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Professional Personal Care Products Gaining Ground as Alternative to Cosmet
2008-02-22 12:25:00 Consumers? desire to improve personal appearance is on the rise, the expected spending on cosmetic surgery in Europe and the US combined to top US$28 billion by 2011. However, the fastest growing area of cosmetic surgery has been minimally invasive procedures, such as botox injections, which have soared over the last decade. Whilst the added ... More About: Personal , Products , Alternative , Ground , Retail
Desktop Strategy: Taking the Sustainable Approach
2008-02-22 11:28:00 The Queensland Environmental Protection Agency’s desktop program has replaced 2,500 obsolete PCs. They put in place procedures to dispose of the redundant equipment responsibly, and addressed other environmental issues found in the IT environment. While not expected to be at the forefront of thinking on ‘green’ issues, the organization is leading the way for other ... More About: Electronics , Desktop , Strategy , Sustainable , Taking
Thalidomide gets EU Approval in Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
2008-02-21 14:02:00 Thalidomide, banned 50 years ago, as a morning sickness drug and sedative for insomnia, has now received EU approval to treat bone marrow cancer. Europe?s drug regulators, European Medicines Agency, have granted authorisation for the drug to be used in combination with other drugs to treat multiple myeloma. Pharma & Healthcare , the rblog More About: Treatment , Myeloma , In Treatment
EU?s Third Energy Package Will Impact Gas Transmission System Operators (TS
2008-02-21 13:53:00 A new report, The Status of Gas TSOs, in Europe states that gas transit is set to play a significant role in the European gas landscape. In 2007, the second round of market liberalisation by the European Commission created some ripples. The Commission found that lack of coherence in the powers and remits of national energy ... More About: Utilities , System , Energy , Operators , Package
Money Managers may be Sleepwalking Through a Significant Market Downturn
2008-02-20 18:25:00 Despite the evidence that major world economies are heading for trouble, the vast majority of wealth managers seem unconcerned. Only five of the 65 wealth managers Datamonitor surveyed across the globe say that a potential recession most worries them. This will be to their detriment, and to the advantage of those banks that do take ... More About: Finance , Money , Market , Managers , Sleepwalking
GlaxoSmithKline takes the lead in SIPP Plan Offering
2008-02-20 14:24:00 SIPP providers say that group SIPPs are the future for pension savings. UK-based pharma giant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has become the first FTSE 100 company to offer employees a group option for self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs). Banking & Finance , Banking and Finance, the rblog More About: Plan , Lead
Industry Analysts say Indian Automaker Tata all set to Seal Jaguar and Land
2008-02-20 13:40:00 Industry experts believe that Indian vehicle manufacturer, Tata Motors, are gearing up to take over Ford?s marques Jaguar and Land Rover. If the deal goes through, it will represent the first time that a major western car group has been bought by an Indian company. Financial Times reported that Jaguar bosses have said they are ... More About: Industry , Automotive , Seal
Americans and Europeans Ditch Pubs in Favour of Drinking at Home
2008-02-20 11:58:00 According to a new report, Americans and Europeans are increasingly choosing to drink alcohol in their homes because they are becoming inclined to compromise their quality and sensory needs when making the choice to stay at home rather than go out for a drink. Also, consumers concerned with signs of wider economic uncertainty in the housing ... More About: Home , Drinking , Pubs
Is Microsoft Wasting $45 billion on Yahoo?
