Japan Turns to Science for All Americans to Increase Public Interest in Science

Just three months after its release, the Japanese translation of Science For All Americans already has been downloaded at least 3000 times from the Web site of AAAS's Project 2061, demonstrating how the education concepts in the book have global applications.Written by scientists, engineers, mathematicians, educators, historians and other experts, Science for All Americans defined what every high school graduate should know and be able to do in science, mathematics, and technology in order to understand and thrive in the modern world. It also recommended steps the nation's education system could take to make that goal a reality. First published in 1989, the seminal work has 200,000 copies in print, is free online and has been translated into Spanish and Chinese in addition to the recent Japanese translation.

By AAAS, USA.

Technology Policy Resource.

Research, Policy Advances Needed to Fulfill Promise of Genetic Medicine, Experts Say at AAAS

Personalized medicine has been touted as the next revolution in health care, but progress in bringing the right treatment to the right patient at the right time has been limited and will require some policy changes to blossom, according to Dr. Mark B. McClellan, former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

By AAAS, USA.

Health Policy Resource.

Improved Child, Youth and Family complaints process

The Ministry is introducing a new, improved Child, Youth and Family complaints process from the end of July 2008.The improved process has two steps. The first step is a review and assessment, by Child, Youth and Family. The second step is a review by a Chief Executive Advisory Panel. The Advisory Panel is designed to provide an additional avenue of independent review for people who are not satisfied with the initial review.

By MSD, New Zealand.

Family and Children Policy Resource.

Anheuser-Busch to Stop Caffeinating Alcoholic Beverages

Anheuser-Busch will remove the caffeine, guarana, and ginseng from its flavored malt beverages Tilt and Bud Extra, and is calling on its competitors in the industry to similarly stop making pre-packaged caffeinated alcohol beverages. The move comes as part of agreements reached with the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest(CSPI), which in February threatened to file suit against the company over the drinks, and a group of 11 state Attorneys General, which has separately been investigating the company.

By CSPI, USA.

Health Policy Resource.