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Discusses the case of scientist David Baltimore which is considered the one of the most remarkable cases of scientific misconduct in the U.S. Publication of a Baltimore research paper on gene expression in the periodical "Cell"; Involvement of co-author Dr. Thereza Imanishi-Kari in the fabrication of evidence; Admission by Imanishi-Kari about some of the work cited in the paper; Investigation by the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

The article reports on an escorted tour of America aimed at reliving the past and creating new memories. Itineraries include transportation between destinations, hotel accommodations, and guided sightseeing. Starting in Chicago, travelers follow the old Route 66 through eight states including Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, and California. Among the places of nostalgia to be visited are New Orleans and Elvis Presley's birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi. For more information readers may visit www.TourVacationsToGo.com/Nostagia.

The article provides a comparison of U.S. states with regard to tax breaks for retirement income as of November 2010. Seven states including Alaska, Florida, and Nevada have no income tax. Social Security benefits are reportedly not taxed in 27 states with a few that allow exemptions. It is pointed out that Illinois, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania are the three states that fully exempt Social Security benefits and all public and private pensions.

The article discusses the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in promoting public health. It presents the process of the enforcement of drug policies by the FDA, including standards. Details of some laws imposed by the agency are stated. It also features the authority of FDA inspectors. Moreover, the challenges faced by the inspectors in their work are cited.

Focuses on the status of gun control in United States. Objective of the `Twelve is Enough' gun law created by gun-control; Comments of some congressmen about the law and the rising incident of crimes associated with guns; Findings of the study conducted by the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence (CPHV) about the outcome of the law; Information about the Brady law in buying handguns; More information. INSETS: `12 is..;The future..;One nation..;Top..

Describes the difficulties reporters confront in unraveling political rhetoric from medical fact in many issues that involve the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Misinformation about the FDA; Discussion on the story of runaway regulation.

Reviews the education software Science 2000, Rediscover Mathematics and Science 3-5 and KinderVentures. Developers; Features and capabilities; Recommended grades; System requirements; Price; Goals; Contents; Support materials.

Considers the war being waged against tobacco companies in the United States as of May 1996. Several states suing tobacco companies; Unveiling of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposal to regulate tobacco for the first time; Details of the proposal, put together by FDA Commissioner David Kessler; The possibility the the tobacco wars will yield a victory for both sides.

Focuses on the results of a survey conducted by the "Health Management Technology" on healthcare chief information officers (CIO) in the U.S. in 2004. Percentage of CIO who remained in healthcare for more than 20 years; Difference between the respondents in 2003 and 2004; Information on the budgets and information technology spending of healthcare organizations.

Discusses the results of a survey concerning chief information officers (CIO) within the healthcare technology sector in the U.S. Estimated budget allotted by healthcare organizations in information technology (IT); Factor considered in the positioning of IT in a healthcare organization; Increase in the salary of CIO in the U.S. in 2002; Comparison of job satisfaction and salary satisfaction rates with the actual salary levels of CIO; Challenges faced by healthcare CIO.

Presents news briefs about book publishing in the United States as of January 29, 2001. Closure of the continuity program at AOL Time Warner; Acquisition of Lyons Press by Globe Pequot Press; Reorganization of Hungry Minds Inc.

Focuses on the 2000 BookExpo America show held by the American Booksellers Association in Chicago, Illinois from June 2-4, 2000. Electronic publishers at the show; African-American publishers at the conference; Religious and spiritual themes of the several events; Alliances between book publishers and media companies. INSETS: Reed to Launch EPub Expo;Bezos Beams at BEA;Good Times for ABA;Pre-BEA's RBTE Gets High Grades

Presents a list of computer books for fall of 1999. `Win 98 Rx'; `Building Your Own PC'; `Business Know-How'; `Office Computing.'

Relates the thoughts of eight influential people in the United States publishing business. People being Grant McGuire of R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Scott Flanders of Macmillan Publishing, Patricia Glass Schuman of Neal-Schuman Publishing, Byron Preiss of Byron Preiss Multimedia, Rick Smolan of Against All Odds, Tim O'Reilly of O'Reilly & Associates, Laura Fillmore of Open Book Systems, and Nicholas Negroponte of the MIT Media Laboratory.

Presents an alphabetical listing of computer book publishers and their book titles scheduled for release between March 1 and September 30, 1997. Representative sampling of the kind of titles and subject that a given publisher covers; Abacus; Academic Press; Adams Publishing; Barron's; Other publishers.

Presents an alphabetical list, by publisher of the computer books, released in the fall of 1996. Academic Press; Addison Wesley; Addison-Wesley/Corporate Professional; Addison-Wesley/Open GL; Addison-Wesley/PC System Architecture; AP Professional; Aurora Publishing; Coriolis Group; Butterworth-Heinemann/Digital Press; Crown; Hyperion; Other publishers.

Reports the use of biometrics and other authentication methods for healthcare information systems of healthcare facilities in the United States. Protection of private and sensitive data; Availability of fingerprint technology at Presideo Inc.; Combination of biometric authentication and digital certificates on a key public infrastructure.

