An expert says the Mexican diet -- more dangerous than fast-food -- combined with a sedentary lifestyle is the main cause of Mexico's obesity epidemic. Dr. Enrique C. Morales Villegas, director of the Cardiometabolic Research Centre in ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal for public comment on the levels of renewable fuels to be blended into gasoline and diesel fuels required by Congress under the Energy Independence and Security Act of ...
Mauna Kea Technologies, the maker of Cellvizio, has announced the granting of the CE Mark and the pre-launch of a comprehensive range of probes aimed at endourological applications, to coincide with its first participation in the 107th ...
Speaking on the on the House Judiciary Committee’s vote approving H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, the National Retail Federation Senior Vice President David French said, “The Judiciary Committee has taken Congress’ first ...
Tags: Patent Reform, Apparel
Identifying best practices and environmental strategies to promote sustainable development of apparel and textile sector was the main theme of the recently held Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) congress, at the University of Coruna, in ...
Linde LLC will introduce its new LNG fueling station at the 2013 North America NGV Conference and Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, November 18–21. Linde experts will also be available to discuss Linde's ...
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Positive retail sales numbers in the month of October point to a good holiday sales season ahead. According to the National Retail Federation – the world largest retail trade association – October retail sales, excluding ...
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The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) praises the reintroduction of the Textile Enforcement and Security Act (TESA) in the 113th Congress. Congressmen Tom Graves (R-GA-14) and Mike McIntyre (D-NC-7) reintroduced the bill in ...
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Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in November from a downwardly revised level of 54 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. This ...
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Changing the texture of bread to make it less dense could help reduce the salt content without losing saltiness as well as makes bread taste pleasantly salty. In a report in American Chemical Society's (ACS) Journal of Agricultural and ...
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US lawmakers today heard from truck fleets and owner/operators that changes to hours-of-service rules implemented in July aren't working as planned. A US House of Representatives' Committee on Small Business invited feedback from ...
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A group of scientists and experts requested by Congress to assess the total damage caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 have said the government's current methods of putting a price tag on the most sweeping ...
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It was considered the largest oil-related natural disaster in the history of the world, so it only follows that the fine would be historic too. Gargantuan oil company BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history for ...
Today, leaders ofAmerican Trucking Associations again called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and ccc to swiftly address the mounting problems caused by changes to the hours-of-service rules. "From the outset, ATA was ...
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China is sending "encouraging" messages on climate change issues, and the country has "a huge amount" to teach the world in this area, said Andrew Steer, president and chief executive officer of the World Resources Institute. Commenting ...
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