Contributor ReportsFuneral industry workers at greater leukemia risk
Source: NewKerala
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Fri Nov 20 23:11:00 -0800 2009 | health-news
Researchers at the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., who conducted the study, reached the conclusion after investigating the relation of mortality to work practices and formaldehyde exposure levels among these professionals....
U.S. Air Force's F-22 production stopped at 187 aircraft
Posted by: KeraEllingson
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Mon Nov 23 15:43:52 -0800 2009 | political-news
President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign called for change, the biggest of all was the U.S.’ spending habits. Since being elected, he’s called for major Defense budget costs in the wake of President Bush’s extremely high defense spending. To help...
ReachU.S. FDA wants panel to probe Pfizer vaccine efficacy
Source: Sify News
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Thu Nov 19 06:06:06 -0800 2009 | health-news
Pfizer Inc's next- generation Prevnar vaccine missed some of the main goals in a study testing its ability to protect against bacteria that cause ear infections, pneumonia and other diseases, U.S. reviewers said in documents released on Monday. Pfizer said...
The New Wonder-Spice: Turmeric!
Posted by: Bethany
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Wed Sep 23 08:50:50 -0700 2009 | health-news
Last month I brought you news of nature's pain reliever, ginger. Now we have another spice showing off its healing powers. Turmeric, or Curcumin, has been used in Asian medicine traditionally and has only recently been studied in the West....
Marriott Reports Third-Quarter Loss
Source: Washington Post
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Thu Oct 08 13:11:53 -0700 2009 | business-news
The company reported a loss of $466 million, or $1.31 a share, compared with a profit a year ago of $94 million, or 25 cents a share. Marriott is a bellwether for the lodging industry, and its results should bode...
Obama touts $5 billion in health science grants
Source: Los Angeles Times
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Thu Oct 01 12:54:11 -0700 2009 | technology-news
President Obama toured a Maryland cancer lab Wednesday to call attention to $5 billion in new government health science grants, which he described as the "largest single boost to biomedical research in history." The National Institutes of Health grants, awarded...
Lockheed Names President, COO
Source: Washington Post
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Thu Oct 15 19:51:00 -0700 2009 | business-news
Kubasik, 48, will oversee from the newly created position the Bethesda company's four divisions: aerospace, information systems, missile defense, and space and commercial satellites...Stevens, 58, said he will remain in his role and has no plans to retire soon.
Windstream profit, revenue miss estimates
Source: International Business Times
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Mon Nov 09 11:48:23 -0800 2009 | business-news
Windstream Corp on Monday posted a deeper than expected fall in quarterly profit and revenue, even as the telephone operator reported the lowest number of customer disconnections since its formation in 2006. Windstream's profit fell 24 percent to $80 million...
Fewer Venture Capital Donors
Source: Washington Post
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Mon Oct 12 21:49:34 -0700 2009 | technology-news
That is the lowest amount for the period since 2004, when more than $400 million was collected. The drop-off is attributable to several factors, including the dramatic fall in stock prices. As the stock market crashed over the past year,...
Rep. Smith suffers collapsed lung
Source: The Hill
Bethesda :: MD :: USA | updated Fri Oct 16 11:24:43 -0700 2009 | political-news
The 44-year-old was taken to Bethesda Naval Hospital, where he underwent a surgical procedure Thursday night to remove fluid from the lung. He is expected to make a full recovery. The lawmaker first noticed that something was wrong when he...
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