2008-02-13 15:47:00 The fact that Microsoft is prepared to bid $45 billion-plus for Yahoo is a sign more of desperation than of good business sense. It plainly is an admission that Google is actually right about something Microsoft has been talking about for more than a decade, but has failed to anything much about. A new report shows ... More About: Telecoms , Yahoo! , Billion
Continued Hype over Organic Foods Drive Increased Focus on Organic Textiles
2008-02-13 15:45:00 We are used to the idea of organic food, and even the organic cosmetic industry, but if that wasn?t enough to make us feel guilty- now we have to get used to organic and eco-friendly home textiles. According to a new report the continued hype over organic foods in the US contributes to the increased focus ... More About: Textiles , Drive , Hype , Organic , Foods
Australians prefer lower credit card fees over attractive interest rates
2008-01-30 16:27:00 A new survey of 2,000 Australian consumers conducted by independent market analyst Datamonitor show that almost a quarter of credit card customers admit to sometimes buying items they can?t afford with their card. In addition, most consumers use their credit prudently, nine percent of card customers admit to only managing the minimum payment each month. ... More About: Finance , Card , Credit , Interest Rates , Fees
Footwear Retailers Suffer Despite UK?s Growing Love of Shoes
2008-01-30 14:43:00 Cost inflation has compounded the problems facing the UK’s footwear specialists. Despite rising costs, footwear retailers are unable to raise prices due to the high level of competition in the market ? particularly from clothing retailers. As a result, even the UK’s largest footwear specialists continue to suffer despite shoppers’ growing appetite for new footwear. According ... More About: Love , Shoes , Footwear , Retail , Growing
No ?Silver Bullet? Cure for Obesity Epidemic
2008-01-30 14:29:00 The obesity epidemic is sweeping the globe and it seems no country is immune. The US is regarded as the most obese nation in the western world, however, the UK is not far behind. By 2015, almost 16 million Britons over the age of 20 are forecast to be obese which is about the current ... More About: Healthcare , Obesity , Silver , Bullet , Cure
Anti-Smoking Vaccines Helping to Kick the Habit & Ignite Underdeveloped Pre
2008-01-30 13:10:00 January is a time when many smokers strengthen their resolve to kick their habit, with 1.2 million estimated to have embarked on this journey this New Year?s Day in the UK alone. However, as smokers who have attempted and failed to quit will agree, will power by itself is often insufficient and smoking cessation aids ... More About: Healthcare , Vaccines , Smoking , Anti , Ignite
Fuel Cards Under Threat from Visa and Mastercard
2008-01-29 13:24:00 2008 will see new card products emerge in the small business sector as oil companies need to make their fuel cards more attractive to untapped business sectors. Many small businesses want a payment card that is widely accepted as well as offering fuel rebates and management facilities. A new report titled Commercial Credit Cards and ... More About: Fuel , Automotive , Visa , Mastercard
Hybrid Hard Drives Fall Short of Expectations
2008-01-23 16:12:00 Hybrid Disk Drives (HDD), the combination of a standard hard disk drive and a NAND chip, are a budding phenomenon enabled by new features of Microsoft?s Windows Vista operating system. It is different from standard hard drives in that it employs a large buffer of non-volatile flash memory to cache data during normal use. A new ... More About: Hybrid , Hard , Hard drives , Short , Fall
Now it?s Time to Binge Yourself in Shape with Anti-Ageing Beer
2008-01-18 17:38:00 Are you one of many women embarrassed about having spent a fortune on every wrinkle cream out there, without noticing any results? Well, there might be a new solution to get rid of those facial lines, at least if you believe that ?true beauty comes from within?. A new study shows that ingredients long used ... More About: Time , Beer , Shape , Anti
Organic Products sector Fastest Growing in the North American Cosmetics Ind
2008-01-18 10:50:00 In America, increased focus on ecological and natural products, has led to huge growth in this sector. By ?mainstreaming? these products in mass market, retailers like Wal-Mart have been able to expand product ranges and launch exclusive products. It is no surprise then, that the natural and organic sector is the fastest growing in the ... More About: Products , Cosmetics , American , North , Organic
EU Set to Rethink Biofuel Targets Based on Recent Warning Reports
2008-01-17 12:58:00 Europe’s environment chief, Stavros Dimas, has gone on record to say that that the EU did not foresee the problems raised by its policy to get 10% of Europe ’s road fuels from plants. Several reports have made a damning link between rising food prices and rainforest destruction with increased biofuel production. Biofuel s, which consist ... More About: Utilities , Warning , Recent
World Waits, as China is Set to Wake Up and Smell the Coffee in a Bottle
