A network of children's hospitals, data partners, and specialty networks led by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was recently approved for an award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to develop and expand ...
Your voice might help listeners determine your approximate height without seeing you, according to a new study. Researchers had men and women listen to recordings of identical sentences read by men and women of different heights. The ...
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Renewable energy subsidies have been a politically popular program over the past decade. These subsidies have led to explosive growth in wind power installations across the United States, especially in the Midwest and Texas. But do these ...
Widely used diabetes drugs have different effects on men's and women's hearts, a new study suggests. Researchers examined how three commonly prescribed treatments for type 2 diabetes affected 78 patients who were divided into three ...
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Tooth loss and bleeding gums might be a sign of declining thinking skills among the middle-aged, a new study contends. "We were interested to see if people with poor dental health had relatively poorer cognitive function, which is a ...
Tags: declining thinking skills, middle-aged health, dental health
Oxycodone -- the active ingredient in OxyContin -- and hydrocodone are the most popular drugs among Americans who abuse prescription painkillers, a new study finds. OxyContin and Percocet are brand names for drugs containing oxycodone. ...
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A new review finds that weight-loss surgery helps very obese patients drop pounds and improve their overall health, even if there is some risk for complications. "We've gotten good at doing this," said Dr. Mitchell Roslin, chief of ...
NCGA Announces National Corn Yield Contest Winners for 2013 ST. LOUIS -- Advanced production techniques, informed growing practices and improved seed varieties helped corn growers achieve high yields in the National Corn Growers ...
Meeting with your banker has taken on a whole new meaning at UMB Bank's Kirkwood, Mo. branch, where a robot and computer monitor are used to conduct some account services. UMB is one of a handful of national banks that are investing in ...
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Toray Industries Inc., Tokyo, plans to acquire large-tow carbon fiber producer Zoltek Companies Inc., St. Louis, for approximately $584 million. Toray provides regular tow carbon fiber product for high-performance aerospace applications. ...
PURE Bioscience, Inc., creator of the patented silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC) antimicrobial, has entered into a five-year strategic collaboration agreement with St. Louis-based Intercon Chemical Company (ICC). The agreement consists of a ...
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Packaging Options Direct (a new division of TricorBraun - company over 100 years old) has grown from a bold, entrepreneurial vision to the largest distributor of glass and plastic packaging in North America. Today, as they celebrate their ...
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Ikea plans to come to St. Louis with a 380,000-square-foot store that will open in the fall of 2015, the Swedish retailer announced Wednesday. Store officials said they have submitted plans to the city for the ...
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Internet Broadcasting Systems Inc. has signed a deal to provide digital advertising operations support for Hubbard Broadcasting Inc.'s TV group, the company said on Wednesday. The sales support partnership includes creative development ...
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Students attending one of the new NWFA Certified Professional workshops in St. Louis on Nov. 5. Include in the group is FCI’s Editorial Director, Jon Namba. The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has announced an expanded ...