Call?

Right now, a number of airline companies are in the headlines with real financial worries. Delta is in real trouble and may have to file bankruptcy. United is looking to unload pensions for its employees and flight attendants and mechanics are threatening to strike if they do. US Airways is in bankruptcy and is getting ready to merge with America West. What’s the problem? What do these airlines continue to struggle?

Social Software Makes It’s Way Towards Mass Culture

As someone who’s more into the ‘fusion cuisine’ side of new communication tools and channels rather than the theoretical/cerebral analysis side, I tend not to spend an extraordinary amount of time in digesting long essays and white papers about new media or social networks.

Toyota Continues To Take Off

Toyota continues to expand while GM and Ford look for ways to cut back. Toyota will continue to pursue development in North America with a new Camry hybrid and a new facility to build the Scion.

BMG and Columbia House Unite

Bertelsmann’s BMG Direct is buying the Columbia House Company from the Blackstone Group.

Kerkorian Undeterred By GM Junk Status

The downgrade of GM’s debt by rating agency Standard and Poor’s has not stopped the planned purchase of 28 million shares.

Zoinks! It’s, Like, Robot Dog Soccer, Scoob!

The year is 2050. A sleek and speedy row of colorfully sponsored tattooed robots, looking not unlike Terminator T-800 without the gun, examine the soccer field with piercing, seemingly detached eyes at the human team across the line. The crowd cheers.

Top 10 Tips for Creating a Blog

There are no hard and fast rules on how to blog. Having said that, bloggers will likely increase their exposure by following some simple blog guidelines.

PR Face2Face: Jerry Swerling, Principal of Swerling & Associates

Jerry Swerling has more than 30 years of experience as a senior-level communications professional and educator. Today he serves in two capacities.

Oil Prices Sit While OPEC Ponders Production Levels

Light sweet crude prices climb almost to the $53 mark up 67 cents at $52.70 this morning. Meanwhile OPEC leaders begin to discuss possible production increases for June. Brent North Sea crude is up about 75 cents at $51.68 this morning. Gasoline prices are up 3 cents this morning at $1.50 a gallon.

Medical Journals May Suffer Ailments

Articles containing or omitting key points about their source stories could endanger patients.

eBay Suffers Power Outage

The online marketplace has experienced outages in the past, notably a 22 hour shutdown that cost the company heavily.

Two Firefox Vulnerabilities Found

Mozilla recommends its users temporarily disable Javascript in the browser until a fix is released.

Traffic Costing the U.S. $63.1 Billion A Year

A study conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute shows that traffic jams are costing the U.S. $63.1 billion a year.

Yahoo And ISS: Just What Do Those Corporations Do Anyway?

Yahoo comes with even more good information on its personal finance web site. They new offer access to the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and it should be a boon for small investors.

Sole Practitioner Blogging – What to do When on Holidays?

One of the downsides of being a stay at home sole blogger is that on days when you can’t blog (because you are on holidays, sick or.moving house – your blogging can grind to a standstill.

New Microsoft Mobile OS Debuts Today

Chief Software Architect Bill Gates should announce details about the new operating system at the Mobile and Embedded DevCon in Las Vegas today.

Trend Micro Buys Small Anti-Spyware Company

Trend Micro has entered into an agreement to acquire anti-spyware product developer, InterMute.

Apache Pours Some Open Java

Though many said it would never happen, an open-source implementation of the Java programming language may be in the works.

Why Your Business Should Consider SMS!

As an organisation, the use of SMS might seem too innovative or unprofessional.