A new survey shows that Americans are changing their lighting habits. But awareness of new technologies is still mixed. The penetration of incandescent light bulbs in American homes has dropped significantly in 2012, according to a new ...
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U.S. consumers experienced the highest level of identity theft in three years in 2012, although much of the fraud losses were absorbed by banks and merchants, according to a new survey. Incidents of identity fraud affected 5.26 percent of ...
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A new survey has shown that nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of people are still unaware of the government's marquee energy-saving scheme - the Green Deal - despite it being unveiled two weeks ago. The conclusion of a YouGov poll ...
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While a majority of consumers currently own an innerspring sleep set, consumer satisfaction levels are much higher with specialty sleep sets. Those insights come from a Furniture/Today and Apartment Therapy Bedding Survey that offers a ...
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The four brands that stand out for car-brand perception—Ford, Toyota, Honda, and Chevrolet—also lead in purchase intent and brand loyalty. This is what we learned after our National Research Center conducted a random, ...
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Facebook makes it easy to connect with people online,but some of its users say they got burned out on the site or grew tired of their friends'"drama,"a new survey shows. More than a quarter,or 28 percent,of those quizzed in a recent Pew ...
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A new survey conducted by IMS Research of more than 400 photovoltaic (PV) inverter purchasers has revealed that the most preferred PV inverter brand globally in 2012 was SMA Solar Technology. IMS Research’s recently released report ...
Thirty-nine percent of U.S. adults between the ages of 18 and 34 would consider replacing their television cable/satellite provider with a streaming media subscription service in 2013, according to the results of a new survey released today ...
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If you ask your doctor for a brand-name drug, there's a good chance he or she will comply, even if there's a cheaper, equally effective generic drug available. That's especially true if your doctor is older, works in a small practice, or, ...
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If you ask your doctor for a brand-name drug, there's a good chance he or she will comply, even if there's a cheaper, equally effective generic drug available. That's especially true if your doctor is older, works in a small practice, or, ...
Tags: JAMA Internal Medicine, drug, healthcare
The UK Government has sent a warning shot across the bows of the food industry by launching an advertising campaign to highlight hidden levels of salt, sugar and fat in products. The government's Change4Life scheme, which includes many ...
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Computerworld - A new survey found 63% of mobile workers are spending at least six hours each weekend online -- and nearly one-third are online for up to 20 hours over the two days. The findings pose a potential health dilemma for workers ...
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PC World-If there were any doubts that Samsung's Galaxy S III is the hottest smartphone in the Android world,the latest sales figures for the handset should put those doubts to rest. In the just two months,the Samsung smartphone has ...
A new survey by technical support website FixYa indicates that users of the top five cloud storage services are most concerned about capacity, security and missing files. FixYa asked users of its service about the top five issues cloud ...
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Soup market in Australia is poised to continue its growing momentum in the next five years, finds a new survey by UK-based research firm Canadean - Food. According to the report 'The Soups Market in Australia, to 2016', the country's ...
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