There's no evidence to support the safety or effectiveness of nearly 8 percent of all components used in hip-replacement surgeries in England and Wales, a new study finds. The University of Oxford researchers said the current regulatory ...
Can one person accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles? Sure, if he's Elon Musk. But what about one more typical person, who doesn't run a car company? Sven Thesen thinks that answer is yes. He calls himself an EV evangelist and ...
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Caution is required when using portable bed rails because they put people at risk for falling or becoming trapped, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. Portable bed rails attach to a normal, adult-sized bed, often by sliding a ...
A series of roundtables on Canada’s transportation policies for the 21st century, held earlier this year, determined it is time for the country to develop a new approach to repairing, building and financing aging infrastructure. The ...
Young 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 ...
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Contact 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) ...
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Hi-Tech Pharmacal Announces Settlement Regarding Texas Pricing Investigation AMITYVILLE, N.Y., December 26, 2013--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:HITK) today announced that the Texas Attorney General has agreed to ...
Groundwater and surface water samples taken near fracking operations in Colorado contained chemicals that can disrupt male and female hormones, researchers say. These chemicals, which are used in the fracking process, also were present in ...
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High chairs can keep children safe when they eat, but only when used properly. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these tips for safe use of a high chair: Choose a chair that doesn't easily tip over. Any foldable high chair ...
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A new review finds that weight-loss surgery helps very obese patients drop pounds and improve their overall health, even if there is some risk for complications. "We've gotten good at doing this," said Dr. Mitchell Roslin, chief of ...
Should people in danger of contracting HIV because they have risky sex take a pill to prevent infection, or will the medication encourage them to take even more sexual risks? After years of debate on this question, a new international ...
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Four out of five doctors who treat cancer were unable to prescribe their medication of choice at least once during a six-month period because of a drug shortage, according to a new survey. The survey also found that more than 75 percent ...
Stretching after exercise can help your body adjust to inactivity without pain or discomfort. The American Council on Exercise offers these safe-stretching guidelines: Don't stretch if muscles aren't warmed up. Carefully stretch ...
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Fortunata Kasege was just 22 years old and several months pregnant when she and her husband came to the United States from Tanzania in 1997. She was hoping to earn a college degree in journalism before returning home. Because she'd been ...
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Scaffolding is a supportive system, installed at construction site, which is exclusively aimed at providing the workmen with safe and secure platform to do their task. It is thought to be much essential ingredient for building construction, ...
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