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Brazil Announced a Twice-Yearly Monitoring of Aperam Domestic Stainless Steel Price
Dec 26, 2013The council of ministers of Brazil's foreign trade chamber Camex has announced a twice-yearly monitoring of Aperam domestic stainless steel price proposal. The proposal is waiting for the approval of government authorities. This new ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
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Young Children Are Falling out of High Chairs at Alarming Rates
Dec 26, 2013Young children are falling out of high chairs at alarming rates, according to a new safety study that found high chair accidents increased 22 percent between 2003 and 2010. U.S. emergency rooms now attend to an average of almost 9,500 ...
Tags: young children, high chairs, falling out of high chairs
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Gene Therapy Might Be a Powerful Weapon Against Leukemia and Other Blood Cancers
Dec 26, 2013Preliminary research shows that gene therapy might one day be a powerful weapon against leukemia and other blood cancers. The experimental treatment coaxed certain blood cells into targeting and destroying cancer cells, according to ...
Tags: gene therapy, leukemia, blood cancer
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Oxycodone and Hydrocodone Are The Most Popular Drugs Among Americans
Dec 26, 2013Oxycodone -- the active ingredient in OxyContin -- and hydrocodone are the most popular drugs among Americans who abuse prescription painkillers, a new study finds. OxyContin and Percocet are brand names for drugs containing oxycodone. ...
Tags: oxycodone, abuse prescription painkillers, OxyContin, Percocet
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USDA Passed Legislation for Labeling The Eggs Sold to Consumers with The USDA Grade Shield
Dec 26, 2013US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has passed legislation for labeling the eggs sold to consumers with a grade, called as the USDA Grade shield. With the new law of labeling the eggs, the authorities expect to offer better quality to the ...
Tags: Label Eggs, Quality Grades
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Nicelabel Developed New Free Online PTI Label Printing Application for Produce Suppliers
Dec 26, 2013Slovenia-based NiceLabel has developed a new free and easy to use online PTI (Produce Traceability Initiative) label printing application for produce suppliers. The free online PTI label printing solution will allow produce suppliers to ...
Tags: Label Printing, Packaging
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Contact Lenses That Deliver Glaucoma Medication Are Getting Closer to Reality
Dec 26, 2013Contact lenses that deliver glaucoma medication over long periods are getting closer to reality, say researchers working with laboratory animals. In their study, the lenses delivered the glaucoma drug latanoprost (brand name Xalatan) ...
Tags: contact lenses, glaucoma medication, glaucoma drug, latanoprost, Xalatan
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Aids Such as Nicotine Gums and Patches or Smoking Cessation Drugs Won't Harm The Heart
Dec 26, 2013There's good news for people trying to quit smoking: Aids such as nicotine gums and patches or smoking cessation drugs such as Chantix won't harm the heart. The new findings may ease concerns that some products that help people "butt out" ...
Tags: quit smoking, nicotine gums, smoking cessation drugs and patches, Chantix
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Drug Labels Often Lack Infant-Specific Information
Dec 26, 2013Drug labels often lack infant-specific information, despite U.S. government legislation encouraging drug studies involving children, a new study finds. The research focused on neonates, who are infants up to 28 days of age. They are at ...
Tags: drug labels, infant-specific information, drug studies, neonates
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Immersing Yourself in News of Tragic Event May Not Be Good for Your Emotional Health
Dec 26, 2013A new study suggests that immersing yourself in news of a shocking and tragic event may not be good for your emotional health. People who watched, read and listened to the most coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings -- six or more hours ...
Tags: shocking and tragic event, emotional health, Boston Marathon bombings
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Women Dealing with Painful Menstrual Cramps May Receive Relief From an Unexpected Source
Dec 26, 2013Women dealing with painful menstrual cramps may receive relief from an unexpected source -- the erectile dysfunction medication normally found in their husbands' little blue pills. Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, appears to ...
Tags: menstrual cramps, erectile dysfunction medication, Viagra, Sildenafil
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A Leading Doctors' Group Is Urging Members to Exercise Tighter Control on The Medications
Dec 26, 2013Abuse of narcotic painkillers and other prescription drugs is a growing problem in the United States, and a leading doctors' group is urging members to exercise tighter control on the medications. The American College of Physicians (ACP) ...
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National Institutes of Health Is Teaming up with The NFL on Concussion Research
Dec 26, 2013The U.S. National Institutes of Health is teaming up with the National Football League on research into the long-term effects of repeated head injuries and improving concussion diagnosis. The projects will be supported largely through a ...
Tags: U.S.National Institutes of Health, National Football League
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Glass Sculptures Brought to Forefront at Glenn Aber Contemporary Gallery
Dec 26, 2013Now on exhibit at Glenn Aber Contemporary is a distinctive collection of glass sculpture from three leaders in the field. American artists Marlene Rose and Brian Usher and Greek-American artist Phillip Tsiaras comprise the trio of sculptors ...
Tags: glass, decoration, art
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Desert Outdoors Can Be Decorated with Glass Beading
Dec 26, 2013For me, the obsession began with a strand of love beads in eighth grade. I wore antique millefiore trade beads on a leather thong tied around my ankle for an entire year of high school. But the rosaries of my childhood may be the real ...
Tags: glass, decoration
