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If You Ask Your Doctor for a Brand-Name Drug, Many Doctors Likely to Give in

Jan 15, 2013

If you ask your doctor for a brand-name drug, there's a good chance he or she will comply, even if there's a cheaper, equally effective generic drug available. That's especially true if your doctor is older, works in a small practice, or, ...

Tags: JAMA Internal Medicine, drug, healthcare

I Saw a Gaggle of New Gadgets That Track Your Body in Multiple Ways

Jan 15, 2013

Personal devices that monitor your activity and vital signs and upload that information to your computer or mobile device were the hot health technology at this year's CES. At the show's Digital Health Zone, I saw a gaggle of new gadgets ...

Tags: health technology, computer, mobile device

Everest Re Group Has Established a New Bermuda Domiciled Special Purpose Reinsurer

Jan 15, 2013

Everest Re Group has established a new Bermuda domiciled special purpose reinsurer, Mt. Logan Re, to provide collateralized capacity to the worldwide property catastrophe reinsurance market. With an initial funding of $50m, the company ...

Tags: reinsurer, reinsurance market, Everest Re, reinsurance marketplace

Franklin Electric Marked The Commercial Launch of Its Artificial Lift Pumping Solutions

Jan 15, 2013

Franklin Electric marked the commercial launch of its artificial lift pumping solutions with significant orders from key global customers. Exxaro, a South Africa-based mining group which provided several test sites for the product, has ...

Tags: Pumping Solutions, Energy Systems, artificial lift pumping solutions

WesternZagros Resources Has Awarded a Contract for Two 2,000 Horse-Power Rigs

Jan 15, 2013

WesternZagros Resources has awarded a contract for two 2,000 horse-power drilling rigs with a leading North American drilling contractor. The two rigs have been contracted to drill the Hasira-1 well, the Baram-1 well and subsequent wells ...

Tags: WesternZagros, drilling rigs, petroleum service sector, petroleum service

Apple CEO Tim Cook: There Would Be a Significant Shortage of New iMacs in October

Jan 15, 2013

Apple CEO Tim Cook may have warned that there would be a significant shortage of new iMacs in October, but the shortage has continued into the New Year. The 21.5-inch model is reportedly facing shipping delays of seven to 10 days, while the ...

Tags: iMac, Apple, CEO, Tim Cook

The Dieting Attempts That Came After an "Aha" Moment Were Their Most Successful

Jan 15, 2013

Why are Americans (including myself) so concerned about their weight? I studied this question for six years and in 2008 received a Ph.D. in sociology with a specific focus on body weight perceptions. Though that gave me a comprehensive ...

Tags: Americans, weight, keep fit

$32.4bn Was Flated on Fab Equipment Spending

Jan 15, 2013

Fab equipment spending saw a drastic dip in 2H12 and 1Q13 is expected to be even lower, says SEMI, which reckons that the projected number of facilities equipping will drop from 212 in 2012 to 182 in 2013. Spending on fab equipment for ...

Tags: Fab equipment spending, Flash, Fab construction

Wake-up to Reach Continues to Be The Elephant in The Room

Jan 15, 2013

Manufacturer's organisation EFF is urging Britain’s manufacturers to get to grips with REACH, a European Directive banning certain chemicals, "or face the prospect of unlimited fines or prison", it said. Not to be confused with RoHS ...

Tags: EFF, chemicals, REACH

RF Micro Devices Has Developed an Ism-Band Radio Device for Smart Meters

Jan 15, 2013

RF Micro Devices has developed an ISM-band radio device for smart meters. The RFFM6403 operates in the 405MHz–475MHz frequency range, and so will support wireless links in general 433/470MHz ISM band systems. The chip is designed ...

Tags: RF Micro Devices, radio device, smart meters

Chevrolet Introduced The Corvette Stingray Ahead of The Action-Packed Detroit Auto Show

Jan 15, 2013

Chevrolet introduced the 2014 Corvette Stingray ahead of the action-packed Detroit auto show, revealing sharp-edged styling, more power, a better-dressed interior, and impressive materials technology. Corvette history is full of body and ...

Tags: Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, Chevrolet, car, Autobot

Jeep Has Made Towing Capacity Improvements Across The Board on The Grand Cherokee

Jan 15, 2013

Sure, a new Corvette is catnip to car journalists. But my interest runs toward new beasts of burden, since I spend most of my weekends towing a 23-foot Airstream trailer behind a 2011 Dodge Durango. So I was rather interested to hear about ...

Tags: Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep, car, Grand Cherokee

The Blacktop Treatment Has Already Appeared on The Charger, Challenger and Avenger

Jan 15, 2013

How do you give mainstream vehicles a touch of evil? You give them dark wheels, grille, headlights, paint, and interior touches. And you come up with a name like "Blacktop." The Blacktop treatment has already appeared on the Charger, ...

Tags: Grand Caravan, Blacktop, mainstream vehicles, vehicles

The Weekend Saw Dropbox Users Frustrated by Issues with Syncing and Uploading Files

Jan 15, 2013

The weekend saw Dropbox users frustrated by issues with syncing and uploading files, as well as creating shareable links. The issues became so severe that the stability of Amazon Web Services (AWS) was called into question. According to a ...

Tags: Dropbox, users, AWS

Apple iPhone 5 Users Consume More Cellular Data Than Anyone Else

Jan 15, 2013

Apple iPhone 5 users consume more cellular data than anyone else, while owners of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy S III upload the most data, according to a survey conducted by Arieso, which said that growing data volumes continue to ...

Tags: Galaxy S3, iPhone 5, Data

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