…ools, over-the-counter and animal health products. Novartis is the only global company with leading positions in these areas. In 2010, the Group’s continuing operations achieved net sales of USD 50.6 billion, while approximately USD 9.1 billion (USD 8.1 billion excluding impairment and amortization charges) was invested in R&D throughout the Group. Novartis Group companies employ approxi…
Jan 9 2012 | Posted in
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…a Williams, who will appear in the forthcoming TV series 666 Park Avenue, told WWD: “I’ve decided to share my secrets.” The range will be available through QVC, the shopping network, from August 3. Products will also be released in stores at a later date, though the stores remain unknown for the moment. The star, who last attracted headlines after penning the autobiography You’ve Got N…
Jul 24 2012 | Posted in
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…can live up to eight months without “eating”. The tiny bugs breed quickly and if you don’t treat for bedbugs quickly, you’ll have a major infestation on your hands. Experts say 40 bed bugs today will be 6000 in 6 months! Bedbugs don’t have to live on mattresses, they can also live in furniture and in walls. Bed bugs are a major nuisance but generally don’t pose…
Jun 4 2012 | Posted in
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l investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled, and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it. When Bryan Ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he said he worried that at 55, no one would give him a second chance. But he found work at Energetx, a wind turbine manufacturer in Michigan. Before the recession, the factory only made luxury yachts. Today, it’s hiring worker…
…% and spots by half. At the end of the study, OXY users had nearly twice the reduction of blackheads as the placebo group (60% compared to 35%) and significantly fewer spots (64% reduction compared to 53%). The findings were published in called Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, an official journal of the British Association of Dermatologists. Previous tests show a combination of zinc sulphate…
May 19 2012 | Posted in
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Read More » There certainly seems to be no shortage of skin care product lines that promise you the moon – no break-outs, clean, and healthy skin. They’ll also tell you they can give your skin ultra elasticity plus take decades of abuse from your skin. There’s no surprise at all when people listen to the hype, then walk away feeling more confused than ever. So if they are all fabulou…
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…se of patents under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions. Firms pay royalties to the patent holder to use the technology. Ericsson earned $938 million last year in revenue from more than 100 licence agreements with companies in the industry. However, stiff competition has lead to a much more protective stance by many companies over their patents in order to generate revenues. Earlier…
Google has announced that it is shutting seven more products in an effort to simplify its range of services. Among the seven services are Google Wave, Knol and Google Gears. It is the third time that Google has announced a cull of several of its products at the same time after they had failed to take off. According to experts, the strategy might put off users from signing up to new services. Goog…
…as released after the death of legendary Apple founder Steve Jobs in October, a technological breakthrough like an entirely different battery would be a massive upswing for the company. The new iPhone 5 is still on the imminent horizon, as initial predictions put its release date at sometime in late December….
banned Motorola from enforcing the action until it considers the matter next week. The handset maker is in the process of being taken over by Google. This is just one of several cases involving about 50 intellectual properties that the smartphone maker has claimed that Microsoft should have licensed. Motorola Mobility has been granted an injunction against the distribution of Xbox 360 games cons…
According to results from the European Commission, horse DNA has been found in up to 5% of beef products randomly tested across the EU. Inspectors also found the banned anti-inflammatory horse drug phenylbutazone, or “bute”, in 0.5% of horsemeat tested. The EU said it was “a matter of food fraud and not of food safety”. The three-month programme of checks was agreed by the…
…s. Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year, with customers queuing for days and sometimes even resorting to violence in order to get their hands on the best deals They surveyed more than 500 “doorbuster” bargains which have been promoted by stores such as Sears and Best Buy, and concluded that nearly a third had been sold for a lower price earlier this year. The fact that Black Frida…
Nov 23 2012 | Posted in
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of it with shareholders. On Tuesday Apple said it planned to buy back $60 billion in shares, and raise its dividend to shareholders by 15%. The move encouraged investors and Apple’s shares rose 5.5% in after-hours trading on Wall Street….
