Reuters – The Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban natural gas drilling in the city amid concern about threats to water quality.
AP – Don t expect a Facebook friend request from Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer any time soon.
AP – States with coastal water that is becoming more acidic because of carbon dioxide should list them as impaired under the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Agency said.
Scientists have new evidence that viruses may play a role in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). This debilitating disease affects millions of people nationwide. No definite cause for CFS has yet been found. Last year, scientists reported that the blood of patients with CFS contained evidence of a virus called XMRV. It’s related to a...
Cancer is the second leading cause of human death next to coronary disease in the United States. Worldwide, millions of people die from cancer every year. In the United States alone, as reported by the American Cancer Society, cancer causes the death of well over a half-million people annually, with over 1.2 million new...
A laboratory at the Science Applications International Corporation in Frederick, MD (SAIC-Frederick) has developed a lentiviral vector, pDEST-673, for high protein expression yields in cells. The pDEST-673 vector combines three features that make it optimal for protein expression in lentiviruses: the pFUGW backbone, a Gateway? vector conversion cassette, and a neomycin antibiotic resistance marker....
HAYWARD, Calif.–News–The Tiger Balm brand of external analgesics (www.mytigerbalm.com) has enjoyed a recent surge in popularity in the United States with category-busting sales figures and explosive growth in its Facebook fan base, according to President of Prince of Peace Enterprises, Inc., the sole licensed United States distributor for all Tiger Balm products. The Tiger...
NEWARK, New Jersey–News–Sabato, 2 ottobre, più di 25.000 dipendenti di Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) e le loro famiglie aiuteranno le loro comunità partecipando al 16o Global Volunteer Day. Oltre a donare il proprio tempo e talento ad organizzazioni di servizio delle comunità ubicate in tutto il mondo, ogni volontario avrà un dollaro donato a suo...
MARIETTA, Ga.–News–Smart Holdings, Inc. (SMHS.PK), today announced that it has signed a contract with InfoCision Management Corp., one of the largest call centers in the U.S., to handle the Company’s inbound and outbound consumer call volume and sales. InfoCision Management Corporation is the second largest privately held teleservice company and is a leader in...
NEWARK, N.J.–News–No sábado, dia 2 de outubro, mais de 25.000 funcionários da Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) e suas famílias e amigos ajudarão suas comunidades ao participar do 16º Dia do Voluntariado Global anual. Além de doar seu tempo e talento às organizações de serviços da comunidade localizadas no mundo todo, cada voluntário terá um dólar...