A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study released today shows there is no evidence that the risk of suicide differs with two commonly prescribed antidepressants prescribed to children and adolescents. The population-based study, ...
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Pumps suppliers around the world will enjoy revenues of just under $40 billion in 2014. This is the latest finding in Pumps World Market published by the McIlvaine Company. East Asia will be the leader with forecasted purchases of $13.8 ...
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Biocides used in the food industry at sublethal doses may be endangering, rather than protecting, public health by increasing antibiotic resistance in bacteria and enhancing their ability to form harmful biofilms, according to a study ...
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Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered novel compounds produced by certain types of chemical reactions – such as those found in vehicle exhaust or grilling meat - that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than their ...
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BASF is globally launching a new ultra-high molecular weight cationic powder flocculant range with Zetag ULTRA for solid/liquid separation in industrial and municipal waste water treatment. Zetag ULTRA has been developed combining BASF's ...
"Power to gas" is a key concept when it comes to storing alternative energy. This process converts short-term excess electricity from photovoltaic systems and wind turbines into hydrogen. Combined with the greenhouse gas CO2, renewable ...
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Four companies have confirmed they will be exhibiting for the first time, increasing the breadth of services offered, and deepening the show's penetration of two key sectors – chemicals and food. New exhibitors, Woodman Hill and ...
Sun Chemical Group has acquired the left over shares of the Inversiones Mundial (Grupo Mundial) in its Colombian joint venture companies Tintas and Sinclair. The Tintas/Sinclair Group sells printing inks and related graphic arts ...
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Canada-based Thrifty Foods is recalling certain chicken products as they may be contaminated with cleaning chemicals. The products subject to recall include Thrifty Fresh! Whole Barbecue Chicken Regular, BBQ Chicken Breasts Hot!! and ...
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LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced that its methanol plant at Channelview, Texas, was placed into service in the fourth-quarter 2013 to take advantage of low-cost natural gas from shale formations. The unit had been out of service ...
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A consortium of Taiwanese companies is proposing to build a petrochemicals complex in China's Fujian province with state-owned Sinopec, Taiwan's Commercial Times newspaper reported Friday. The report said six Taiwanese companies, ...
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A third or more of all the honey consumed in the U.S. is likely to have been smuggled in from China and may be tainted with illegal antibiotics and heavy metals. A Food Safety News investigation has documented that millions of pounds of ...
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If you're planning to bottle-feed your baby breast milk or formula, you'll need bottles. Simple, right? Here's the tricky part: Choosing ones that work for your baby. Some babies take to a particular type of nipple or bottle and outright ...
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E. coli has earned its reputation as a deadly pathogen lurking in contaminated foods, but a multi-year study may give it some positive press as a source of medical knowledge and potential therapeutics. Researchers at Kansas State ...
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The design of this range of vane pumps has been widely used in prelube pump systems for lubrication of large engines prior to startup. XD has now moved the pumps into extreme service applications, available with either DC or AC powered ...
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