…mber release, which will be exclusive to Ulta stores across the U.S., is being touted as a “special holiday assortment”. A further launch, including even more products, will follow in January-February 2013. The second round of products will include a Kurve Compact finishing powder, a pre-foundation treatment mask titled the Million Dollar Mask and an illuminator. Chroma Makeup Studio has a long-s…
Oct 30 2012 | Posted in
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…rms in the US. A South Korean court has ruled that tech giants Apple and Samsung both infringed each other's patents on mobile devices The sales ban will apply to Apple’s iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and its tablets the iPad and iPad 2. Samsung products affected by the ban include its smartphone models Galaxy SI and SII and its Galaxy Tab and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PCs. The court ordered Ap…
The Kardashians brand will hit the world of cosmetics this Christmas, but to keep fans on their toes, the sisters have released a handful of teaser promo shots three months before products hit stores. Kim, 31, Kourtney, 33, and Khloe Kardashian, 27, announced their forthcoming range, Khroma Beauty, in June – an “affordable” line featuring false eyelashes, a “suite” of mascaras and “Kardazzl…
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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Nestle has decide to recall some of its varieties of Chunky Kit Kat after seven people in UK found pieces of plastic in bars. Peanut butter, hazelnut, choc fudge and caramel 48 g bars are being recalled, along with Kit Kat Chunky collection giant eggs. Nestle said the products should be returned, unopened, for a full refund. The company said the products were being recalled as a precautionary mea…
Mar 23 2013 | Posted in
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An anonymous author who works in the pharmaceutical industry wrote several anonymous editorials in this weeks British Medical Journal in which they claim: “Some of the [post-marketing] studies I worked on were not designed to determine the overall risk/benefit balance of the drug in the general population. They were designed to support and disseminate a marketing message.” According to the writer…
Jun 14 2012 | Posted in
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…ily absorbed into the bloodstream through the lips and mouth, and that women repeat their lipstick applications multiple times a day. It has been estimated that the average woman could swallow between 500 g and 1,500 g of lipstick in her lifetime if she were a modest but regular user. Lead consumption may be particularly dangerous at certain points in a woman’s life. As the official journal of The…
Parabens, chemicals widely used as a preservative in cosmetics, food products and pharmaceuticals has been found in tissue samples from 40 women with breast cancer. A number of studies since 1998 have raised concerns about the potential role of parabens in breast cancer as they possess oestrogenic properties. Oestrogen is known to play a central role in the development, growth and progression of…
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…, an article by Infoworld – highlighted on EPEAT’s site – links the move to manufacturing techniques used to make the latest version of the firm’s MacBook Pro, which features a 5.1 million pixel high-definition display. In order to include the new screen while minimizing the laptop’s thickness Apple made it harder to disassemble the computer causing it to be difficult…
Jul 11 2012 | Posted in
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rectangles with rounded corners, or technology that is being improved every day by Samsung and other companies,” it said. Samsung earlier this week said it plans to add Apple’s new iPhone 5 to the existing U.S. patent lawsuits, stepping up its legal challenge as the two companies seek to assert rights to key technologies. Apple said it wanted the court to award it damages that reflect…
…Kardashians and a Florida-based company called Kroma Makeup, which sought $10 million in damages. An array of Khroma Beauty products had already been produced, promoted and were ready to hit more than 5,000 retailers across the U.S. but now the costly task of relabeling will begin. Despite the announced changes, the Kardashian’s original website, www.khromabeauty.com, and Facebook page are s…
May 10 2013 | Posted in
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…#8217;s a different kind of trade-off.” Tom Henderson’s seven-day plan: • Day 1: Take inventory • Day 2: Delete cookies • Day 3: Redirect host files • Day 4: Install tracking blocker • Day 5: Mobile phone maintenance • Day 6: Find replacements • Day 7: Maintenance and reflection …
