A selection of health policy stories from New York, Washington state, California, Virginia, Idaho, Connecticut and Georgia. The Associated Press/Wall Street Journal: Feds Urge More Talks On N.Y. Medicaid Application New York has ...
Australian smallgoods producer, Continental Kosher Butchers, has rebranded its best-loved and oldest product, Garlic Wurst. The rebranded Garlic Wurst still carries the image of the refugee who brought the wurst recipe to Australia in ...
Tags: Garlic Wurst, food
JAKARTA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Shipment of Indonesia's concentrate ores overseas have been at standstill since the government's mineral ores export ban came into effect on Jan. 12, official said here on Monday. The government has required ...
Tags: mineral ores, Hence, export, Susilo Siswoutomo
Chinese health officials say H7N9 bird flu has killed 19 people in the country so far this year with the number of human infections up to 96. Even as health officials in the affected regions have gone on higher alert to fight the spread ...
Tags: H7N9 Bird Flu, health, alert
The U.S. wheat industry welcomes the introduction of legislation to grant the President of the United States trade promotion authority (TPA). “We are pleased to see bipartisan support for trade promotion authority and hope Congress ...
Tags: TPA, USW, NAWG, trade policy
By Julie Thelen Youth can learn animal care and quality assurance practices about beef, dairy, horses and swine without leaving their home! Although the cold temperatures are keeping youth inside, it is the perfect time to encourage ...
Tags: PQA, Beef Cattle, food safety, assurance practices
The following is a statement from National Corn Growers Association President Martin Barbre on Senate and House letters to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, stressing the importance of preserving the Renewable Fuel Standard: ...
Tags: agriculture, rural economy
A novel combination of technologies made this possible A European consortium of epilepsy researchers has reported the discovery of a new gene involved in severe childhood epilepsy. Using a novel combination of technologies, including trio ...
The cottage food movement that has gained traction in the states since about 2010 is continuing to take hold this legislative season. Current law recently crafted in Virginia permits unlicensed home kitchens operating without inspections ...
Tags: cottage food, food security
A selection of health policy stories from Rhode Island, California, Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida, Wisconsin, Missouri and Minnesota. Providence Journal: Chafee's $43-Million Cut In Medicaid Program Touches Many Sectors Of Health Care ...
One developer's posting this week about Chrome has drawn a bunch of headlines from tech sites launching into reports on the developer's headline post: "Chrome Bugs Allow Sites to Listen to Your Private Conversations." Tal Ater, who ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
The increase in electricity tariff will push the prices of Indonesian garments by up to 50 percent, making the industry less competitive in both domestic and export markets, Indonesian Synthetic Fiber Producers Association (Asosiasi ...
Tags: Power Tariff, Garment Prices
IP Bill Passed to Protect UK Designers Who Face Design Theft Published on : Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Government has put its full weight behind an IP Bill, passed by the House of Lords in July and to be debated in the House of Commons ...
Tags: ACID, unregistered designs, House of Lords
Flies living with their brothers cause less harm to females during courting than those living with unrelated flies, say Oxford University scientists. The study, published this week in Nature, found that unrelated male flies compete more ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, today announced the launch of the insulin delivery device NovoPen Echo® in the United States. This is the first and only pen device available in the U.S. with half-unit dosing and a memory ...