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How big (or small) is large?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trousers have to be tried on - the variation between size labeling and actual clothing size is huge. This is shown by the report "Large? Clothing sizes and size labeling", which looks at the relationship between clothing ...





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The real thing?

The real thing? People are often unsure about telling authentic luxury goods from fakes

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created 14 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Luxury goods are supposed to be expensive because of their quality: A sip of fine wine or the comforting feel of designer clothing should justify the price.


Osteoarthritis increases aggregate health care expenditures by $186 billion annually

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Osteoarthritis (OA), a highly prevalent disease, raised aggregate annual medical care expenditures in the U.S. by $185.5 billion according to researchers from Stony Brook University. Insurers footed $149.4 billion of the ...


Highest jobless rate in three decades causes drop in consumer confidence

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Florida's consumer confidence fell three points to 69 in November amid continued concerns over the state?s high unemployment rate, according to a new University of Florida survey.


Just in the time for holiday shoppers: Hira offers advice on breaking credit addiction

Just in the time for holiday shoppers: Personal finance professor offers advice on breaking credit addiction

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An October survey of 3,800 consumers by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling found that more than two thirds (68 percent) planned to pay in cash for their holiday purchases this year, ...


Text message reminders can encourage healthy action

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People who received daily text messages reminding them to apply sunscreen were nearly twice as likely to use it as those who did not receive such messages, a new study led by a UC Davis Health System dermatologist has found. ...


Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking

Advertisers face resistance to on-line tracking

Technology / Internet

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Campaigners are stepping up efforts to curb online tracking of Internet use by firms that deliver adverts tailored to the specific interests of consumers, as polls reveal widespread unease with the practice.


New research may help to reduce global supply chain disruptions

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- With consumer spending dwindling over the past couple months, retailers are hoping to see it increase with the holiday shopping season. In order to seize the opportunity and boost sales, retailers need to ...


Frequent flower buyers seek product variety

Biology / Other

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Florists and other retailers who sell flowers and plants can now add another tool to their marketing kit. A recent study of "consumption values" may help them understand what influences consumers' choices in regard to floral ...


Consumer advocates find BPA in food packaging

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A across a range of foods, including some labeled "BPA-free."


Colorado county copes with methane mystery (AP)

Colorado county copes with methane mystery

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 7

(AP) -- Bernice and Jerry Angely like to show visitors the singed T-shirt a friend was wearing when their water well exploded and shot flames 30 feet high.



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