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weight problems price increases amongst women in the US

June 9, 2016 Srijitaamongst, In, increases, Price, Problems, The, US, Weight, Women

A record launched with the aid of US Centres for disorder manage and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday said extra than forty percentage of us women are obese in comparison to 35 percent of men.the brand new figures published within the journal of the yankee medical affiliation (AMA) confirmed a similarly boom within the weight problems charge in comparison to a decade ago when the fee turned into 38 percentage among women and 34 percent amongst guys, Efe information reported.as a minimum four out of ten girls in the US had…

Blindness in US to double by 2050: have a look at

May 21, 2016 Srijita2050:, a, at, Blindness, by, Double, Have, In, look, to, US

occurrence in visible impairment and blindness is predicted to double over the subsequent 35 years inside the US, says a take a look at led with the aid of a Indian-origin researcher. “This take a look at offers us a GPS for our nation’s future eye fitness,” said foremost investigator Rohit Varma from college of Southern California within the US. by way of 2050, the number of american citizens with a selection of eye sickness and impairment troubles, along with age-associated macular degeneration (AMD) , glaucoma , diabetic retinopathy (DR)…

‘kids getting hooked to smartphones at age 10 in US’

May 21, 2016 Srijita10', Age, at, Getting, hooked, In, Kids, Smartphones, to, US

The common age at which a infant can get his or her first cellphone has now come down to 10.three years, media stated on Friday. whilst using pills has surged from 26 percentage to fifty five percentage as the kids’ tool of preference, smartphones are trailing at forty five percentage however growing from 39 percentage in 2012, era website TechCrunch said. The report is based totally on records from have an impact on important — a US primarily based advertising and marketing organisation which found out the manner kids are…

Blindness in US to Double via 2050: study

May 21, 2016 Srijita2050:, Blindness, Double, In, Study, to, US, via

prevalence in visible impairment and blindness is anticipated to double over the following 35 years in the US, says a study led by means of a Indian-beginning researcher, Rohit Varma from university of Southern California inside the US.The findings have been published inside the magazine JAMA Ophthalmology. “This look at gives us a GPS for our country’s future eye fitness,” stated important investigator Rohit Varma.through 2050, the variety of usa citizens with a variety of eye disorder and impairment troubles, such as age-associated macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy (DR)…

US ITC to Probe Samsung, Sony, Others Over creative Patent Violation

May 11, 2016 Srijitacreative, ITC, Others, Over, Patent, Probe, Samsung, Sony, to, US, Violation

the united states worldwide change fee (USITC) is launching an investigation into mobile devices made by eight smartphone vendors inclusive of Samsung Electronics Co over an alleged patent violation, the trade panel stated on its internet site. The probe follows a complaint filed via Singapore-based totally creative generation Ltd and US-based totally creative Labs Inc that several handset makers have infringed on their patent, the ITC said in a announcement. The accused providers are ZTE Corp, Sony Corp, Samsung, LG Electronics Inc, Lenovo organization Ltd, Motorola Mobility, HTC Corp and…

US FCC, FTC question cellular Makers and carriers approximately smartphone security

May 11, 2016 Srijitaand, approximately, carriers, cellular, FCC, FTC, Makers, question, Security, Smartphone, US

The Federal Communications commission and Federal exchange commission have asked mobile cellphone companies and producers to provide an explanation for how they release safety updates amid mounting concerns over security vulnerabilities, the united states agencies said on Monday. The businesses have written to Apple Inc, AT&T Inc and Alphabet Inc, amongst others, in order “to better recognize, and ultimately to improve, the safety of mobile devices,” the FCC stated. The FCC despatched letters to six mobile phone providers on protection troubles, whilst the FTC ordered eight cell tool producers along…