Newswise Top Hits Report

NEWSWISE TOP HITS REPORT

Issue No. 10

Delivering Your News Wisely

September/October 2002

October 2002 Top Hit
MedNews Stories

(based on PRELIMINARY data gathered through 23-Nov-2002)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
553	25-Oct-02	Piercing Your Ears? Stick to the Lobes – Public Communications, Inc. (PCI)
361	5-Oct-02	Weight Management News Tips – Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
361	16-Oct-02	Coenzyme Q10 Slows Parkinson's Decline in Preliminary Study – American Neurological Association (ANA)
361	21-Oct-02	Childhood Obesity Expert Recommends Simple Interventions – Columbus Children's Hospital
351	1-Oct-02	Fast-Paced Gene Discovery Changes Clinical Care of Deaf Patients – University of Iowa Health Center
344	16-Oct-02	Antibody May Unlock Secret of Multiple Sclerosis – American Neurological Association (ANA)
338	8-Oct-02	Infectious Link to Alzheimer's Disease – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
328	22-Oct-02	Fructose Intolerance Could Be the Culprit in Unexplained Abdominal Pain and Gas – American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)
326	16-Oct-02	Study Links Hair Color and Anesthetic Requirements – American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
318	31-Oct-02	Mild Aerobic Exercise No Protection From Osteoporosis – Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

September 2002 Top Hit
MedNews Stories

(based on FINAL data gathered through 23-Nov-2002)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
545	28-Sep-02	Computers, Television Before Bedtime Can Sabotage Kids' School Work – University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
476	28-Sep-02	People Aware of Memory Loss May Be At Higher Risk for Future Memory Decline – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
468	24-Sep-02	Commonly Used Medicines May Delay or Prevent Alzheimer's Disease – American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
465	25-Sep-02	Web Therapy May Help Tinnitus Sufferers Cope with Problem – Health Behavior News Service
462	21-Sep-02	Pregnancy Hormone Eases MS Symptoms in First Human Tests – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
457	20-Sep-02	Herbal Supplements: What's Really in the Bottle? – Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR)
451	17-Sep-02	Rare Form of Gene Discourages Alcohol Dependence Among Jews – Health Behavior News Service
448	17-Sep-02	Spouses of Alcoholics May Complicate the Problem – Health Behavior News Service
448	17-Sep-02	New Enzyme, Inhibited by Acetaminophen, May be Tylenol Target – Brigham Young University
446	16-Sep-02	Researchers Develop Novel Method to Silence Genes in Mice – University of Iowa Health Center

October 2002 Top Hit
SciNews Stories

(based on PRELIMINARY data gathered through 23-Nov-2002)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
2080	29-Oct-02	Burial at Pyramid Shows Teotihuacan Rulers Had Mayan Connection – Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
927	10-Oct-02	Gene Prevents 'Brains Everywhere' – University of Utah
589	31-Oct-02	Next Generation Data Storage on the Nanometer-Scale – University of Arizona
521	19-Oct-02	Newly Discovered Clouds Found Floating High above Milky Way – National Radio Astronomy Observatory
488	30-Oct-02	Enlightened by the Ocean's Light – Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
415	27-Oct-02	NASA and Nuclear Power in Space – IEEE Spectrum Magazine
405	3-Oct-02	Best Fall Color Story Yet To Be Told – University of Missouri-Columbia
388	25-Oct-02	Aluminum Shows Strange Behaviors – Ohio State University
375	27-Oct-02	Researchers React to Misconduct by Bell Labs Scientist – IEEE Spectrum Magazine
373	3-Oct-02	Evidence That Antarctic Ice Stream Has Reversed Its Flow – University of Washington

September 2002 Top Hit
SciNews Stories

(based on FINAL data gathered through 23-Nov-2002)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
2761	11-Sep-02	New Simulation Shows 9/11 Plane Crash with Scientific Detail – Purdue University
1213	13-Sep-02	How to Remove 250 Stains from Clothes and Textiles – Cornell University
839	20-Sep-02	Discovery Supports Paradoxical Views of Universe – University of Chicago
582	5-Sep-02	Scientists Attempt to Measure Speed of Gravity – University of Missouri-Columbia
552	3-Sep-02	Nature/Nurture Question to be Debated Oct. 1-2 at Nobel Conference – Gustavus Adolphus College
546	30-Sep-02	Sniffing Out Elephant Sex Secrets – University of Utah
503	12-Sep-02	Developing the World's Strongest, Lightest Solids – University of Missouri-Rolla
444	25-Sep-02	Vicious Chemical Cycle May Cause Multiple Chemical Sensitivity – Washington State University
413	4-Sep-02	DroughtLab Created in Response to Dry Conditions – Colorado State University
385	13-Sep-02	40 Percent of the World's Gold Is 3 Billion Years Old – University of Arizona

