Alarm bells over futuure of Iraqi treasures

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Academics have voiced their concerns that the cultural heritage of Iraq is under threat as the American Council for Cultural Policy (ACCP), an influential group of American antiquities collectors, manoeuvres for influence with the planned postwar military regime in the country. Scholars in the US and UK both stated that the ACCP's remit is diametrically opposed to scholarly research and that any form of collecting would create a lucrative market that encouraged looting and the illegal trade of antiquities, thereby destroying the scientific and archaeological value of artifacts.

Iraq, Analysis, International aspects, Political aspects, Historical research, Iraqi history, American Council for Cultural Policy

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Journal warned about P&G data

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The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research published research into the effectiveness of the osteoporosis drug Actonel from Procter & Gamble with the declaration "all authors had full access to the data and analyses", despite being warned that there were serious concerns about the validity of the research. The academics involved in the research did not in fact conduct their own independent analysis of the company's drug trial data.

Legal issues & crime, Product information, Science & research, Periodical Publishers, Periodicals, Ethics, Scientific & Technical Journals, Research, Company legal issue, Investigations, Ethical aspects, Osteoporosis, Research ethics, Science journals, Actonel (Medication), Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (Periodical)

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Academic aid sought over terror hysteria

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Restricted documents reveal that the Government is seeking the advice of behavioral scientists in order to develop ways to prevent anxious but otherwise healthy individuals from swamping the National Health Service in the event of a terrorist attack. Government advisers fear that, in the event of such an attack, the health services could be overwhelmed by tens of thousands of "worried well" people seeking treatment.

Health Care and Social Assistance, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Services information, HEALTH SERVICES, Police Protection, Administration of Public Health Programs, Terrorist Control, Health Care Services, Medical & Health Services, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Security Mgmt-Kidnapping & Terrorism, Services, Medical care, Behavior, Human beings, Social sciences, Humans, Terrorism, Man, Medical care (Private), Behavioural sciences, Behavioral sciences

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