News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Stribild (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), a new once-a-day combination pill to treat HIV-1 infection in adults who have never been treated for HIV infection. Stribild contains two previously approved HIV drugs plus two new drugs, elvitegravir and cobicistat. Elvitegravir is an HIV integrase… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
FLU.gov – Where can I get the vaccine?
“Where can I get the vaccine? Use the Flu Vaccine Finder to find a flu vaccine location near you this flu season. The 2012-2013 vaccine will be available starting in September and October 2012.” See also Vaccines.gov – “the federal gateway to information on vaccines and immunization for infants, children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. Vaccines.gov… Continue Reading
E-Government Site – Help for Difficult Financial Times
via USA.gov – Help for Difficult Financial Times Unemployment, Jobs, and Training Family Support Housing Health Care and Insurance Debt and Credit Continue Reading
Report – New York Farming is Big Business
Agriculture By The Numbers: New York Farming is Big Business – Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, August 2012 “New York State is a leading agricultural state with 36,300 farms that produced $4.7 billion in products in 2010. New York ranks among the largest producers in the nation for some products, including ranking second… Continue Reading
Pew – An Update on the Safety and Transparency of Checking Accounts
Still Risky: An Update on the Safety and Transparency of Checking Accounts, June 2012. See also accompanying overdraft penalty fee infographic “As 9 out of 10 American adults have checking accounts, which serve as the cornerstone of household financial management, it is imperative that consumers be aware of what these accounts entail. They allow for… Continue Reading
Infographic – Help Support Your Local Library
StateStats.org created this Support Your Local Library infographic, which may be added to your site. “Support local libraries by bringing awareness to the vital role libraries play in the community and education ecosystem. Share this infographic with your community and add it to your website by following the simple instructions: Scroll to the bottom of… Continue Reading
Consumers Asked DISH Network to Leave Them Alone, But FTC Says Calls Kept Coming
News release: “DISH Network, one of the nation’s largest providers of satellite television service, faces a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging that it illegally called millions of consumers who had previously asked telemarketers from the company or its affiliates not to call them again. The calls allegedly violated provisions of the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule… Continue Reading
The Open Database Of The Corporate World (Beta)
“OpenCorporates aims to do a straightforward (though big) thing: have a URL for every company in the world…We’ve grown from 3 territories and a few million companies to over 30 territories and 30 million companies, and are working with the open data community to add more each week.” Continue Reading
FindLaw Survey – two-thirds of Americans can't name a single Supreme Court justice
Two-Thirds of Americans Can’t Name Any U.S. Supreme Court Justices, Says New FindLaw.com Survey: “Despite all the recent controversy surrounding U.S. Supreme Court decisions on health care, immigration and other issues, nearly two-thirds of Americans can’t name even a single member of the Supreme Court. That’s according to a new national survey by FindLaw.com, the… Continue Reading
Zillow – Negative Equity Falls in Second Quarter; Nearly Half of Borrowers Under 40 Remain Underwater
News release: “Negative equity declined in the second quarter, with 30.9 percent of U.S. homeowners with mortgages or 15.3 million underwater, according to the second quarter Zillow® Negative Equity Report. That was down from 31.4 percent of homeowners with mortgages, or 15.7 million, underwater in the first quarter. The total amount of negative… Continue Reading
Research article – Oxygen GasFilled Microparticles Provide Intravenous Oxygen Delivery
News release, Children’s Hospital of Boston: “Dr. John Kheir and colleagues [Inventors: John Kheir, Mark Borden, Francis McGowan] have developed a platform technology that packages oxygen in microbubbles for direct delivery via injection to blood and tissues. This technology is platform in nature and could revolutionize the practice of critical care medicine. An early and… Continue Reading
Report – Internet2 eTextbook Spring 2012 Pilot
Internet2 eTextbook Spring 2012 Pilot, Final Project Report. August 1, 2012 “In October 2011, the Provosts at the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) institutions expressed interest in initiating a quick‐turn‐around multi‐institutional eTextbook pilot. The next month, Indiana University approached the Internet2 organization to put together an eText pilot for the spring 2012 semester, based on… Continue Reading
