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NEWSWISE TOP HITS REPORT

Issue No. 37

Delivering Your News Wisely

December/January 2005

January 2005 Top Hit
MedNews Stories

(based on PRELIMINARY data gathered through 7-Feb-2005)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
1155	28-Jan-05	Eating Fish: Getting Benefits, Cutting the Risk – Mayo Clinic
1068	3-Jan-05	No Link between Autism and Immunizations – Mayo Clinic
1043	6-Jan-05	A Hands-On Approach to Improved Health – Mayo Clinic
937	13-Jan-05	ProfNet Wire: Health & Medicine: New Dietary Guidelines – Profnet
914	25-Jan-05	Key to "Low Metabolism" -- and Major Factor in Obesity – Mayo Clinic
870	31-Jan-05	USF Chemists Hit Melanoma Target – University of South Florida
816	12-Jan-05	Five Reasons to Learn to Forgive – Harvard Health Publications
811	18-Jan-05	Physical Inactivity for Two Days Increases Risk of Serious Illness – University of Missouri-Columbia
804	13-Jan-05	Profnet Wire: Health & Medicine 1-13-05 – Profnet
803	10-Jan-05	Combination Therapy for Prostate Cancer Packs a Powerful One-Two Punch – Harvard Health Publications

December 2004 Top Hit
MedNews Stories

(based on FINAL data gathered through 7-Feb-2005)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
6366	21-Dec-04	Loyola Sets Another World Record Smallest Baby at 8.6 Ounces – Loyola University Health System
6337	9-Dec-04	Holidays Hold New Hope for Young Ecuadorian Heart Patients – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2362	15-Dec-04	Eating the 'Polymeal' Cuts Heart Disease by 76% – British Medical Journal
1799	20-Dec-04	"Jumping Gene" Helps Explain Immune System's Abilities – Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
1715	22-Dec-04	Animal Study Shows Grape Seed May Protect Brain – University of Alabama at Birmingham
1420	21-Dec-04	Maintaining Physical Activity Linked to Less Cognitive Decline in Older Men – American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
1326	29-Dec-04	Clear Link Between Increased Fast-Food Consumption and Obesity – Lancet
1078	14-Dec-04	Vitamin E in Plant Seeds Could Halt Prostate, Lung Cancer – Purdue University
1019	10-Dec-04	Citrus Oils May Hold Key to Asthma Prevention – American Technion Society
983	15-Dec-04	Brain Region Identified That Controls Collecting Behavior – University of Iowa (Health Sciences)

January 2005 Top Hit
SciNews Stories

(based on PRELIMINARY data gathered through 7-Feb-2005)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
11107	12-Jan-05	Graphic Video Simulation of Indian Ocean Tsunami – Cornell University
2074	24-Jan-05	Web Site Supplies GIS Data on Sri Lanka Tsunami Damage – Cornell University
1940	31-Jan-05	U.S. Government List of Cancer-Causing Agents Grows – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
1780	12-Jan-05	Egyptian Excavation Returns to the Web – Johns Hopkins University
1276	4-Jan-05	Genome of Bacterium That Helps Clean Up Groundwater Pollutants – The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
836	24-Jan-05	Plant Protein Mimics Hormone That Mitigates Diabetes and Obesity – Purdue University
805	10-Jan-05	Drought's Growing Reach: Global Warming as Key Factor – National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
773	5-Jan-05	New Scientist Magazine - Issue 8th January 2005 – New Scientist
751	26-Jan-05	Study Bolsters Greenhouse Effect Theory, Solves Ice Age Mystery – Ohio State University
712	17-Jan-05	Evidence Indicates Biggest Extinction Wasn't Caused by Asteroid or Comet – University of Washington

December 2004 Top Hit
SciNews Stories

(based on FINAL data gathered through 7-Feb-2005)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
3541	16-Dec-04	Catastrophic Flooding from Ancient Lake May Have Triggered Cold Period – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1962	15-Dec-04	Crochet Some Chaos for Christmas – University of Bristol
1094	28-Dec-04	Yellow Pigment in Curry Spice Blocks, Breaks Up Brain Plaques in Mice – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
1058	8-Dec-04	Researchers Invent Energy-Saving Computer Chip – University of Alberta
927	30-Dec-04	Using Nanoparticles, Scientists Achieve Non-viral Gene Delivery in Vitro – University at Buffalo
915	13-Dec-04	Major Climate Change 5,200 Years Ago May be Repeating – Ohio State University
909	1-Dec-04	New Scientist Magazine Issue 4-Dec 04 – New Scientist
861	9-Dec-04	The Curious Case of the Eiffel Tower – Michigan Technological University
831	3-Dec-04	A Plague On Many Houses – American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
826	17-Dec-04	Oklahoma State University Develops Body Armor Prototypes – Oklahoma State University

