The U.S. Golf Manufacturers Council, an affiliate of the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), announced the election of Rawleigh Grove, VP and general counsel at Ping, as its new chairman. The announcement was made at the ...
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December 2013 saw a UK first with the launch of a Government endorsed, industry-led initiative from ACID (Anti Copying in Design) with the launch of ACID Marketplace – a safer online IP platform where design buyers can view the latest ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Judge Rejects Legal Challenge Against Health Insurance Subsidies A legal challenge against health care insurance subsidies for ...
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'Smart' Contact Lenses Would Measure Sugar Levels in Diabetics Google is working on smart contact lenses that would measure sugar (glucose) levels in the tears of people with diabetes. If successful, the contacts would offer diabetics a ...
Medtronic willfully infringed on an Edwards Lifesciences’ patent with its CoreValve transcatheter heart valve, and owes Edwards nearly $394 million in damages and patent royalties, a federal jury in Delaware found Wednesday. Edwards ...
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Only a quarter of U.S. primary care physicians surveyed are doing a thorough job of helping patients achieve and maintain a healthy weight, finds a study in the American Journal of Health Promotion. "We found that most primary care ...
The United Steelworkers (USW) supports the unanimous affirmative vote by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to keep existing "orders" on OTR tires imported from China. According to the union, the decision ...
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There's long been concern that certain drugs taken to control seizures might be unsafe for use by pregnant women, due to potential effects on the fetus. Now, new British research suggests that the drug levetiracetam does not pose a major ...
Tags: Weighs Safety, Epilepsy Drugs, Safety of Epilepsy Drugs in Pregnancy
The CEOs of Apple and Samsung Electronics will participate in diplomacy talks ahead of a March trial in a patent dispute in a federal court in California. Samsung’s Oh-Hyun Kwon and Apple’s Tim Cook will attend the mediation ...
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BlackBerry has filed a copyright infringement suit against a company co-founded by Ryan Seacrest that makes a keyboard case for the iPhone. On Friday the struggling smartphone maker filed a lawsuit against Typo Products LLC, a company ...
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Teen drivers quickly move from focused to distracted while behind the wheel, and this raises their risk for accidents, a new study finds. Car crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
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Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. is accusing a company backed by "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest of being a rip-off artist. The allegations emerged in a patent infringement lawsuit filed Friday in a San Francisco federal court ...
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San Francisco based vPersonalize.com announced the launch of their new full-custom, online store for customers to design and buy their own personalized apparel and accessories. vPersonalize.com features a web-based configurator ...
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The National Retail Federation formally filed an appeal of a controversial antitrust lawsuit settlement covering credit card swipe fees, asking the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a lower court’s ruling. NRF Senior ...
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Doctors often neglect to have a discussion with their teen patients about sexuality issues during their annual physical, a new study reveals. This results in missed opportunities to inform and counsel young people about ways to help ...
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