Elderly people with high serum vitamin E levels are less likely to suffer from memory disorders than their peers with lower levels, according to a study published recently in Experimental Gerontology. According to the researchers, various ...
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Americans' spending on health care rose a relatively modest 3.7 percent in 2012 -- slower than the growth of the overall economy -- dropping from 17.3 percent of U.S. spending to 17.2 percent, according to an annual report from the Centers ...
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Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (NYSE: HTA) announced today that it had executed a new $300 million senior unsecured, 4-year term loan (the "New Term Loan"). The New Term Loan replaces the existing $300 million term loan (the "Existing ...
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Affiliated Medical Billing, an affiliate of Yeo & Yeo CPAs & Business Consultants, will host ICD-10-CM training sessions at locations throughout Michigan beginning in January 2014. These sessions have been approved for 4 CEUs by the ...
Like salmon in reverse, long-snouted Bandringa sharks migrated downstream from freshwater swamps to a tropical coastline to spawn 310 million years ago, leaving behind fossil evidence of one of the earliest known shark nurseries. That's ...
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Sutro Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing a new generation of protein therapeutics, including next-generation antibody drug conjugates and bispecific antibodies, today announced that it has entered into a collaboration ...
Tags: Bispecific Antibodies, Sutro's Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Technology
As spending on gadgets flattens in a world obsessed with smartphones and tablets, the Consumer Electronics Show here hopes to be a launch pad for a new must-have device. From drones and smart cars to remote-controlled door locks and ...
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Matt G. Kushner, Ph.D., professor of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) has earned the latest Dan Anderson Research Award for his study examining the effectiveness of a hybrid cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of ...
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Texas hospital officials and Democrats complained about proposed state legislation to impose greater training requirements and fees on navigators, while a Florida group gets a grant for outreach to Hispanics. Meanwhile, California exchange ...
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In most tetrapods (land vertebrates) the fourth (ring) finger is the first to develop in the embryo. And in birds, the finger on the outside of the hand (posterior, the pinky side) appears first, which suggests that this is the ring finger. ...
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In 2012, Raffaella De Vita received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Development (CAREER) Award to lead a national study on pelvic floor disorders, affecting some one third of adult American women. Today, De Vita, associate ...
Tags: Virginia Tech, Pelvic Disorders, Pelvic Disorders Study
For everyone from patients to quantified selfers, A&D Medical today announced the release of its next generation Wellness Connected®, a secure, flexible platform to help people increase physical activity and manage their health. ...
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Cotton prices soared in 2013. This scenario is a result of the decrease of the planted area and the return of domestic demand and exports. In four months alone (May, June, September and November) quotes moved down, considering monthly ...
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India has lifted the 6.5 percent anti-dumping duty imposed on import of polypropylene (PP) from Oman in November 2010, Indian Ambassador to the Sultanate, JS Mukul told reporters in Muscat, reports Times of Oman. The decision of the ...
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Visual 2000 International Inc. announces that children's specialty clothing brand Persnickety Clothing has begun implementation of the Visual End-2-End fashion business software. The Utah-based designer of girl's boutique clothing is ...
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