News tagged with states
Study examines use of clinical and cost-effectiveness data for drug coverage decisions
Oct 06, 2009 |
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A comparison of national agencies that play a role in determining drug coverage decisions in Britain, Canada and Australia finds that uncertainty regarding clinical effectiveness is a key issue in coverage decisions, with ...
As swine flu intensifies, US rolls out first vaccine doses
Oct 04, 2009 |
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US health authorities are hoping to contain what they say is an intensifying swine flu pandemic with a massive A(H1N1) vaccination campaign that begins this Tuesday.
College students vote smarter than expected
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 01, 2009 |
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College students make strategic choices about where to vote, most prefer absentee ballots, and they are especially likely to vote absentee if their homes are in swing states, according to a new Northwestern University study ...
US to share Internet review amid worldwide growth
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As Internet use expands worldwide, the United States said Wednesday it will give other governments and the private sector a greater oversight role in an organization whose decisions affect how computers relay traffic ...
Changes loom for ICANN
Sep 27, 2009 |
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Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web.
Computer sales show signs of recovery: Gartner
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The global computer market is showing signs of recovery, with sales forecast to decline just 2.0 percent this year, much better than a June prediction of 6.0 percent, the Gartner research group said Wednesday.
Yahoo to spend $100M in bid for more brand buzz
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Yahoo will spend more than $100 million in its latest attempt to rejuvenate one of the Internet's best-known brands.
WHO: Pandemic flu vaccine production to fall short
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Global production of swine flu vaccines will be "substantially less" than the previous maximum forecast of 94 million doses a week, the World Health Organization said Friday.
US astronaut says legalize undocumented Mexicans
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Spaceman Jose Hernandez said Monday the United States needs to legalize its undocumented immigrants - a rare, public stand for a U.S. astronaut on a political, hot-button issue.
Fuel economy higher, thanks to Cash for Clunkers
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Cash for Clunkers may have run out of money, but certainly not gas.
Fallout from nuclear tests leads to health crisis
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Pius Henry fears his adopted government will kill him, that the United States won't live up to a health care obligation to people from Pacific islands where it tested nuclear bombs.
Trash or treasure? Discarded US computers often get a second life
Sep 02, 2009 |
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More computers discarded by consumers in the United States are getting a second life in developing countries than previously believed, according to a new study -- the most comprehensive ever done on the topic ...
Researchers develop tool to rank death rates
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Have you ever wondered what the chances are that you may die in the next year? Would it be from illness or an accident? Is it something you can control? Or is it completely out of your hands?
US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed: report
Aug 25, 2009 |
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The United States ranks 28th in the world in average Internet connection speed and is not making significant progress in building a faster network, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Typhoid fever cases in US linked to foreign travel
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Infection with an antimicrobial-resistant strain of typhoid fever among patients in the United States is associated with international travel, especially to the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), according ...
