TUESDAY, April 12, 2016 — Southern California has cleaner air than it did 20 years ago, and children there may be breathing better because of it, a new study suggests.Researchers found that as the smog over eight Los Angeles-area communities lessened, children became less likely to suffer from bronchitis, congestion ... Read More »
NEW YORK, April 12 — A strike deadline of Wednesday was announced by two unions representing about 40,000 Verizon employees seeking improved pensions and an end to outsourcing of jobs. The workers, largely in landline and Internet services on the East Coast, have beenwithout a contract since August 2015. They ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 12– The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday announced Comprehensive Primary Care Plus, an attempt to encourage higher quality “cognitive” care, rather than the quantity of procedures and visits billed. The CPC+ program is the most recent move CMS has taken to transition from the fee-for-service ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 12 — A high level of supplies on the U.S. market helped push retail gasoline prices lower despite a rally in crude oil prices, motor club AAA reported. AAA reports a national average retail price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline at $2.05 per gallon, a slight ... Read More »
HIGH-RISE LIVING These innovative apartments include a flexible layout with sliding doors, which open and close-off the spaces to give either a flowing layout or a more private arrangement of rooms. There is a wide central corridor with a large window at the end, which makes the home feel spacious ... Read More »
TUESDAY, April 12, 2016 — Use of the word “breakthrough” in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s expedited approval process could mislead doctors about the new drugs’ actual benefits, researchers warn. The U.S. Congress in 2012 gave FDA the power to designate a drug as a “breakthrough therapy” if preliminary ... Read More »
NEW YORK, April 12 —Anticipation over a weekend meeting in Doha on a possible oil production freeze overshadowed a subdued IMF report, giving oil prices a lift early Tuesday. Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said he was “optimistic” that major producers gathering for a weekend meeting in Doha would hold ... Read More »
TUESDAY, April 12, 2016 — It’s probably not a milestone that will do many feminists proud, but teenage girls in the United States now start to drink alcohol sooner than boys do, a new study shows. “This is becoming a public health issue,” said lead researcher Dr. Hui Cheng, an ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 12 —Sikorsky Aircraft, now a division of Lockheed Martin, has received a U.S. Army contract to build seven specialized variants of its UH-60M Black Hawk combat helicopter for the Mexican military. The $54 million contract, through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program, will cover the construction and modification ... Read More »
NEAT AND SLEEK This house is one module wide, to give a space-saving, narrow footprint with an option of three or four-storeys. The design have large glass walls to the rear and secure frontages. GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR TOTAL AREA – Three Storeys…..116.8m2/1,257ft2 TOTAL AREA – ... Read More »
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8 — Using telemedicine — a variety of technologies to work with patients who do not come into the office — has grown in recent years, leading the American College of Physicians to release recommendations on the benefits and risks of the practice. The group said that several ... Read More »
MOSCOW, April 12 — Russian Helicopters Holding Company says it is equipping five models of its military aircraft with a new on-board system to defend against MANPAD missiles and air-to-air missiles. The defensive system is called President-S, which features a laser illumination detector, an ultraviolet missile approach warning system, an ... Read More »
