Newstream.com Digest: Phony Airbag Scams, Homes That Make You Sneeze, New Treatment for Heart Failure and Other Free Multimedia for Journalists
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Phony Airbag Scam on the Rise
Airbag fraud may rank as one of the worst car repair scams -- with a few dishonest mechanics stuffing steering wheels and dashboards with everything from packing peanuts to empty beer cans. It's virtually impossible for the average consumer to tell just by looking at a used car if it has phony airbags.
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Search is on for the Moldiest, Dustiest, Most Allergy-Causing Homes
The three top winners of the Give Your Home the STAR Treatment contest, sponsored by FLONASE(R) (fluticasone propionate) Nasal Spray, will receive a personal home visit from "The Boss of Cleaning," Jeff Campbell & his "Clean Team" to clean their homes properly.
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Novartis Files SNDA for Diovan(R)for Treatment of Heart Failure
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced it has filed a supplemental new drug application (SNDA) for Diovan(R) (valsartan) seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for treatment of heart failure. Diovan is currently indicated for first-line treatment of hypertension and is the fastest growing top 10 branded prescription antihypertensive in the U.S. today. Diovan is the first angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) to seek an indication for heart failure in the U.S. Filings for the new indication are being initiated with health authorities in major international markets.
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U.S. Workers Anxious About Sliding Market, But Not Panicking,
Says The Principal Financial Well-Being Index(sm)
The vast majority of U.S. workers are holding tight in their investments, especially in their 401(k)s, as 86 percent of small and mid-sized company employees with retirement savings reported they will not move their investments from volatile to more stable investments as a result of the fluctuating market.
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PMC-Sierra Unveils Industry's First Family of PHY/Framers to Enable
Convergence of OC-192 ATM/POS, Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit
Ethernet Services
New XENON(tm) family is first set of POS-PHY(tm) Level 4 devices for metro transport, router and enterprise switch equipment that supports multiple standard 10 Gigabit optical module interfaces.
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Renewable Resource-Based Packaging Gains Momentum in Japan with First
GreenPla Designation
The use of plastic made from annually renewable resources has reached another milestone with the announcement that a new film wrap for Sony mini-discs, made from NatureWorks(tm) PLA, will be the first product in Japan to carry the new GreenPla designation. Developed with Unitika, Sony and Cargill Dow, the new packaging is premiering the new consumer logo signaling that the product has environmentally friendly and compostable physical characteristics.
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Nth Power Reports Energy Industry Venture Capital Investment Rose 165
Percent In 2000, Exceeding $1 Billion
Energy-related venture capital investment in 2000 topped $1 billion, a new milestone for private investment in energy start-ups. The $1.2 billion figure is up 165 percent from the 1999 total of $442 million. According to Nth Power, energy-related funding was some 50 times larger last year than it was in 1993, when the firm first started tracking such activity.
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ING DIRECT Opens First U.S. ING DIRECT Cafe in New York
Ever get a latte and a loan? How about an expresso and an express enrollment for an on-line savings account? Or even a cappuccino and a Certificate of Deposit (CD)? You can at the new ING DIRECT Cafe in New York.
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Pfizer Animal Health Supports Animal Shelters in Southern California
Increasing warm weather produces mosquito, flea and ear mite problems, among other parasites that cause serious harm to pets and challenge healthy adoptions at Southern California animal shelters.
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Java Luminaries Shine at JavaEdge
SYS-CON Media (http://www.sys-con.com) announced April 30 its keynote speakers for the upcoming East Coast "Edge" event, which will be held September 23--26 in New York City. Speaking Monday, September 24th, is James Gosling, VP and Fellow of Sun Microsystems Inc., and Alan Baratz, CEO of Zaplet Inc., former president of JavaSoft, and president of the Software Products & Platforms Division at Sun Microsystems.
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WCI's Portofino at Hammock Dunes 57% Reserved in First Day of Release
WCI, the developer of 37 luxury residential towers throughout Florida, announced 33 reservations in the first day of release for Portofino. The 12-story Portofino is WCI's first condominium development in Hammock Dunes, a 997-acre private oceanfront golf community in Palm Coast.
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