People over 50, rejoice! The FDA has approved a non-invasive test for colorectal cancer, and it may not take years to obtain. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist David Ahlquist co-invented the test, Cologuard, which detects the presence of ...
Empire Brewing Company in the US will receive federal funding from the Senate to expand its operations in Central New York. As part of the expansion, the brewery plans to establish a new bottling plant in Madison County, as well as a new ...
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With a rise in the numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) in use, the proliferation of local charge stations is becoming important in enhancing range confidence to maximize the benefits of all-electric driving. Now, with support from Nissan ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced seven winning student teams of EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) phase II awards for innovative and sustainable designs to help solve today's complex environmental ...
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Mannington Commercial is a finalist for the Georgia Manufacturer of the Year award. The award is part of a Manufacturing Appreciation Week developed by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Technical College System of ...
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Manhattan Skyline announces that Madewell, the high-quality spin-off boutique of J. Crew, has signed a deal at 1144 Madison Avenue between East 84th and East 85th Streets. This will be its newest store in Manhattan and its first uptown ...
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Northern Ohio Receives Four EPA Great Lakes Shoreline Cities Green Infrastructure Grants The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the award of four Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants totaling more than $1.3 million ...
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Generating electricity is not the only way to turn sunlight into energy we can use on demand. The sun can also drive reactions to create chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, that can in turn power cars, trucks and trains. The trouble with ...
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Many farmers may be questioning whether their soybeans need a fungicide seed treatments this planting season. But that depends on many factors – from weather and planting date to drainage and seed costs. And if conditions or field ...
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Improving access to pediatric check-ups may increase parental awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, a new nationwide study reveals. HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that infects about 14 million people aged 15 to 59 years ...
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An oversupply of lower-quality grass and alfalfa hay has kept downward pressure on prices at the Madison County Ag Auction’s weekly hay and straw sales near Alton, IL. “We’ve been moving a lot of hay through each ...
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The AstraZeneca HealthCare Foundation's Connections for Cardiovascular HealthSM program today announced it will award nearly $3.7 million in grants to 19 nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving cardiovascular health in local ...
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Spectrum Brands, the publicly traded American parent company of Spectrum Brands Australia, owner of the Russell Hobbs, George Foreman, Black & Decker and Remington brands, among others, has announced a strong profit turnaround for the first ...
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Wisconsin farmers didn’t have their best year ever in 2013, but they didn’t miss it by much. “They earned about $3.75 billion in total net farm income, $600 million more than in 2012 and just short of the record of $3.8 ...
Nucor Corp. and Wilmington, Delaware-based Asia Fastening were assigned Tuesday a patent (8,621,806) developed by four co-inventors for a "composite joist floor system." The co-inventors are Glenn Wayne Studebaker, Norfolk, Nev., David Lee ...
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