Monthly Archives: January 2008

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/peck-is-healthier-than-a-handshake-says-new-study/56409-17.html

The next time you greet a person, make sure you avoid shaking hands. Instead give a peck on his or her cheek – it’s healthier for you.

A team of international researchers has carried out a study and found that people who greet each other with handshakes are much more likely to pass on germs, such as flu and stomach bugs, than those who settle for a kiss.

200+ Internet Marketing Gurus on Twitter

http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/01/internet-marketing-experts-twitter.html

“The twitter train is pulling up, are you on board yet? Twitter is one of the most revolutionary messaging systems to come out in my opinion since AOL Instant Messenger back in 1997. It allows groups of users to simultaneously engage in conversations all at the same time, similar to being in a “chat room” in AOL. As a marketer this can be a golden tool if utilized properly for personal reputation management reasons.

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I have attempted to put together a comprehensive list of Internet Marketers. The people on it range in skill sets from Social Media Experts, Search Optimization Experts, Search Marketing Experts, and other general Internet Marketing Gurus.”

Negative Studies of Depression Meds Remain Unpublished – Health Blog – WSJ

http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2008/01/16/negative-studies-of-depression-meds-remain-unpublished/

Industry-sponsored studies of antidepressants that come up with positive results are more likely to be published than those that come up with negative results, says a paper in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine.

The authors looked at 74 antidepressant studies that had been filed with the FDA, and found that those deemed positive by the agency went unpublished only 3% of the time, while those deemed negative by the agency went unpublished 67% of the time. When unfavorable studies were published, it was in a way that conflicted with the FDA’s opinion of the study, according to the article.

BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Grim life for Bangladeshi prostitutes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7191283.stm

350 children live in a Bangladeshi brothel – they hide under the bed when a client calls. When the women get pregnant, many hope for daughters who in time will be able to join them working in the brothel. The women are paid 100 taka ($1.50) for sex, about the same you would pay for a couple of large bottles of fizzy drink.