Officials with the US Army Corp of Engineers revealed this week that they will not work with the Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on a major part of the permit process for an open pit iron ore mine in the northern part ...
Tags: Iron Ore Mine, Mineral
The more U.S. adults with health issues use their skills and talents to do what they do best, the less they report pain, worry, stress or anger, a survey says. The Gallup Daily tracking interviews of 120,354 U.S. adults Aug. 22 to Dec. ...
Active-duty Marines who suffer a traumatic brain injury face significantly higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study. Other factors that raise the risk include severe pre-deployment symptoms of ...
Osram Sylvania’s sixth annual SYLVANIA Socket Survey finds that 65 percent of Americans plan to switch to more energy-efficient lighting technologies, as a result of federally mandated legislation that is increasing efficiency ...
The vast majority of epilepsy patients who have brain surgery to treat the seizure disorder find it improves their mood and their ability to work and drive, a new study reveals. Meanwhile, a second study also indicates the procedure is ...
Tags: epilepsy patients, seizure disorder, brain surgery, epilepsy surgery
Two-thirds of people over the age of 65 need help completing the tasks of daily living, either from special devices such as canes, scooters and bathroom grab bars or from another person, new research shows. "If people are finding ways to ...
Tags: daily living, seniors
A New Jersey nursing scholar says bullying occurs not only among elementary and high school students, it also occurs among those in academia. Study co-author Janice Beitz, a professor at the Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden, said ...
The mood among consumers in Germany is again remarkably good as 2013 draws to a close. Further increases were recorded in economic expectations and willingness to buy. Income expectations declined slightly from a high level. Following a ...
Tags: upswing, consumer climate, economy
Earlier this month, Dick Cheney stated that the medical device tax may have killed him if it were in effect in the decades he struggled against heart disease. The former vice president received a heart transplant in 2012. Cheney is ...
Tags: medical device, tax, heart transplant
Evergreen Packaging, a global leader in creating fiber-based packaging solutions, has released a new white paper that provides key insights for beverage manufacturers and retailers on a growing consumer segment whose eco-conscious values ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the third and final installment of its LEED in Motion report series: Impacts and Innovation. The report details key impact areas and results of the thousands of projects that are ...
Tags: USGBC, LEED, green building
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are underestimating the e-commerce channel's growth potential and consequently may be missing out on a substantial market opportunity, according to the first of a two part Deloitte study, "Digital ...
Tags: e-commerce, online shoppers, consumers
After a slow recovery period, Mexico's packaging machinery marketplace is coming back strong, according to PMMI's 2013 "Mexico Packaging Machinery Market Study," published in 2013. The study reviews current market data and interviews with ...
Tags: Packaging Machinery, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
Pack Expo shows owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, reports high demand for exhibit space in the inaugural edition of Pack Expo East (Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia; Feb. ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Packaing Machinery
The CO2 EOR market is a well established sector of the oil and gas industry in the United States with the first commercial projects dating back to the early 1970s. The key enabler of this success has been the availability of a large volume ...
Tags: CO2, Oil Recovery