International Business News - CELL http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/study-raps-web-sites-touting-stem-cell-therapies.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:54:39 EST Federal regulators have rejected proposed changes by the Federal Communications Commission that would require all U.S. cell phone towers to have at least eight hours of backup power. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/regulators-hang-up-on-cell-tower-backup-rules.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:23:34 EST Cell Therapeutics Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration granted priority review for an application seeking expanded use of the biotechnology company's cancer drug Zevalin. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/cell-therapeutics-gets-fda-priority-review-on-drug.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:32:38 EST Three companies founded by star University of Wisconsin-Madison stem cell researcher James Thomson are merging into a single entity that aspires to be a world leader in the field. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/3-uw-spinoffs-form-major-stem-cell-company.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:33:14 EST Verizon employees snuck a peek at President-elect Barack Obama's old cell phone records and will be reprimanded accordingly, the company said late Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/verizon-workers-look-at-obamas-cell-phone-records.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:04:47 EST R.J. Richard says he doesn't normally put his cell phone in his chest pocket. But he says it saved his life the one time he did. The 68-year-old man from Covington, La., was mowing the lawn on his 5-acre property when a stray bullet from nearby woods struck that cell phone. He figured a rock kicked up by his tractor hit him. That is, until he took out the phone and a .45-caliber bullet fell from its case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/man-says-cell-phone-saved-him-from-stray-bullet.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:49:58 EST A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn--hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled out the phone. It fell apart. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/cell-phone-in-mans-chest-pocket-stops-bullet.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:00:36 EST A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn--hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled out the phone. It fell apart. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/cell-phone-in-mans-chest-pocket-stops-bullet.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:32:25 EST A death row inmate who allegedly threatened a legislator from a smuggled cell phone last month now has sent a letter threatening the same lawmaker, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/texas-death-row-inmate-threatens-senator-again.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:55:31 EST Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, said Friday it has launched a new biotechnology research unit focused on developing stem cell-based treatments for a wide range of conditions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/pfizer-opening-unit-to-focus-on-stem-cells.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:59:09 EST A state trial judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday filed by critics of embryonic stem cell research who wanted to block $21 million in state funds from going to life sciences research. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/mo-judge-dismisses-stem-cell-research-lawsuit.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:24:05 EST Mayor William Floyd pulled up to a parking space, dialed a number into his cell phone and watched as two hours of paid time flashed on the meter in front of his car. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/ga-town-advances-cell-phone-parking-payments.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:04:05 EST In-person exit polling shows that more and more voters only have cell phones and increasingly they vote differently from those who still have landlines at home. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/exit-poll-1-in-5-voters-only-have-cell-phones.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:05:57 EST Shares of Brightpoint Inc. rose Wednesday after the a cell phone distributor reported third-quarter results above Wall Street expectations, despite a weakening wireless market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081105/brightpoint-posts-lower-3q-profit-but-tops-street.htm Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:08:44 EST The usual pre-holiday ramp-up in cell phone shipments didn't happen this year because of the feeble global economy, a research firm said Thursday. Manufacturers shipped 299 million phones in the July-September period, down 0.4 percent from the second quarter, according to IDC. The third quarter normally sees a rise in shipments, as stores stock up ahead of the holidays. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/cell-phone-shipments-fall-0-4-percent-in-3q.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:26:58 EDT An attorney for the state urged a judge Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit by opponents of embryonic stem cell research seeking to block funding to Missouri's Life Sciences Research Board. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/mo-science-board-seeks-to-block-suit-over-funding.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:03:45 EDT A systemwide shakedown of the huge Texas prison system is netting authorities more contraband than just illegal cell phones. Officers have turned up 61 weapons, 52 instances of tobacco products and 14 discoveries of money--all prohibited for the some 155,000 inmates in the state's 111 prisons. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/texas-prison-shakedown-leads-to-phones-weapons.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:59:45 EDT A television ad created by opponents of a ballot measure that would allow embryonic stem-cell research in Michigan likens such work to the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/mich-ad-likens-stem-cell-work-to-tuskegee-study.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:36:36 EDT South Carolina might already have started jamming cell phone signals in prisons to prevent convicts from committing further crimes, if it weren't for one significant problem with the plan: It's against the law. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/sc-prisons-take-on-feds-over-jamming-phone-signals.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:58:35 EDT Following its rivals, Sprint Nextel Corp. will soon begin trimming the fees customers face for canceling their cell phone service early. Chief Executive Dan Hesse said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press that Sprint could start lowering the early termination fees as soon as December, once the company updates its billing software. The fee of $200 or more is charged to wireless subscribers who end their service before their two-year contract ends. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/sprint-to-trim-cell-phone-termination-fees.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:54:30 EDT