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New book by Babson professors shows companies how to retain and engage employees with no-cost, low-cost ideas.

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Members of the University of Mississippi family gather on campus at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 1 to dedicate the university's civil rights monument, which features a life-size bronze likeness of James Meredith, the first black student admitted to the university. The ceremony serves as a reflection of 44 years of social progress since Meredith's enrollment.

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Methamphetamine is a powerfully addictive drug that can seriously damage oral health, destroying a person's smile and natural ability to chew, according to the American Dental Association (ADA).

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New findings suggest that oncolytic reoviruses may also have the potential to prime the body's own immune system to mount a defense against cancer cells.

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U.S. and French scientists this month are launching specialized balloons carrying miniaturized weather instruments to detect hurricanes as they emerge over the far-eastern Atlantic, which is out of range of U.S. hunter-hurricane aircraft. The project, based in Africa, relies on new technology to provide early warning of potentially dangerous storms.

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Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute are analyzing vitamin D in prostate cancer prevention and treatment in the laboratory and the clinic.

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Certain tests can predict with great accuracy whether a person in a coma after CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) will have a poor outcome, according to new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology. The guideline is published in the July 25, 2006, issue of Neurology.

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Florida State University in Tallahassee Fla., does not have a crystal ball, but it is developing a new tool that could possibly see the strength of future hurricane seasons. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded the FSU Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) a $6.2 million, five-year grant to support the development of a model that may more accurately predict the number of hurricanes in an upcoming season, according to COAPS director emeritus James O'Brien, the Robert O. Lawton Professor of Meteorology and Oceanography and state climatologist. (VIDEO EMBEDDED)

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A new Ohio State University Medical Center study debunks the widely held belief that engaging in sexual intercourse during the final weeks of pregnancy can hasten labor and delivery.

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New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology aim to educate physicians on the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease to improve quality of life.

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Survival rates of patients suffering a cardiac arrest dramatically improved when they were treated with an automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation device versus manual CPR prior to reaching the hospital.