2008-01-16 13:55:00 Are you brewing your own coffee? If so, you might be part of fast developing minority, at least if the industry lead by Pepsi can decide. They are selling cans and bottles of coffee drinks, aimed at convenience-obsessed Americans who want an indulgence and an energy boost, but don’t want to actually dump grounds in ... More About: China , World , Coffee , Wake , Smell
China?s Rural Co-operative Financial Institutions Gearing Up for IPOs
2008-01-15 18:05:00 China?s rural co-operative financial institutions have largely shown remarkable improvements in relation to how they are managed, their ability to withstand risk and the standards of their service. In particular, there has been tremendous progress made in the creation of a group of rural commercial banks based on the principle of a shareholding system. A new ... More About: Finance , China , Financial , Rural , Institutions
Specially Equipped Cars Could Help Prevent Accidents
2008-01-15 18:02:00 Are you a stressed-out driver, looking for a sign from above more often than not while on the road? Stop. You could turn to your car instead, if it is kitted out with advanced driver assistance systems. These systems not only give the driver ?operational level? advice such as suggesting he/she breaks on an emergency footing ... More About: Cars , Accidents , Automotive
Chinese Government Extends Crackdown on Poor Quality Food Manufacturers
2008-01-14 18:43:00 The Chinese Government has extended the nationwide crackdown on shoddy food into the new year in a bid to re-establish confidence in the ?made in China? label. A new report says that 2007 was marked by recurring food-safety scandals which called into question the quality of China’s food output. For instance, an Associated Press article says ... More About: Food , Drink , Manufacturers
Decreased Hardware and Broadband Prices and Interest in Online Gaming will
2008-01-11 09:23:00 The Phillipines is in the midst of an internet revolution - with more and more people connecting to the web using their mobiles as well as computers. News published by the Inquirer finds that the broadband market will serve 50 million Filipinos by 2015. Analysts believe that the falling cost of broadband, increasing uptake of online ... More About: Hardware , Gaming , Broadband , Telecoms , Online
15% of World?s Clinical Trials Will Be Conducted in India by 2011
2008-01-09 10:24:00 India is fast emerging as a strong base for clinical trials in recent times. The reason? For companies eager to launch their products, the country offers a large patient pool, which can be used to recruit drug-testers more quickly than it is possible to recruit patients in the west. A new report which looks at the ... More About: India , World , Healthcare , Clinical Trials , Trials
Thailand: Fast Becoming a Medical Tourism Hub
2008-01-02 16:48:00 Jet-setting businessmen may once have had breakfast in London, lunch in Paris and a (very late) dinner in New York. In today?s world, however, it could be healthcare that?s prompting people to cash in on their airmiles. According to a new report, they?re flocking to Thailand , which is fast emerging as one of the world?s ... More About: Travel , Medical , Medical Tourism , Tourism
Creative Advertising by Companies Keeps U.S. Teen and Tween Grooming Produc
2007-12-30 16:30:00 Eternal youth, anti-ageing skin creams and botox ? these could be the products that scream boldly at you from hoardings. Hang on a moment though, there?s another segment in the cosmetics industry that?s doing really well, driven, not by well-heeled adults seeking eternal youth, but kids with spending power and a love of premium brands. ... More About: Media , Creative , Companies , Advertising , Grooming
General Motors Opens New Studio For Volt - The Electric Concept Car
2007-12-12 18:03:00 General Motors Corp. (GM) has announced the opening of a new design studio which will be a dedicated space for their next generation of electric vehicles. The studio contains clay and vinyl models of Volt, which was unveiled earlier this year. The American automaker describes the Volt on their website as ?radically different than any on ... More About: Concept Car , General Motors , General , Automotive
Recent Figures show China putting Coal at the heart of its Economic Growth
2007-12-12 17:34:00 China?s significance and impact on the world environment was brought sharply into focus through July, when the country?s state-run media released figures that showed that China’s coal production soared 17.9% in year-over-year. The country?s total energy production was up 9.9%. According to He Youguo?s paper titled ?China?s Coal Demand Outlook for 2020 and Analysis of Coal ... More About: Utilities , China , Show , Growth , Heart
8% of Aussie Families are embracing ?Green Power?
More articles from this author:2007-12-12 16:21:00 As an increasing number of retailers launch green tariffs and green energy is more prominently offered, Australian consumers are rapidly signing up to green power. The country now has amongst the highest penetration of residential customers buying accredited green energy in the world, and the share of households taking a green product is expected to ... More About: Power , Green , Families , Aussie 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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