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Emory University News

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4 hrs ago | The Post Chronicle

Kids Want An Exotic Pet? Ask Your Doctor First

Reptiles, monkeys, rodents and other exotic pets are growing in popularity but should be discouraged in homes with small children or people with immune system problems, according to a report published on ...

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Related Topix: Pediatrics, Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Sun Oct 05, 2008

International Herald Tribune

Leading U.S. psychiatrist failed to report drug income

One of the nation's most influential psychiatrists earned more than $2.8 million in consulting arrangements with drug makers between 2000 and 2007, failed to report at least $1.2 million of this income to his ...

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Industry, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley

ScienceBlogs

The Doctors Aren't the Only Ones at Fault [The Scientific Activist]

An Oxford graduate student by day and a scientific activist by night, Nick Anthis isn't letting his Ph.D. research in protein structure get in the way of defending scientific and social progress.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Biotech, Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Industry, Woodbury, NY, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Chuck Grassley

Huliq.com

VP Debate Battle of Style vs. Substance, says Debate Expert

Emory University debate coach James Roland says Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden both hit their marks in the only vice presidential debate Thursday night.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Atlanta, GA, Joe Biden

Sat Oct 04, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Emory acknowledges past issues with professor, launches investigation

Emory University officials said Saturday that a prominent psychiatric researcher has had numerous issues in recent years with not disclosing earnings from drug companies and not revealing potential conflicts of ...

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Explosions, Fire Investigated at Emory Univ.

Posted By: Jason Becknell Officials are investigating what caused exploding sounds and small fires near an Emory University dormitory early Friday morning.

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ZD Net

End the spectre of science for sale

When I last wrote about the perception of scientists being paid for their conclusions, it was with the tongue-in-cheek observation that perhaps Massachusetts, by seeking to end the practice, might drive ...

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Medicine, Medication, Risperdal, Risperidone (generic)

Fri Oct 03, 2008

MyFOX Atlanta

Chemical Substance Catches Fire Near Emory University Dorm

HAZMAT responded to a fire outside an Emory University dorm early Friday morning.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Fire, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Atlanta Business Chronicle

Emory gets $29M for National Children's Study

A group headed by Emory University has won $28.5 million in federal funding for the National Children's Study, which investigates the impact of environment and genetics on the health of American children.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Morehouse School of Medicine

Bizjournals

Emory pulls in $400 million in research funds

Emory University attracted $411.2 million in funding from external sponsoring agencies in fiscal 2008, the majority of it from the National Institutes of Health .

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Atlanta, GA

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Next job: Chairman of the Bard

Stephen Enniss, director of special collections and archives for the general libraries of Emory University, has been named chief librarian of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Libraries, Arts, Poetry, Atlanta Metro

Wed Oct 01, 2008

Hotels

Sustainable Efforts At Emory Conference Center Hotel

ATLANTA The Emory Conference Center Hotel in Atlanta is continuing its commitment to the environment and its "green" guests.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Travel/Tourism

Tue Sep 30, 2008

Dalton Daily Citizen

Congress passes 2009 National Defense Authorization Act

Submitted by the office of Sen. Chambliss WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., this week praised the Senate's approval of ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Military, US Air Force, Georgia, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Saxby Chambliss, Moody Air Force Base

USAToday.com

During a crisis (financial or otherwise), we follow the crowd

Herd mentality rules during a financial crisis because people are wired to follow the crowd when times are uncertain, experts say.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA

LiveScience

Brain's Hub of Fear Found

Scientists may have found the glue that keeps fearful memories stuck in the brain, a discovery that could be useful in new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Related Topix: Alzheimer's, Medicine, Lithium (generic), Eskalith, Lithobid, Medication

Mon Sep 29, 2008

WSB-TV

Romance Grew On Emory's Cliff Bus

Some people dream of a fancy limo or a horse-drawn carriage driving them away from their wedding.

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Related Topix: Bus, Hip-Hop, Wedding

Physics Blog

'Hub' of fear memory formation identified in brain cells

A protein required for the earliest steps in embryonic development also plays a key role in solidifying fear memories in the brains of adult animals, scientists have revealed.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry, Lithium (generic), Eskalith, Lithobid, Medication

Sun Sep 28, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Analysis: Fear driving gas shortage

A pair of hurricanes turned the spigot down on gasoline flows to metro Atlanta, but it was a spike in consumer demand that has nearly emptied the tank.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA

Sat Sep 27, 2008

Rome News - Tribune

Ritz - Jones Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cochrane Ritz of Germantown, Tenn., announce the engagement of their daughter Michele Ann Ritz to Robert Bradley Jones, son of Jimmie R. Jones of Cedartown and the late Robert H. Jones.

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Related Topix: Cedartown, GA, Atlanta, GA, Sport, Drama, Comedy Movies, College

Fri Sep 26, 2008

The Macon Telegraph

Emory University officials aim to raise $1.6B

Emory University officials have unveiled the campus' largest ever fundraising effort.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Macon Metro, Macon, GA

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