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That Is How Many Truck Occupants Died in Highway Who Were Not Wearing a Safety Belt
Jan 17, 2014Two hundred thirty-six. That is how many truck occupants died in highway crashes during 2012 who were not wearing a safety belt, according to the federal government. The real number is even higher, when factoring in the 182 occupant ...
Tags: Transportation, driving safety
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China Lifts Ban on Video Game Consles
Jan 17, 2014China has lifted ban on selling video game consoles, paving the way for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo to enter domestic market, which is the world's third largest video game market. China's video game revenues reached nearly 14 billion last ...
Tags: Video Game Consles, Ban
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Has Approved The New Drug Application
Jan 17, 2014Mallinckrodt (NYSE: MNK) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for PENNSAID® (diclofenac sodium topical solution) 2% w/w. PENNSAID 2% is a topical non-steroidal ...
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Affording The Affordable Care Act
Jan 16, 2014Stateline examines the difficulty for many working families to buy insurance while KHN spends time at a California hospital to survey how some without insurance try to afford care. Other news coverage on health law outreach and enrollment ...
Tags: Obamacare, Emergency Room, Connecticut, The Affordable Care Act
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People Who Get Insurance Through High-Risk Insurance Pools Will Have an Extra Two Months
Jan 16, 2014Today's headlines include reports about the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that people who get their health insurance through high-risk insurance pools will have an extra two months before this program ends. ...
Tags: high-risk insurance, White House, Obamacare, Health Law
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Signals Potential of Newborn Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine for Common Disorders
Jan 16, 2014Signals Potential of Newborn Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine for Common Disorders Cord Blood Registry® (CBR®), the world's largest and most experienced newborn stem cell company, announces the start of a U.S. Food and Drug ...
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OSHA Will Hold a Meeting of The National Advisory Committee in 2014
Jan 16, 2014The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Feb. 11-12, 2014, in Washington, D.C. A work group meeting will be held on Feb. 11 and the full ...
Tags: NACOSH, Dr.David Michaels, labor health, U.S.Department of Labor
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Diabetes Alliance Is Providing a Three-Year Grant to The American Diabetes Pathway
Jan 16, 2014AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today announced that the companies' U.S. Diabetes Alliance is providing a three-year grant to the American Diabetes Association's Pathway to Stop Diabetes program. The ...
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Members of House and Senate Appropriations Committees Released Their Appropriations Bill
Jan 16, 2014Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees released their consolidated?appropriations bill?for FY 2014 on Monday night, and the House of Representatives passed it with bipartisan support on Wednesday. It is also expected to ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, FDA
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Flammable Over-The-Counter Wart Removers Have Started Fires
Jan 16, 2014Flammable over-the-counter wart removers have started fires, injuring at least 10 people in recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Since 2009, the FDA has received 14 reports about some "cryogenic" wart removers that ...
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Three-Year Project Will Encourage National Expansion of Workplace Standard
Jan 16, 2014Three-year project will encourage national expansion of Workplace Standard The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), along with its partners, CSA Group (CSA) and Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ), joined Labour Minister ...
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A Mental Health Plan Pushed by President Obama Will Get Spending Bill Funds
Jan 16, 2014New details emerge about the cut to the health law's Prevention and Public Health Fund in the $1 trillion spending bill, but a jobless benefits extension in Congress stalls. In the meantime, a mental health plan pushed by President Obama ...
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We're Launching a New Publication This Year!
Jan 15, 2014We have some exciting news for you: we’re launching a new publication this year! Each week, Yole Développement will publish @Micronews, the definitive source for the latest disruptive semiconductor applications and trends. ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Has Asked Doctors to Stop Prescribing Painkillers
Jan 15, 2014The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked doctors to stop prescribing painkillers that contain more than 325 milligrams of acetaminophen because of reports of severe liver damage. Prescription painkillers, which include Vicodin and ...
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Halfway Through The Six-Month Enrollment Period for Private Insurance
Jan 15, 2014Halfway through the six-month enrollment period for private insurance under the health care law, just one in four adult enrollees are between ages 18 and 34, the crucial demographic group whose participation rates are key to keeping monthly ...
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