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 »
IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 12 — There was a time doctors thought children with autism spectrum disorder had to be treated in person, making it difficult to help frustrated parents deal with communication or behavioral issues, but researchers found in a recent study that telemedicine can help this issue. Researchers ... Read More »
TALL ORDER This contemporary, three-storey home is perfect for a plot where space is limited. It is designed to be paired, so on a tight urban site there is room for car parking around a central yard or car port. This layout allows the front door to be located in ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, April 12 —Defense aviation firm Pratt & Witney have landed a $1.03 billion deal to build a slate of new propulsion systems for the U.S. and international variants of the F-35 Lighting II fighter jet. Under the terms of the deal, a modification to a previous procurement pact reached ... Read More »
LONDON, April 12 — The visual, auditory and mental effects of lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, result from networks in the brain that usually work separately coming together, according to a recent study. Researchers at Imperial College London found parts of the brain not normally involved with processing visual or ... Read More »
