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ATA Appointed Curtis Shewchuk as Chairman of The Group's Homeland Security
Jan 15, 2014American Trucking Associations appointed Curtis Shewchuk of Con-way Inc. as chairman of the group's Homeland Security Policy Committee, ATA said Jan. 14. Shewchuk is chief security officer of Con-way, based in Ann Arbor, Mich. He replaces ...
Tags: Transportation, Truck
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US Launches AD and CVD Investigations Into Imported Calcium Hypochlorite From China
Jan 15, 2014The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday it has launched antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations into imported calcium hypochlorite from China. Calcium hypochlorite is an ingredient in bleaching powder, ...
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FSA Launched a Change.Org to Get Congress to Keep Chicken From China off U.S. Plates
Jan 14, 2014Food safety advocates have launched a Change.org petition aimed at getting Congress to keep chicken from China off U.S. plates. The petition asks Congress and the Obama administration to ensure that Chinese-processed chicken is not ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Chinese Chicken, Chicken, Food safety
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Maine Democrats Hope to Reopen a Debate on Expanding Medicaid
Jan 14, 2014Aided in some cases by a new cast of elected officials, groups pushing for Medicaid expansion hope to reopen the debate in state legislative sessions beginning in Maine, Virginia, Louisiana, Kansas and Georgia. The Washington Post: Maine ...
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HealthCare.Gov Famously Failed at Launch, Not Delivering What Was Promised.
Jan 14, 2014HealthCare.gov famously failed at launch, not delivering what was promised. Depending on whom you ask - and whom you believe - the cost to taxpayers ranges from $654 million to well over $1 billion. If, as Professor Van Helsing said in Bram ...
Tags: Fleet Software, Transportation
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China Will Make More Efforts to Consolidate The Rare Earth Industry and Promote Mergers
Jan 14, 2014China will make more efforts to consolidate the rare earth industry and promote mergers led by 6 major producers, an official told Xinhua on Thursday. Following restructuring efforts in recent years, the rare earth industry now has six ...
Tags: Rare Earth Industry, Iron, Steel
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USW Supports The Affirmative Vote by ITC to Keep Existing "Orders" on OTR Tires
Jan 13, 2014The United Steelworkers (USW) supports the unanimous affirmative vote by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to keep existing "orders" on OTR tires imported from China. According to the union, the decision ...
Tags: China, US workers, OTR tires, USW
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Nixon Funded Research to Wage a War on Cancer
Jan 13, 2014President Nixon funded research to wage a war on cancer, a long battle that we're still fighting today. While the last 40 years haven't brought us a cure, we have made some meaningful progress in developing tools and knowledge to take a ...
Tags: cancer risk, lifestyle changes, preventive screenings, healthy choices
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Incandescent Bulbs Will Ban Sales of Its Best Selling 40W and 60W Incandescent Bulbs
Jan 13, 2014In 1879, the incandescent light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison, according to a report by a South Daily Media Group subsidy. Yet, 135 years later today, incandescent bulbs will officially become history in the U.S. Starting from Jan. 1, ...
Tags: Incandescent Bulbs, Ban
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Caffeine Might Do More for The Brain Than Boost Alertness -- It May Help Memory Too
Jan 12, 2014Swarms of morning commuters clutch cups of coffee to kick-start the workday. But a new study suggests caffeine might do more for the brain than boost alertness -- it may help memory too. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University looked at ...
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FDA Want to Hear From People If They Think a Tobacco Product Is Defective
Jan 12, 2014Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration say they want to hear from people if they think a tobacco product is defective or causes a health issue. The Department of Health and Human Services' Safety Reporting Portal was revised ...
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Tyson Foods Is Recalling 33,840 Pounds of Mechanically Separated Chicken Products
Jan 11, 2014Tyson Foods is recalling 33,840 pounds of mechanically separated chicken products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Heidelberg, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The chicken is ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
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Gastric Bypass Surgery Is a Type of Bariatric Operation Such as Diabetes
Jan 10, 2014Interview conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, BA Hons (Cantab) What is gastric bypass surgery and how many people undergo it? Gastric bypass surgery is a type of bariatric operation that results in weight loss and stimulates metabolic ...
Tags: Interview, gastric bypass surgery, cardiovascular disease
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FDA Approved Mekinist, or Trametinib, in Combination with Tafinlar
Jan 10, 2014The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mekinist, or trametinib, in combination with Tafinlar, or dabrafenib, to treat patients with advanced melanoma. Dr. Richard Pazdur, director of the Office of Hematology and Oncology Products ...
Tags: Skin Cancer, Health, Medicine
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FDA Warns Consumers Some Over-The-Counter Laxatives May Be Dangerous
Jan 10, 2014The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns consumers some over-the-counter laxatives may be dangerous if dosing instructions or warnings are not followed. There have been dozens of reports of serious side effects, including 13 deaths, ...
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