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Increasing prosperity has prompted Irish kids to balloon 24 kilos since 1948
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Irish kids now weigh 24 kilos more than they did in 1948, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
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Study finds rapid growth in health costs hurts economic performance of US industries
Jul 23, 2009 |
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A first-of-its-kind RAND Corporation study has linked the rapid growth in health care costs in the United States with job losses and lower output among industries that commonly provide workers with health insurance.
Asian tigers urged to reject polluting foreign investors
Feb 04, 2008 |
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South East Asia’s tiger economies should prize the long-term health of their environment above the ongoing short-term gains provided by foreign firms that pollute, economists have claimed.
China first out of global financial crisis, says leading expert
Jul 28, 2009 |
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China is the first major economy to start emerging from the global economic crisis, according to Dr Nicholas Lardy, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics at Washington DC. This ...
IT to generate 5.8 million new jobs by 2013: IDC
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Information technology will be an employment machine, generating 5.8 million new jobs in the coming four years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) research released.
Software piracy worsens in Asia: study
May 12, 2009 |
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Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region continued to worsen last year, a study said Tuesday, driven by the rapid growth in computer sales and the availability of bootleg programmes online.
German solar panel makers in trouble: federation
Oct 02, 2009 |
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German solar energy firms are in a bind, the head of a federation said in a report due out on Monday amid concern that the new German government will abandon the sector.
Australian population growth fastest for 50 years: data
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Australia's population grew at its fastest rate in 50 years in the 12 months to March thanks to a surge in migrant numbers, official figures showed Tuesday.
Leopards lose habitat to humans in India
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Jan 19, 2007 |
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Residents of rural towns in India have killed two rare leopards after the cats left their mountain habitats presumably to search for food.
Mobile phones ring in growth in emerging markets
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Once just a simple telecommunications tool, the mobile telephone has in recent years become a driver of economic growth in emerging countries, experts said at one of the industry's biggest fairs.
Scientists discover key factor in regulating placenta and fetal growth
Sep 21, 2009 |
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UK scientists have shown that a common biological protein molecule called SHP-2 is crucial for encouraging placenta growth. The research is published today in Endocrinology.
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