All About Forensic Psychology     SAGE publications are providing free online access to over 500 journals until October 31st 2008. With full unrestricted content available from 1999 until the present day this is a wonderful opportunity for anybody looking for quality peer reviewed research findings. There is a host of forensic psychology related material available. The following journal article titles represent just a small sample of what you can get hold of. Graduate Students... Read Full Story

Medical News Today Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health;  Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 09 Oct 2008 - 3:00 PDT      Over 31% of U.S. births are now by cesarean section although a 5% to 10% rate is best for mothers and babies. The extra cost is well over $2.5 billion per year. The excess cesareans buy no reduction in maternal and newborn deaths. But they cause unneeded exposure to the dozens of adverse effects more common with c... Read Full Story

Medical News Today Main Category: ADHD Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology;  Smoking / Quit Smoking;  Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 07 Oct 2008 - 9:00 PDT      Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have found that treatment with stimulant drugs does not increase and appears to significantly decrease the risk that girls with ADHD will begin smoking cigarettes or using alcohol or drugs. Their report in the October Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent... Read Full Story

CNN.Com/Crime From Jeanne Meserve CNN Homeland Security Correspondent      WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The capture of two cocaine-laden semi-submarines in the past week has highlighted the increasing use of the vessels, which now transport one-third of illicit drugs in the eastern Pacific, a major route between Colombia and the United States, U.S. authorities said Friday. This 60-foot semi-submersible vessel sank after U.S. authorities boarded it September 17. 1 of 2 The first... Read Full Story

ABC NEWS China's tainted baby formula show risks of fast, poorly regulated growth of dairy industry By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer SHANGHAI, China September 19, 2008 (AP) Associated Press        A generation ago, when today's new Chinese parents were infants, milk powder was so scarce that it was one of the top items requested from travelers visiting from overseas.        A wide array of dairy products now lines supermarket shelves, and analysts say the boom has overwhelmed... Read Full Story

ABC NEWS By GILLIAN WONG Associated Press Writer SHIJIAZHUANG, China September 19, 2008 (AP) Associated Press      China's food safety crisis widened Friday after the industrial chemical melamine was found in milk produced by three of the country's leading dairy companies — prompting stores, including Starbucks, to yank milk from their shelves. The recalls come as evidence is mounting that adding chemicals to watered-down milk was a widespread practice in China's dairy industry. Sipping from... Read Full Story

Much Mo r Canada Magazine The latest study by a group representing Ontario doctors shows chatting on a cellphone while driving significantly increases the risk of collision. The Ontario Medical Association says mobile phone use impacts a driver’s cognitive function, visual concentration, speed of processing information and reaction time. The study has found that cellphone use puts drivers at significantly greater risk of collision . . . Among the study’s most surprising findings is that... Read Full Story

Crime & Consequences  Sponsored by The Criminal Justice Legal Foundation     " According to a story by NY Times writer Adam Liptak, a diminishing number of foreign courts seem to pay attention to the writings of American justices. Judges around the world have long looked to the decisions of the United States Supreme Court for guidance, citing and often following them in hundreds of their own rulings since the Second World War. But now American legal influence is decreasing, according to the... Read Full Story

Crime & Consequences Sponsored by the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation      The U.S. Supreme Court has asked for additional briefing on the rehearing petition in the capital child rape case decided in June, Kennedy v. Louisiana. This is most unusual. Rehearing petitions in cases decided after full briefing and argument are usually exercises in futility. But this is an unusual case. Jess Bravin has this story in the WSJ. Lyle Denniston has this post at SCOTUSblog. I expect that after the... Read Full Story

 Medical News Today Main Category: IT / Internet / E-mail Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry;  Eye Health / Blindness Article Date: 06 Sep 2008 - 0:00 PDT       Electronic fingerprinting, iris scans, and signature recognition software are all becoming commonplace biometrics for user authentication and security. However, they all suffer from one major drawback - they can be spoofed by a sufficiently sophisticated intruder. Writing in the International Journal of Biometrics, Japanese... Read Full Story