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Christmas Gift Idea - Mindflex Game - For Ages 8 - 15Friday 06th of November 2009 08:55:43 AMCLEVELAND, Oh., Nov.6 (TOTI) -- With Christmas just around the corner, it comes as no surprise that many people are already searching for the perfect gifts for their loved ones. If you're looking for a unique and fun Christmas present for someone age 8 - 15, the Mindflex Game is something that they'll enjoy for hours on end. The Mindflex G... Read more |
FDA warns about sex enhancement productThursday 05th of November 2009 03:17:23 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about a sexual enhancement dietary supplement found to be contaminated. The FDA said Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an illegal ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure. In the case of Stif... Read more |
Norway makes WTO complaint against EU seal product banThursday 05th of November 2009 02:20:37 PMOSLO (AFP) -- Norway filed an official complaint Thursday at the World Trade Organisation against a European Union ban on imported seal products, saying it violated trade rules.The non-EU Scandinavian country's complaint came three days after a similar move ... Read more |
Productivity beats expectations in 3rdQThursday 05th of November 2009 11:35:55 AMWASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Labor Department said non-farm productivity shot up in the third quarter faster than it has in six years, growing 9.5 percent on an annual basis. In the second quarter, productivity rose 6.4 percent, which was at the time the biggest increase since the third quarter of 2003, when it rose 9.7 percent. The consensus for... Read more |
Bodybuilding.com recalls 65 productsWednesday 04th of November 2009 08:37:57 AMWASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of 65 products sold online by Bodybuilding.com that might contain steroids. The FDA said the voluntary nationwide and international recalls were initiated by Bodybuilding.com LLC of Boise, Idaho, of all lots and expiration dates of the dietary supplements that might contain i... Read more |
Manufacturing turns to leaner productionMonday 02nd of November 2009 12:20:45 PMNEW YORK, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. workers have more than the economy to fear as employers work towards improved efficiencies that cut back on the need for labor, a private study showed. A survey conducted by RSM McGladrey found 61 percent of manufacturers were turning to lean production practices which creates smoother flow in factories and cuts down on exc... Read more |
Report: Goldman bet against own productsSunday 01st of November 2009 03:51:40 PMNEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs didn't disclose it was making secret bets against its own toxic mortgage securities, McClatchy News Service reported Sunday. Goldman's undisclosed hedges against losses from the more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages it sold in 2006 and 2007 enabled it to p... Read more |
BHP Billiton posts record iron ore productionTuesday 20th of October 2009 11:00:28 PMSYDNEY (AFP) -- The world's biggest mining company BHP Billiton Wednesday announced record iron ore production for the quarter, but said a clear picture on demand from major market China had yet to emerge.The Anglo-Australian group said output of the key ste... Read more |
FDA warns about H1N1 product claimsTuesday 20th of October 2009 01:56:32 PMWASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned a Web site about selling supplements that claim to prevent the spread of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The FDA said it joined with the Federal Trade Commission in sending the warning letter -- the first to be issued jointly by the agencies -- advising the owners of the site that they... Read more |
Salted herring product is recalledMonday 19th of October 2009 09:30:31 AMWASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the nationwide recall of Herring Salted, a product of Russia, due to improper processing. The FDA said TGF Production LLC of New York initiated the recall because the product was found to be improperly eviscerated. The recalled herring was distributed nationwide in 2.86-p... Read more |
H1N1 vaccine production lags by 25 percentFriday 16th of October 2009 03:25:20 PMATLANTA, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. health authorities said vaccine production for the H1N1 influenza virus is running behind by about 25 percent, or 10 million doses. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been expecting to have around 40 million doses of the vaccine for H1N1, also known as swine flu, prepared by the end of October, but current ... Read more |
Industrial production rose in SeptemberFriday 16th of October 2009 11:31:11 AMWASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. industrial production rose 0.7 percent in September, following a gain of 1.2 percent in August, the Federal Reserve said Friday. The third quarter posted a gain of 5.2 percent, the first quarter with a net gain since the first quarter of 2008, the Fed said. Manufacturing output increased 0.9 percent in September over Aug... Read more |
US industrial production jumps in SeptemberFriday 16th of October 2009 09:45:51 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) -- US industrial production jumped higher than expected in September, the third straight monthly gain, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday amid signs of a reviving manufacturing sector.Output at the nation's factories, mines and utilities ... Read more |
Study: When conflict is unproductiveThursday 15th of October 2009 01:43:05 AMST. LOUIS, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Conflict is avoidable when parties agree peace is preferable but the impatience of a perceived winner over a likely loser may be key, U.S. researchers say. Michele Boldrin and David Levine, both of Washington University in St. Louis, examined the dynamics of conflict and the problem of time consistency. The study authors asked, If... Read more |
GM's 2010 production estimate pannedMonday 12th of October 2009 03:30:33 PMDETROIT, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. auto market analysts said General Motors Co. may have eyes bigger than its stomach for 2010, estimating production at 2.8 million vehicles. The production figure announced by GM is about 1 million more vehicles than it expects to make in 2009, the Detroit Free Press reported Monday. Analysts were concerned GM would overprod... Read more |
Skin hydration product unveiled by BaxterThursday 08th of October 2009 01:40:56 PMDEERFIELD, Ill., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Baxter International Inc. of Deerfield, Ill., says it has developed a new skin hydration product for children and infants that works subcutaneously. The Chicago Tribune said Wednesday the medical product company unveiled its new Hylenex system that operates by allowing intravenous fluids to be administered under the skin instea... Read more |
Some plum products have high lead levelsFriday 02nd of October 2009 01:00:25 PMAUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Some imported brands of dried plums, including Casa De Dulce Salted Plum Suckers, have elevated levels of lead, Texas health officials said. Most of the plum products are sold as salted or candied treats in Hispanic and Asian markets, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a release Friday. Test results from... Read more |
GM ending production of Saturn brandWednesday 30th of September 2009 07:01:49 PMBLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- General Motors Co. said it would end production of the 19-year old Saturn brand after Michigan's Penske Automotive Group Inc. ended talks on rescuing the car. Penske said Wednesday it had terminated talks with GM over the possible purchase -- essentially the rescue -- of Saturn after a deal with another manufacturer t... Read more |
Japan's auto production slump eases furtherMonday 28th of September 2009 08:05:46 AMTOKYO (AFP) -- Toyota Motor announced on Monday its first year-on-year rise in overseas production in 13 months as Japan's auto giants slowly get back on track after the worst recession in decades.Toyota's smaller rival Nissan also saw the first increase in... Read more |
Airbus could cut production: directorFriday 25th of September 2009 01:16:05 PMTOULOUSE, France (AFP) -- European aircraft manufacturer Airbus could cut production if airlines continue to face financial difficulties, its managing director Fabrice Bregier said on Friday.Bregier told a business conference here that the global economic s... Read more |
