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Wednesday, 23rd May 2001

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Information Quality--Health
"Study: Health Info on the Web Often Incomplete"
Source: CNN
From the article, "Health information on Internet sites can be hard to find and it's often incomplete, according to a panel of doctors who surveyed information on 25 Web sites..."Health information on the Internet is inefficient, incomplete and incomprehensible to many Americans," said Sam Karp, a spokesman for the California HealthCare Foundation, a private group that funded the study, which is being published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association."
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Automobile Safety
Update: New Rollover Ratings Available from NHTSA
Source: NHTSA
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Mobile Phones
Research and Regulatory Efforts on Mobile Phone Health Issues. GAO-01-545

Source: GAO
See also: CNN: "More Study on Cell Phone Health Effects Urged"
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Computer Crime--Cyber Attacks
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Significant Challenges in Developing National Capabilities. GAO-01-323
Source: GAO
See Also: Computerworld: "NIPC Late on Cyberattack Alerts, Lacks Expertise"

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