Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly malignancies, may live a little longer when treated with two therapeutic vaccines, new research suggests. In a study of 90 patients, this combination approach -- GVAX ...
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Admittedly, when I saw that Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas president Ed Smith would give an “Unplugged” presentation at last fall’s Electronic Components Industry Association Executive Conference, I smiled thinking ...
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Many products, like cigarettes and medications, are stamped with warning labels alerting consumers to their risks. Common sense suggests these warnings will encourage safer choices. But now Dr. Yael Steinhart of Tel Aviv University's ...
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Dell has opened its Dubai Solution Centre to help customers in the EMEA Emerging region explore, test and deploy end-to-end solutions. The 330 square metre facility consists of a data centre, customer meeting rooms and labs. The new ...
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Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, one of the most deadly malignancies, may live a little longer when treated with two therapeutic vaccines, new research suggests. In a study of 90 patients, this combination approach -- GVAX ...
Doctors and parents have long struggled to understand the strange sensory tricks autism can play on a child's mind. Ordinary noises -- screeching car alarms, knocking radiator pipes, even the whirr of a fan -- can be intolerable to children ...
Tags: autism, neurodevelopmental disorder, children health, Mark Wallace
An experimental drug could eventually offer a new treatment option for genital herpes, a common and incurable sexually transmitted infection, researchers report. In a small study, researchers found that the drug -- called pritelivir -- ...
Obese American adults die an average of almost four years earlier than those with normal weight, and middle-aged obese adults face the highest risk of an early death, a new study suggests. One expert wasn't surprised by the findings. ...
HOUSTON — Mattress Firm, the nation's largest chain of sleep shops, is in talks to acquire fellow Top 100 retailer Sleep Train, according to a story in today's New York Post. The Post story said the deal, which would combine two of ...
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Increased competition from online and brick and mortar stores, combined with higher customer expectations driven by the convenience of online shopping, is making it more challenging for retailers to maintain customer loyalty and stay on ...
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VeriFone Systems, Inc. announced that The Jones Group Inc. has selected VeriFone solutions to enable mobile payment acceptance and enhance customer experience for its internationally recognized brands, including Jones New York and Nine ...
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A new gene therapy that successfully treated a rare eye disease in clinical trials could prove the key to preventing more common inherited causes of blindness, researchers say. In six male patients, doctors used a virus to repair a ...
New details emerge about the cut to the health law's Prevention and Public Health Fund in the $1 trillion spending bill, but a jobless benefits extension in Congress stalls. In the meantime, a mental health plan pushed by President Obama ...
Robert Graham is pleased to enter into a partnership with The Henschel Mfg. Co., based in St. Louis, MO. This family-run business brings over 67 years of collective experience creating and manufacturing fine headwear in the U.S. To round ...
Google has purchased Nest Labs, the maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion. Nest Labs, founded by Apple alums, first came on the scene in 2011 with its digital learning thermostat that has since shaken up the staid ...
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