The construction, automotive and aerospace industries combined will spend around $2.0 billion in 2013 for glass and film that prevents too much light being transmitted or reflected. The reasons why someone would need materials of this kind ...
Another member of the labiatae, or mint, family, thyme is an herb native to the Mediterranean basin and comes in many varieties. There is only one plant, thymus vulgaris, but the composition of the oil distilled from the plant shows ...
A study just published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has resulted in a flurry of articles proclaiming the uselessness of omega-3 fatty acids in the prevention of heart disease. A USA Today headline declared: Fish ...
Researchers from the Emory University (EU) School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga., have discovered a natural compound derived from garlic oil, known as diallyl trisulfide, that protects against heart damage. When taken after a heart attack, ...
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Hankook Tire America Corp. is recalling certain Dynapro MT LT325/60R18 RT03 tires manufactured Aug. 22, 2011, through Sept. 22, 2013. The affected tires may develop a separation at the tread/belt edge, according to the National Highway ...
Sonde Resources Corp. ("Sonde") (TSX: SOQ) (NYSE MKT: SOQ) announced today that the North Africa farm-out agreement with Viking Exploration and Production Tunisia Limited ("Viking") has been terminated. Under the terms of the Assignment ...
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Italy-based Gentium and Link Healthcare announced that defibrotide has been designated as an orphan drug for the treatment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD). The sponsor of Defibrotide is Link Healthcare, Gentium's exclusive ...
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The US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has formulated a highway safety initiative, 'Significant and Seamless' as a part of its efforts to cut down number of road accidents on the ...
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Epoxy Epoxy resin is widely used in a number of industries. It is a thermosetting polymer that contains an adhesive formula of one or more epoxy chemical groups. In two part epoxies, the resin of one part reacts with the polyamine ...
Volkswagen Group is recalling approximately 2.6 million vehicles around the world over three safety issues relating to the cars’ dual-clutch transmissions, fuel pipes and electric systems. Volkswagen says electric malfunctions may ...
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Pilkington North America, a subsidiary of Nippon Sheet Glass, has announced it is closing its Lathrop, Calif., plant, which currently manufactures commercial architectural and automotive glass. According to a release from the company, ...
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US-based BioVentrix has announced the successful completion of it 50th clinical case using the Revivent myocardial anchoring system in a 74-year-old male patient at the OLV Hospital in Aalst, Belgium. The case comes on the heels of other ...
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Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. East Coast bunkering business of Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES). This transaction, for a purchase price of $30 ...
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Currently pipeline maintenance and repair is divided into stopping transmission repair and transmission repair stop, for example, in the oil and gas pipeline network developed in North America, the same line pipe network composed by a few ...
A claim filed by two sisters for injuries suffered from injections of the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil will be heard in federal court in Washington. Madelyne Meylor, 20, and Olivia Meylor, 19, of Mount Horeb, Wis., allege that ...
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