Total U.S. healthcare spending in 2012 increased by 3.7 percent -- 0.4 percentage points higher than in 2011 -- the lowest rate since 1960, U.S. officials say. An analysis by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and ...
Annual conference media advisory 3 The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) annual conference in Austin, TX, from Feb. 13-15, will feature 80 symposia and more than 2,000 posters on new research in a range of topics - the ...
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Transport Topics Publishing Group has announced the launch of Truck Fleet Management, a magazine and website focused on the ownership and operation of vocational, public, utility and other diversified commercial fleets. Formerly known as ...
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Throughout this week, our reporters will cover the best emerging technology and trends from Las Vegas. Meet the team and see what topics they'll be tracking at the show: 3-D Printing Is this the year 3-D manufacturing breaks out of its ...
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As the National Pork Board sets its course for 2015 through 2020, the organization's strategic planning task force was recently presented an analysis of top trends in the economic and food production environment that are most likely to ...
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An October transportation conference in Yellowknife saw business, community and government folk converge to discuss ways in which Canada's northern transportation policy can be moved forward through the 21st century. Organized by the Van ...
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Clarke Inc. said it has closed the sale of its truckload and less-than-truckload businesses to TransForce Inc. for C$100.5 million. The holding company expects a gain of $63 million to $68 million from the sale, it said in a Jan. 6 ...
A hepatitis B vaccine has been ruled out in the deaths of nine children in China, a health official said. Yu Jingjin, director of the National Health and Family Planning Commission's disease control bureau, said investigators were still ...
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The May 31, 2014, U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) deadline for filing conflict minerals reports required by Section 1502 of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is rapidly approaching. IPC – ...
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British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association (BAMA) has unveiled changes in aerosol regulations and labeling for its Retail Liaison Group in its annual meeting. The BAMA Retail Liaison Group comprises technical representatives from many of ...
Doctors are missing a prime opportunity to share information about sex with their teenage patients by failing to broach the subject during checkups, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. The study, published Dec. 30, 2013, in JAMA ...
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TEC has launched its Expert Advice blog, an industry journal dedicated to providing subscribers with valuable installation advice through written posts and videos. Available on the company’s website and through subscription email, ...
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Several truck makers have recalled thousands of heavy-duty trucks because of possible seat belt defects that may make the devices difficult to unlatch. The recall notices, issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ...
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Area beef producers should make plans to attend the first annual Three-State Beef Conference Jan. 14, 15 and 16, 2014 with locations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Topics and speakers for the conference include: "Cover Crops for ...
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Loyola University Medical Center physicians Christopher Loftus, MD and Jos- Biller, MD are co-editors of a new comprehensive guide to monitoring neural function during brain and spine surgery. The 416-page text, Intraoperative ...
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