The Institute of Packaging Professionals is now accepting entries for the 2014 AmeriStar Package Awards competition. Considered North America's most prestigious packaging award, the AmeriStar honors the best packages of the year in 14 ...
The axing this week of Yahoo's second-in-command sent a signal that reality is setting in for Silicon Valley sweetheart Marissa Mayer, who leads the struggling Internet pioneer. Hearts soared when Mayer was wooed away from rival Google in ...
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A selection of health policy stories from North Carolina, California, Michigan and Missouri. The New York Times: Public Hospitals Hope To Attract More Upscale Patients Under Affordable Care Act But to the Health and Hospitals ...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced nearly $21 million will be available to create new economic opportunities for New York’s dairy farmers by helping them to produce renewable energy and improve their business operations. The ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Judge Rejects Legal Challenge Against Health Insurance Subsidies A legal challenge against health care insurance subsidies for ...
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Consumer prices increased by the most in six months in December, the Labor Department reported Jan. 16. The consumer price index, a key measure of inflation, increased 0.3% in December from the month before. It was the biggest gain since ...
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Soligenix, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat serious inflammatory diseases where there remains an unmet medical need, as well as developing several biodefense vaccines and therapeutics, ...
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America announced the group of designers selected to participate in the CFDA’s 2014 – 2016 {FASHION INCUBATOR} program. The designers include A PEACE TREATY – Dana Arbib, Farah Malik ...
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'Smart' Contact Lenses Would Measure Sugar Levels in Diabetics Google is working on smart contact lenses that would measure sugar (glucose) levels in the tears of people with diabetes. If successful, the contacts would offer diabetics a ...
People suffering from the chronic pain of fibromyalgia might benefit from taking vitamin D supplements if they suffer from low levels of the vitamin, a new study from Austria suggests. There's no cure for fibromyalgia, which can lead to ...
Today's headlines include reports about the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services that people who get their health insurance through high-risk insurance pools will have an extra two months before this program ends. ...
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Health insurance exchanges in five states with strong enrollment growth are ramping up efforts to reach even more uninsured Americans before the end of the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period on March 31. The March 31 deadline is ...
Speech involves the use of both sides of the brain, according to a study that may overturn the widely held belief that only one side of the brain is used for this task. The findings improve understanding of how speech is generated in the ...
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Quick treatment with a new "microparticle" therapy might significantly reduce the damage caused by a heart attack, according to a new study conducted in mice. After a heart attack, much of the damage to the heart muscle is caused by ...
MIT Media Lab alumna and entrepreneur Ayah Bdeir SM '06 wants to help all people worldwide, tech savvy or not, understand and build creatively with electronics. It's the ambitious mission powering her fast-growing startup littleBits, ...
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