Four out of five doctors who treat cancer were unable to prescribe their medication of choice at least once during a six-month period because of a drug shortage, according to a new survey. The survey also found that more than 75 percent ...
KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, has announced two major technology breakthroughs that allow the Company to deliver solid tantalum capacitorsThe tantalum capacitor distinguishes itself from ...
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Black women will lose less weight than white women even if they follow the exact same exercise and diet regimen, researchers report. The reason behind this finding is that black women's metabolisms run more slowly, which decreases their ...
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Typical, nonsurgical treatment of gum disease in people with type 2 diabetes will not improve their blood-sugar control, a new study suggests. There's long been a connection between gum disease and wider health issues, and experts say a ...
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Kids who don't get enough sleep at night may experience a slight spike in their blood pressure the next day even if they are not overweight or obese, a new study suggests. The research included 143 kids aged 10 to 18 who spent one night ...
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The flu vaccine is less effective for men than women, and researchers at Stanford University believe they've figured out why. The male hormone testosterone causes genes in the immune system to produce fewer antibodies, or defense ...
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The Float Glass term is derived from the manufacturing process where molten glass is poured from the furnace and floated evenly onto a bed of molten tin.The glass is gently cooled under controlled conditions to anneal the glass which ...
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Two new peanut varieties,FloRunTM'107 and TUFRunnerTM'727',from the University of Florida will be available for planting in 2014.Both varieties were selected for high oleic oil chemistry,as well as disease resistance for high yield ...
Editor's note: One of our Food Safety News Christmas traditions is to annually recognize those who have been "naughty" and those who have been "nice" – from a strictly food safety perspective, of course. This year, we've opted to ...
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Valve engineer Ben Krasnow is clearly one of those guys that sees things differently than the rest of us. How many people would look at an optical trackball, for example, and think to themself, hey, maybe I could make that work with my ...
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Retailers are extending store hours in the final days before Christmas to capture holiday holdouts. Related sales September Retail Sales Reports Vary sales Holiday Sales To Grow 3.9%: NRF sales Holiday Sales To Grow 4-4.5%: Deloitte sales ...
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It’s all about speed. For the last decade Nike has continually evolved college football uniforms for the country’s best teams. Among these, the Oregon Ducks football uniforms are on the cutting edge of innovation, with the ...
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Just a fifth of stores still use gendered labeling A survey by Let Toys Be Toys has indicated that 'girls' and 'boys' signs are falling out of favour in toy stores. Throughout November, Let Toys Be Toys supporters across the UK and ...
Anticorrosive coating rule table, the rule of law cathode. But once the anti-corrosion coating is damaged, exposed iron part will accelerate localized corrosion. Therefore, anti-corrosion coating and cathodic protection is relative to the ...
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today announced that it has extended its 159 PUL-SI series of snap-in power aluminum capacitors to a high rated voltage of 500 V at +105 °C. Designed for solar PV inverters, industrial motor ...
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