Deals with the high expectations of customers in the United States on the publishing and book market due to the emergence of superstores, superinventories and Internet commerce. Comments from Jed Lyons, president of the National Book Network; Details on the warehouse space added by several publishers and distributors in 1998; Information on the customer service center opened by Macmillan company.

Reports on the emergence of adveretail services in the United States, electronic commerce-enabled advertisements that function as both ads and retail purchasing services. Growth potential of such services; Newspaper organizations offering adveretail services; Benefits on advertisers; Advantage over some print newspaper advertising.

Reports on the annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses at Snowbird, Utah, on June 26-29, 1993. Electronic publishing and paperless information delivery; Comparison of steps and costs of production using traditional and electronic methods; Number of scholarly journals demanding publication; Alliance between presses and parent universities; Partnership with booksellers; Selling to superstores.

Reports that concern for the environment once fueled interest in recycled paper for publishing and now vanishing landfill sites are rekindling that flame. Shrinking landfills and growing waste; Recycling goals for the paper industry; Defining what is meant by the term recycled paper; Different types of de-inked paper; Answers for the future. INSET: The whiteness problem..

Discusses how computer-to-plate (CTP) systems have affected the printing industry. Effect on productivity, costs, labor and flexibility in run-length; The difference between imagesetters and the way in which the image in CTP systems goes directly to the printing plate; Rand McNally and Mosby's equipment; The Eskofot scanner.

The article focuses on the Website www.walkscore.com which offers information on the walkability of a certain city in the U.S. It is said that the walkability of a city has an impact on personal health, personal finances and the environment. Users of the site can type in the address to get the rating of the level of pedestrian access of the location. The Website also provides a map featuring the area shops, restaurants, grocery stores and parks found in the selected location or city.

Cites various attractions seen when visiting Niagara Falls in New York. Cataracts of Niagara Falls; New York Power Authority's user-friendly Visitor's Center; Niagara's Historic Trail; Niagara River.

Focuses on the EBook 2000 conference sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Information Standards Organization held on September 25-27 Washington, D.C. Description of the digital rights management (DRM) of the Open eBook format; Purpose of the DRM; Highlights of the conference.

Highlights the electronic publishing seminar held by the University of Virginia and Library of Congress in April 2000 in Washington D.C. Countries who participated in the event; Issues addressed by keynoter Jason Epstein; Information on the authoring tool kit TK3.

Reports on the BookExpo America, a book trade show held in Los Angeles, California, from April 30 to May 1, 1999. Focus on impact of information technology on book trade; Electronic books; Publishing software; On-demand printing.

Focuses on the alliance of six Knight Ridder newspapers, their Web sites and KPIX-TV to gain market share in San Francisco, California. Threat to the alliance of the Gate Web site, the `San Francisco Chronicle,' `San Francisco Examiner' and the local NBC TV affiliate KRON; Knight Ridder/KPIX partnership's use of the broadcast outlet to preview the newspapers' next day headlines.

Focuses on the role of joint operating agreement (JOA) in the decline of the `Nashville Banner,' a Nashville, Tennessee-based periodical. Conflict between `Banner' newspaper's interest in Internet and `Tennessean' periodical's nonsupport of the system; Impact of JOAs on news Web sites; `Tennesseans' periodical's rationale behind the nonendorsement of the Web.

Discusses technological advances in book publishing in the United States. Introduction of digital printing presses and computer-to-plate production systems; Views from industry officials; Features of the Donnelly Digital Architecture (DDA). INSET: The great Viacom battle for Paramount..

Reports on R.R. Donnelley's display of the machinery used in its book production system called the Donnelley Digital Architecture (DDA). Digital production flow; Description of the machines; Demand-driven planning; Procedure; Company's attitudes toward DDA.

Reports on the 1994 International Conference & Exposition on Multimedia and CD-ROM in San Jose, California. Attendance; Increase in the show's floor area coverage and exhibitors; `Star Wars' movie maker George Lucas' discussion of the multimedia approach to every film, game and product; Discussion on technology and marketing. INSET: Desperately seeking distribution, by John Mutter..

Reports on the participation of electronic publishers in the 1996 American Booksellers Association convention and trade show. Booksellers' with web sites; CD-ROM publications. INSET: The wings of eagles..

Focuses on the use of computer-to-plate (CTP) technology in book publishing in the United States. Incomplete computerization of editorial and production systems in the book publishing industry; Black Classic Press's leasing of a Xerox DocuTech machine to do very short runs of backlist and out-of-print titles; Rand McNally's approach that matches the different levels of computer expertise of its customers.

Focuses on product demonstrations in the multimedia section of the 95th American Booksellers Association convention and trade show held on June 3 to 5, 1995 in Chicago, Illinois. Quality of new titles; Prices of multimedia products; Titles presented by Time Warner Electronic Publishing; Partnerships for production and distribution.