January 2005 Top Hit
LifeNews Stories

(based on PRELIMINARY data gathered through 7-Feb-2005)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
3583	5-Jan-05	Watch for Emotional Effects of Tsunami Disaster Images – Purdue University
2424	13-Jan-05	Law School Reforms Curriculum, Offers Option to Graduate in Two Years – University of Dayton
1357	24-Jan-05	The Mysteries of Groundhog Day Unveiled – Colgate University
1207	24-Jan-05	Researchers Map the Sexual Network of an Entire High School – Ohio State University
1168	5-Jan-05	ProfNet Wire: Tsunami Aftermath for 1-5-05 – Profnet
1000	5-Jan-05	Young Peoples' Views of Sexual Terms Undergo Big Changes – University of Florida
882	4-Jan-05	Mothers in the Workplace Held to Stricter Standards – Ohio State University
764	20-Jan-05	Interactive Learning Guide to Help Faculty Make Sense of Copyright Laws – Baruch College, The City University of New York
725	5-Jan-05	What's for Lunch on Inauguration Day? – Florida State University
716	6-Jan-05	Genocide Scholar on Auschwitz to Appear on PBS/BBC Special – University of South Florida

December 2004 Top Hit
LifeNews Stories

(based on FINAL data gathered through 7-Feb-2005)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
3727	29-Dec-04	The Profnet Wire: Tsunami Aftermath – Profnet
1527	22-Dec-04	Caseload of Therapist a Major Factor in Treating Depression – Southern Connecticut State University
1136	16-Dec-04	Joint Field School Publishes Findings from Excavations in Jordan – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
967	1-Dec-04	The Origins of Christmas – Colgate University
834	13-Dec-04	Women Like Women More than Men Like Men – Purdue University
818	20-Dec-04	Short Poems Suggest Chaucer Sometimes Broke Conventions of Poetry – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
810	29-Dec-04	Depth Perception and Drunk Driving – North Dakota State University
805	6-Dec-04	Two-Thirds of School-Age Children Have an Imaginary Companion – University of Washington
799	9-Dec-04	Why Men Are Attracted to Subordinate Women – University of Michigan
672	17-Dec-04	Anthropologist Says Need to Pacify Babies Led to Birth of Language – Florida State University

January 2005 Top Hit
BizNews Stories

(based on PRELIMINARY data gathered through 7-Feb-2005)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
1201	14-Jan-05	Commercial Sales Brisk for Super Bowl XXXIX – University of Delaware
993	3-Jan-05	Expert to Present Research on Boeing v. Airbus Subsidy Complaints – University at Buffalo
882	4-Jan-05	Mothers in the Workplace Held to Stricter Standards – Ohio State University
667	11-Jan-05	Credit Unions Offer New Alternative to High-Interest Payday Loans – University of Dayton
565	10-Jan-05	Professor Finds Ways to Save Money in Consumer-Driven Society – Kansas State University
536	6-Jan-05	Researchers 'Play Tag' in Unique Auto-ID Testbed – University of Missouri-Rolla
503	24-Jan-05	ProfNet Wire: Business & Technology: Identity Theft/SMS – Profnet
493	3-Jan-05	ProfNet Wire: Business for 1-3-05 – Profnet
489	10-Jan-05	Business May Boost Perfomance by Showing More Concern for Workers' Family Issues – University of Chicago
481	6-Jan-05	More than 95 Percent of Parents Monitor Their Children's Online Activities – The Conference Board

December 2004 Top Hit
BizNews Stories

(based on FINAL data gathered through 7-Feb-2005)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
791	2-Dec-04	Employees Bring Bad Moods Home, but They Disappear by Morning – University of Florida
687	15-Dec-04	Purdue Engineers Define 15 Dimensions of 'e-Work' – Purdue University
683	13-Dec-04	ProfNet Wire: Business for 12-13-04 – Profnet
633	8-Dec-04	Reverse Mortgages Can Hurt Elderly, City Economies – University of Florida
622	7-Dec-04	Pharmaceutical Marketing Tactics Hold Little Sway with Physicians – University of Washington
585	2-Dec-04	Researchers Cast Doubt on Usefulness of SEC Mutual Fund Rules – University of Missouri-Columbia
574	2-Dec-04	Enactment of Insurance Reform in Texas Good for Consumers – Baylor University
571	2-Dec-04	Enticing the Bilingual Consumer: Interject an English Word into a Spanish Ad – Baruch College, The City University of New York
539	7-Dec-04	U.S. Innovation Hurt by Restrictions on Foreign Grad Students – University of Colorado at Boulder
539	8-Dec-04	Insight for Small Investors – Purdue University