Chances are that you've heard good things about yoga. It can relax you. It can get you fit -- just look at the bodies of some celebrities who sing yoga's praises. And, more and more, yoga is purported to be able to cure numerous medical ...
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Less than 1-in-10 adult Canadians is in ideal cardiovascular health, Toronto researchers say. "A large proportion of Canadians are in poor cardiovascular health, and the overall trend has not changed in the past decade," senior author Dr. ...
Advanced Molding Technologies Advanced Molding Technologies LLC nears completion of a two-year expansion at its Circle Pines, Minn., plant. Advanced Molding Technologies LLC is nearing completion of a $3.5 million, two-year expansion at ...
The lead-time indicators for passive electronic components have demonstrated anemic market performance for the past two years suggesting lackluster demand from end-use markets. Raw material pricing has been trending downward, which bodes ...
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Manufacturing industries require various tools to design and fabricate products with precise accuracy. Each industry requires a specific type of mechanical device that will provide the right amount of accuracy and speed to create products ...
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In 2000, five MIT Media Lab alumni co-founded ThingMagic to help bring radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology—wireless readers and data-transmitting tags—to the supply chain. This meant companies would be able to track ...
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There might be some good news in the fight against Alzheimer's disease: A new study suggests that a large daily dose of vitamin E might help slow progression of the memory-robbing illness. Alzheimer's patients given a "pharmacological" ...
Iranian researchers created superhydrophobic and antibacterial properties in cotton fabrics by using silica nanoparticles and copper metallic compounds. The product has applications in various fields, including clothes, external coatings ...
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North American labor rights groups welcomed a landmark agreement, announced, to deliver an estimated $40 million in compensation to the families of those killed in the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh and called on Walmart, ...
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Finnish researchers found repairing meniscal cartilage in the knee is no more effective than a placebo and about 500,000 U.S. surgeries may be unnecessary. Adjunct Professor Teppo Jarvinen of the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki ...
Psychological therapy plus medication appears to be the most effective treatment strategy for chronic migraine in children, U.S. researchers suggest. Mark Connelly, a pain psychologist and co-director of the Comprehensive Headache Clinic ...
Kemet Corp., a global supplier of electronic components, announced the expansion of its High Voltage Surface Mount Multilayer Ceramic capacitor portfolio.According to a release, Kemet has successfully developed several new part types with ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: NYC Extends Smoking Ban to E-Cigarettes Electronic cigarettes have been added to the ban on smoking in New York City offices, parks, ...
AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, has introduced its new TMJ S1gma Series high-reliability SMDDiscrete miniature capacitors which are packaged without leads and fastened directly to ...
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Influenza is prevalent in New York and a state regulation requires unvaccinated staff at regulated healthcare facilities staff to wear a mask, officials say. Dr. Nirav R. Shah, commissioner of the New York state Department of Health, said ...