With 2013 now over and 2014 just beginning to unfold, Colin Woodall, vice president for government affairs with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, says the beef industry posted quite a few successes last year which provides a great ...
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The FDA has rejected the new multiple sclerosis drug Lemtrada, saying the drugmaker didn't show the drug's benefits outweigh some serious risks. The agency asked the maker, Genzyme, to test the drug in more clinical trials. The drug was ...
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What does it mean when doctors say a person is brain-dead? WebMD asked critical care specialist Isaac Tawil, MD, an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and bioethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, director of the ...
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In experiments with rodents, scientists have discovered that a steroid hormone blunts the effects of marijuana, virtually eliminating its high. The hormone, pregnenolone, occurs naturally in the body. In the laboratory, it worked by ...
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After studying specimens from the Nearctic deposited in the United States National Museum of Natural History and some specimens in the Canadian National Collection of Insects, researchers have found 16 new species of wasps from the Nearctic ...
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Steve Akridge is the executive director of the Virginia Automotive Association. Steve Akridge, longtime executive director of the Virginia Automotive Association (VAA), recently received the CEO Award of Excellence from the Virginia ...
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It survived a U.S. Supreme Court challenge, multiple repeal attempts, delays of key provisions and a disastrous rollout, and now the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," marks a major milestone. Beginning Jan. 1, millions of ...
Red and green traps attract more sweetpotato weevils than other colors, and a Montana State University researcher who made that discovery wants to know if Montana insects react the same way. Gadi V.P. Reddy, superintendent and ...
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Recent data shows that more than 500,000 women in the U.S. report drinking during pregnancy, with about 20 percent of this population admitting to binge drinking. Even one episode of heavy drinking can lead to the collection of birth ...
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All six figures on the stained glass of the east window at Saints Church at Great Melton have now been identified, after a number of calls from the public, historians and stained glass experts. The window, made from Victorian glass from ...
The Pakistan garment industry still needs to overcome certain challenges and produce goods of international standards in order to fully benefit from the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status granted by the European Union ...
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The U.S. government announced six states on Monday that will develop test sites for drones, a critical next step for the march of the unmanned aircraft into American skies. Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia will ...
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In recent years, based on its main steel business, Baosteel Metal Bao-hydrogen has gradually commercialized its products to the society, expanding new application field and clients, which obtains great effect. Up to now, its high purity ...
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Efficiency, service life and light quality are all reasons why facility managers are increasing choosing LED luminaires over more traditional lighting technologies. In fact, according to market research firm Strategies Unlimited, the LED ...
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A vaccine normally used to thwart the respiratory illness tuberculosis also might help prevent the development of multiple sclerosis, a disease of the central nervous system, a new study suggests. In people who had a first episode of ...