The LED lighting market in China is expected to double in size from 9.6 percent to 18 percent of all lighting used in the next four years, according to a recent growth forecast from Lux Research. This growth will be spurred by falling ...
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When the people from the drug company came out to visit Tyler Karney at Ordway Feedyard here on Colorado’s eastern plains, he was a little skeptical. They said their product, Zilmax, could put another 30 pounds on an animal in the ...
The prevalence of a painful condition known as shingles is increasing in the United States, but new research says the chickenpox vaccine isn't to blame. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, the varicella zoster ...
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Obese children who don't have type 2 diabetes but take the diabetes drug metformin while improving their diet and exercise habits seem to lose a bit of weight. But it isn't much more weight than kids who only make the lifestyle changes, ...
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Placing five acupuncture needles in the outer ear may help people lose that spare tire, researchers report. Ear acupuncture therapy is based on the theory that the outer ear represents all parts of the body. One type uses one needle ...
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On the surface Santa Claus may seem an overweight workaholic with an affinity for sweets, but a U.S. geriatrician says Santa may be healthier than he appears. "Because Santa is probably more than 550 years old, a lot of people would say ...
Black women will lose less weight than white women even if they follow the exact same exercise and diet regimen, researchers report. The reason behind this finding is that black women's metabolisms run more slowly, which decreases their ...
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For nearly a decade, cotton growers have been battling to save crops from the ravages of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri). Though in many ways they are finally gaining the upper hand, experts with the Weed Science ...
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Recurrent, unwarranted blow-ups such as road rage may have a biological basis, according to a new study. Blood tests of people who display the hostile outbursts that characterize a psychiatric illness known as intermittent explosive ...
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British researchers say brain connection reorganization begins earlier in girls and this may explain why girls mature faster than boys during their teen years. Study leader Dr.Marcus Kaiser and Sol Lim at Newcastle University in England ...
Tropical Cyclone Bruce's eye caught the eye of NASA's Aqua satellite when it passed overhead on December 21, but two days later, Bruce's eye appeared cloud-filled on satellite imagery. On Dec. 21, Bruce still remained at hurricane ...
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Merck Announces Launch of a New Business Focused on Comprehensive, Evidence-Based Weight Management Interventions in the U.S. WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Dec. 20, 2013--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States ...
New insight into what causes the uncontrolled movement and noises (tics) in people with Tourette syndrome may lead to new non-drug treatments for the disorder, a new study suggests. These tics appear to be caused by defective wiring in ...
We're super excited for the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials that run tomorrow and Saturday,and we hope you are too.Before we get all wrapped up in it,though,it's important to understand what's realistic to expect from the robots during the ...
African-American women may need to eat fewer calories or burn more than their Caucasian counterparts to lose a comparable amount of weight, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a study published ...