One of the frustrations of Hurricane Sandy is that even our best efforts could not prevent a huge amount of destruction. Consider my friend Adam Wexler, owner of Resolution Audio Video in the waterfront section of Red Hook in Brooklyn. ...
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Panasonic today expanded its Toughpad™ line of enterprise-grade tablets with the introduction at International CES of the Toughpad™ FZ-G1, a 10” tablet featuring Windows® 8 Pro, and the availability of the Toughpad ...
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The outbreak of fungal meningitis due to a contaminated steroid has affected 490 people and caused 34 deaths, according to updated figures released earlier this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Update: As of Nov., ...
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Radiation exposure from a CT scan is about 350 times higher than from an ordinary chest X-ray. Yet some hospitals, including several large, well-known ones, continue to order too many of them, exposing patients to needless risk and expense, ...
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Q. I am 68 and have only Medicare Part A. My sole source of income is $1,062 a month from Social Security. I'm in good health but concerned about future medical needs. Are there any plans for lower-income people? A.Yes, and it's a shame ...
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Medicare beneficiaries whose lives have been upended by Hurricane Sandy will be allowed to sign up for Medicare health and drug plans after the open enrollment deadline of Dec. 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has ...
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Check your prescription container to see if a manufacturer is listed on the label. If your bottle says "Ranbaxy," call or take it back to the pharmacy where you filled the prescription to find out if it's been recalled. The pharmaceutical ...
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A: Until other much-needed changes occur, you should only use a medication from a compounding pharmacy if no other FDA-approved product is available, say our medical advisers. Compounding pharmacies create individual, customized drugs. They ...
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Q. I heard that the Medicare Part B premium was going to go up to $120 in 2013 and $247 in 2014 as part of Obamacare, and that this was kept under wraps so as not to influence the outcome of the 2012 election. True or false? A. I've been ...
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Founded in 2005,San Francisco-based Adura has led the development of radio frequency(RF)mesh networking technology that allows individual light fixtures to communicate in a wireless mesh network with switches,sensors and system management ...
Reedy Acquisitions has agreed to buy South Carolina-based laboratory operations of Lab21,which provides diagnostic products and services. Supporting blood bank screening,medical diagnostics and drug discovery services,Lab21's products ...
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Unicel Architectural, manufacturer of vision and daylight control solutions, today announced that its fire-rated Vision Control® integrated cord-free louvers are now being offered through the Technical Glass Products (TGP) Dubai office ...
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Packaging and pressure sensitive materials supplier Bemis will report business segment information for its three divisions including US Packaging,Global Packaging and Pressure Sensitive Materials,as part of its segment reporting ...
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Healthcare technology company Ambio Health is showcasing its wireless health monitor at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Digital Health Summit, which is being held from 9-10 January 2013. Monitoring weight, blood ...
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) have developed the Building Research Information Knowledgebase (BRIK), an interactive portal offering free online access to peer-reviewed ...
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