News tagged with costs
3 Questions: Sergey Paltsev on the costs of climate-change legislation
Nov 05, 2009 |
2.3 / 5 (6) |
4
Sergey Paltsev, a principal research scientist in MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, was the lead author of a recent report that analyzed the costs of climate legislation currently ...
Study Suggests Affordable Vaccines Within Reach
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 03, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research paper suggests that pharmaceutical companies can afford to produce less expensive vaccines for lower-income countries because the companies can recover their research and development (R&D) ...
Web-based nutrition program reduces health care costs for employees with cardiac risk factors
Oct 27, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
1
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have shown that an employer-sponsored, internet-based diet and exercise program shows promise as a low-cost ...
Senate health care bill to include public option (Update)
Oct 26, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although ...
Even low alcohol consumption has a negative impact on overall health
Oct 23, 2009 |
2.8 / 5 (9) |
2
Low alcohol consumption is bad for your health in general. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation studied the relationship between alcohol consumption and he ...
Attending community college does make you richer, study says
Oct 22, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
A recent study by Dave Marcotte, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland Baltimore County found women graduating from community college with a 2-year degree earn 45.8% more annually than high school educated women. Men who ...
Costs of plug-in cars key to broad consumer acceptance
Oct 21, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A University of Michigan survey released today shows widespread consumer interest in buying plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). But the cost of the cars is much more influential than environmental and other non-economic ...
New Sulfur- and Coking-Tolerant Material Could Expand Applications for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Oct 01, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (11) |
4
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new ceramic material described in this week's issue of the journal Science could help expand the applications for solid oxide fuel cells - devices that generate electricity directly from a ...
59 percent support Massachusetts' Landmark 2006 health reform law
Sep 28, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 59% of Massachusetts residents who are aware of the state's health reform legislation, which was enacted in 2006, support it. A little more than ...
Senate's 10-year health fix would cost $856B
Sep 16, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- Sen. Max Baucus on Wednesday released the much-awaited Finance Committee version of an American health-system remake - a landmark $856 billion, 10-year measure that starts a rough ride through Congress ...
Global priority regions for carnivore conservation
Aug 26, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Finding economical and practical solutions for conserving endangered carnivores is a continuous challenge for conservationists. In a study published by the peer reviewed open access journal, PLoS ONE, on August 27th, a team ...
Autonomous underwater robot reduces ship fuel consumption (w/ Video)
Aug 24, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
2
As the U.S. Navy minimizes its dependence on foreign oil, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is a front runner in supporting and bringing forth innovative solutions to fuel consumption challenges.
Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums projected to double by 2020
Aug 20, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Nationally, family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance increased 119 percent between 1999 and 2008, and could increase another 94 percent to an average $23,842 per family by 2020 if cost growth continues on its ...
Costly cancer drugs are worth it, study finds
Aug 14, 2009 |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
2
(PhysOrg.com) -- The cost for chemotherapy medications to treat colorectal cancer for six months has jumped 2,600 percent from 1993 to 2005. But such rising costs are worth the price, asserts a new report from Cornell, when ...
Energy efficient sewage plants
Aug 13, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
High-rate digestion with microfiltration is state-of-the-art in large sewage plants. It effectively removes accumulated sludge and produces biogas to generate energy. A study now reveals that even small plants can benefit ...
