Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments: Chinese Woman Killed by cNew to Humans A Chinese woman has died from a bird flu strain that has never before affected humans, and the World Health Organization called the ...
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FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, today announced that it has strengthened the portfolio of its MezzoStak Mezzanine connectors with the addition of 80 and 90 position offerings. These new variations’ ...
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All of those cell phones, computers, tablets, toys, and toaster ovens really add up. Not only are consumers gathering more and more electrical and electronic equipment, but we are also tossing much of it in the trash. The piles of ...
China's manufacturing grew at its strongest rate in 18 months in December but new exports fell from the previous month due to weak global demand, a survey showed Monday. HSBC Corp. said its monthly purchasing managers' index rose to 51.1 ...
South Korea plans to start testing a nationwied 5G network in 2018, local media reported. Commercial services are scheduled for 2020. The South Korea government hopes to make enouearly progress to eventually control 20% of the global mobile ...
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Cornell University engineers have developed a new Smartphone Cholesterol Application for Rapid Diagnostics, or ‘smartCARD’, that employs the Smartphone’s camera to read the cholesterol level. With this lifesaving app, ...
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Flat glass prices climbed 1.3 percent from October to November, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report issued by the U.S. Labor Department. It's welcome news for an industry that saw prices fall precipitously during the ...
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The Federal Government has invited expressions of interest to develop a new freight hub in Sydney’s south west at Moorebank. The government has selected Moorebank as the next major intermodal terminal to manage the growth of both ...
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Labelexpo Asia 2013 reached new visitor heights as it celebrated its tenth anniversary edition. Held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) during 3 – 6 December, the four day exhibition was attended by a huge number of ...
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Database Manager Keeps Underground Super Accurate The London Underground has deployed the Raima Database Manager as a key component to help deliver capacity and reliability improvements on the Piccadilly Underground line. The Raima ...
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If you can correctly project U.S. acreage, China demand, South America's production, and U.S. livestock feed demand, experts say that you could tell the world where the corn and soybean prices will go in 2014. Without knowing those ...
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The thirteenth edition of the Pharmapack Europe event will take place on 12-13 February 2014 at Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles. More than 3,000 visitors and 330 exhibitors from over 70 countries will gather in the new exhibition hall to ...
After overcoming a recession, drought, and liquidation of many herds in the past two years, cash cattle prices finally moved higher this fall. Factors such as small cattle numbers, a favorable demand base, and lower feed prices have sent ...
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U.S. flu vaccination prevented an estimated 6.6 million influenza-associated illnesses and 79,000 hospitalizations during last year's flu season, officials say. A report in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and ...
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Privately insured U.S. women who paid nothing out-of-pocket for the pill increased from 15 percent to 40 percent with the Affordable Care Act, researchers say. Lawrence B. Finer, Adam Sonfield and Rachel K. Jones of the Guttmacher ...
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