October 2002 Top Hit
LifeNews Stories

(based on PRELIMINARY data gathered through 23-Nov-2002)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
1324	8-Oct-02	Dispelling Myths about So-Called Witches – Johns Hopkins University
413	5-Oct-02	Hip Hop Phrases by CNN Headline News a Major Gamble – Ball State University
399	17-Oct-02	Mass Media's Negative Effect on Women – University of Missouri-Columbia
383	31-Oct-02	Maine Researchers Uncovering Lost African-American History – Dick Jones Communications
326	25-Oct-02	Freshmen to Launch Bike Sharing Program on Campus – University of Rhode Island
293	1-Oct-02	UCSD Faculty Experts Can Comment on Situation in Iraq – University of California, San Diego
283	16-Oct-02	Study Shows Long-Term Results for Children of Divorce – Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
278	1-Oct-02	False Morality and Forgotten History: American Support for Iraq's WMD – Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
278	23-Oct-02	Schmoozing Is Good for the Brain – University of Michigan
261	8-Oct-02	Airport Noise Impairs Long-Term Memory and Reading – Cornell University

September 2002 Top Hit
LifeNews Stories

(based on FINAL data gathered through 23-Nov-2002)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
1597	19-Sep-02	Hieroglyphs Tell Story of Superpower Conflict in the Maya World – Vanderbilt University
1246	10-Sep-02	After 9/11: Anxiety Plagues Children, Parents Aren't Connecting – University of Rochester Medical Center
494	24-Sep-02	After 100,000 Years; Storyology-- a Science of Story – Futurehealth
403	27-Sep-02	Research Looks Into Role of Parents in Preschool – West Virginia University
400	7-Sep-02	Sex Can Wait Program Effective with High School Students – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
382	4-Sep-02	Peer Pressure Matters in Young Adults' Smoking Decisions – Health Behavior News Service
354	10-Sep-02	Promoting Marriage May Not Benefit All Children – Cornell University
339	14-Sep-02	Cherokee Potters to Teach Students about Ancestors' Craftsmanship – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
307	25-Sep-02	People May Draw More Support from Furry Friends than Spouses, Human Allies – Health Behavior News Service
305	19-Sep-02	Seeking Self-Esteem Has Mental and Physical Costs – University of Michigan

October 2002 Top Hit
BizNews Stories

(based on PRELIMINARY data gathered through 23-Nov-2002)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
220	3-Oct-02	AIMR's The Financial Journalist Newsletter - September 2002 – Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR)
149	4-Oct-02	Managing Upward Key To Success – University of Alabama at Birmingham
139	3-Oct-02	Researchers Develop Tools to Gauge Web Customer Satisfaction – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
135	9-Oct-02	Possible Effects of Dockworker Lockout on Christmas Shopping – Purdue University
132	1-Oct-02	Economist Will Comment On Costs Of W. Coast Port Shutdown – Purdue University
132	18-Oct-02	Get with the Agenda – University of Alabama at Birmingham
131	8-Oct-02	Babson Simulation Teaches Financial Journalism to Business Students – Babson College
126	12-Oct-02	Informality Breeds Contempt – University of Alabama at Birmingham
125	15-Oct-02	Current Business Students Have Higher Ethical Attitudes than 1980's Counterparts – Baylor University
124	8-Oct-02	Apartment Complexes Using Halloween as a Marketing Tool – Ball State University

September 2002 Top Hit
BizNews Stories

(based on FINAL data gathered through 23-Nov-2002)

Hits	Date	Title / Source (click title for full story)
715	4-Sep-02	9/11/02: Business and the Workplace One Year Later – American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA)
465	19-Sep-02	Gender Gap Found Among Potential Entrepreneurs in 17 Nations – Dick Jones Communications
297	4-Sep-02	Nearly Any Employee May Be Willing To Steal In Some Situations – Ohio State University
271	10-Sep-02	Women Learning the Ropes Benefit from Male Mentors – University of Missouri-Columbia
246	4-Sep-02	Lawyer's Campaign Pays Off in New Rules to Fight Corporate Misdeeds – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
246	5-Sep-02	Latest Hospitality Industry Research on the Web – Cornell University
245	4-Sep-02	Consumers Clueless about How Credit-Card Payments Are Calculated – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
244	5-Sep-02	Research Shows Businesses Getting the Hang of CRM – Baylor University
243	12-Sep-02	Women Poorly Represented in Government Workforce – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
242	27-Sep-02	Domestic Violence Reduces Business Productivity and Profit – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville