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India marks one year since last reported case of polio - what does crippling disease look like?

A three-year investigation into a University of Connecticut biology laboratory has found its chief guilty of falsifying and fabricating data on more than two dozen papers and grant applications. [More]

By Jeff Coelho LONDON (Reuters) - Several big airlines are taking advantage of European carbon law by snapping up emission allowances at bargain prices, tuning out an outcry against the scheme by many non-EU airlines and shoring up demand in a market that saw prices cut in half last year. [More]

Social TV start-up GetGlue closes a $12 million round but it has plenty of competition. GetGlue, the fledgling social network for TV watchers and other entertainment, has raised $12 million in new financing from new and existing investors. The two-year-old company's apps and website lets its two million registered users check in to TV shows and other entertainment while chatting to other people and picking up recommendations.

The big search engines are now using social content to shape results pages. Time to rethink your online marketing? These days, two frequently asked question of my agency are, "How does all of this social media content and sharing impact my search engine rankings?" and "Do my social network status updates in Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn help these rankings?" The short answer is, yes, your social activity does have an impact on search results—and, more to the point, so does your company's activity.

Once upon a time it was uncommon for households to have more than one television. Not anymore.

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A 28-year-old CEO looks offers some advice to his brash-but-clueless younger self. When you're staring a venture as difficult as building a business, in some ways ignorance is bliss. Being unburdened by any real appreciation of the difficulties you’re getting yourself into can be a great boost to confidence, optimism and energy

UConn cut off lab's funding after discovering director of cardiovascular research falsified data on more than 100 occasions

You run your own business, and data show you probably invest more successfully than men. So why is money still so intimidating?

From coffee to crafts to paywalled blog posts, Memberly customers are building businesses based on predictability.
 Jesse Thorn produces a web series that teaches men how to dress like grown ups. But he's found a new way to make money off of his site while he's sleeping like a baby.

Marathon runners face odds of 1 cardiac arrest per 184,000 participants, 1 death per 259,000 participants, study showed

When it comes to dropping your holiday weight, keeping those pounds off can be tough. Dr

Gov't bans imports after traces of illegal fungicide found, even though FDA says the juice is perfectly safe

This might sound like a flawed project, but the student defined smarter as higher scores on math and memory tests and demonstrated that tactile learners scored better while chewing gum. See first: [More]