Eight million U.S. lives were saved by anti-smoking measures enacted since a pivotal surgeon general's report 50 years ago this month, researchers estimate. First author Theodore R. Holford, professor of biostatistics and member of Yale ...
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Are you looking for the best solutions to make concrete structures that are durable and long lasting and make all sorts of concrete construction works easy? When it comes to engineering a better and solid concrete structure, then concrete ...
A new study finds nearly one in four healthcare workers' hands were contaminated with Clostridium difficile spores after routine care of patients infected with the bacteria. The study was published in the January issue of Infection Control ...
Select restaurants, tourist attractions and construction projects have been shuttered around the pollution-plagued Danjiangkou reservoir in central China, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Tuesday. The reservoir, the ...
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I keep hearing, even among some in the alternative media, that the overpopulation of humans on our planet is a myth because "all the people in the world could fit in the state of Texas." Sure they can, but then where would they pee? ...
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BASF, the world's leading chemical company and the global leader in Plastic Additives, has successfully completed the expansion of its antioxidant capacity in Singapore. Irganox 1010 is now produced at BASF’s site along with other ...
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Bitumen futures on China's Shanghai Futures Exchange opened up more than 3 percent on their trading debut Wednesday in brisk volumes, reflecting strong investor interest as the bourse lays the ground for the launch of a crude futures ...
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China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the country's top securities regulator, announced that it has endorsed the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) to carry out egg futures trading. Futures trading will help stabilize egg prices by ...
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The latest ICAC survey on the cost of cotton production indicates that weed control is becoming increasingly expensive. Weed control costs include manual/mechanical weeding, thinning (also supplement weeding), hoeing and herbicide use. ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reminded operators of molluscan shellfish processing establishments about their responsibility to control all food safety hazards. According to the agency, the risk can be controlled through ...
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The past decade is exceptional for the molding industry in terms of growth and the subsequent innovation of many unique products and solutions. The solutions that are offered by companies of various priorities and product mix need to be ...
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Friday (12 July) that a decision on plain packaging had been postponed in order to assess how a similar scheme was operating in Australia. 'Protect jobs' Former managing director of Weidenhammer UK ...
Virtually every industrial facility releases different types of pollutants into the atmosphere. Some examples of these industries would be steel manufacturing units, pulp and paper processing industries, textile mills, cement plants, ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda Motor is investing about JPY3bn ($30m) to increase production in Malaysia by acquiring an assembly facility and building a new plant. As part of plan, Mazda Malaysia, a joint production and sales firm, will ...
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The Roof Coatings Manufacturers Association (RCMA), a national trade association representing manufacturers of cold applied protective roof coatings and cements and suppliers of products, is hosting a webinar on volatile organic compound ...
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