Sharing the road with big trucks scares almost all of us sometimes. You see a semi closing in on your car and worry if the trucker will brake in time, or if they can even see you. Now, in an effort to help prevent dangerous crashes and ...
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Sun, sand, surf and now smartphones are part of the beach experience for the nation's lifesavers who perform about 12,000 rescues a year. Surf Life Saving Australia has introduced a suite of mobile risk apps and will pilot a ...
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The price of the Chinese-built Chery J1 has been cut to $9990 driveaway, making it the first passenger car in 15 years to be available for less than $10K. Chery has slashed $1000 from the five-door J1 city car (above) and $2000 from the ...
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Accumetrics' VerifyNow II System has received CE marking for point-of-care measurement of platelet reactivity to antiplatelet agents. The receival of Ce mark is expected to expand the market opportunities for the VerifyNow System in both ...
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IDG News Service - Copyright laws are holding back potentially life-saving research, the European Union's top digital lawmaker said on Monday. Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes was speaking at the 2012 Intellectual Property and ...
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Two U.S. agencies have seized 686 websites accused of selling counterfeit and illegal medicines as part of an international crackdown on online sales of fake drugs. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security ...
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A super strength steel that could help to defend British soldiers against the Taliban was the star attraction at a royal tour. The Prince of Wales was introduced to Super Bainite, a new super strength steel which could become a life-saver. ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Dexcom's new continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. The G4 PLATINUM system comprises a tiny sensor which is inserted by the user under the skin on the abdomen and a transmitter ...
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Exact Sciences has completed enrolling patients in its DeeP-C pivotal trial, designed to compare the accuracy of the stool DNA test in screening colorectal cancer with traditional screening methods. The test uses stool samples collected ...
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Cardiac Science, a subsidiary of Opto Circuits, has introduced a new version of automated external defibrillator (AED), Powerheart G5, in Europe. The Powerheart G5 is designed to help facilitate both professional rescuers and first-time ...
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The US Department of Defense Military Health System has chosen Masimo's Rad-57 handheld pulse co-oximeter. Masimo said Rad-57 pulse co-oximeter will be available to all designated medical treatment facilities and operational field units ...
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US-based HeartSine Technologies has appointed Declan O'Mahoney as the company's new chief executive officer (CEO). Previously, O'Mahoney served as CEO at Firecomms, where he attracted major investments from Irish, European and ...
During the month of October, Lancôme, world's largest luxury beauty brand, donates $7 from the in-store or online sale of every bottle of select Génifique products to St. Jude, one of the world's premier centers for the ...
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Missoni fashion house and the Canadian high-end store Holt Renfrew have partnered to create a limited-edition, worldwide-exclusive plush bear and elephant that will support OrphanAid Africa. To celebrate the launch, Margherita Missoni, ...
With funding from The Hershey Co., Project Peanut Butter will make and distribute vitamin-enriched nutritional packets to impoverished children in rural Ghana. Through Project Peanut Butter, children in rural Ghana will receive ...
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