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Nearly 200 people nationwide have been sickened with varying symptoms after taking a vitamin supplement, say U.S. health officials. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials found that users of Total Body Formula were suffering hair loss, fingernails falling out, nausea, joint pain, diarrhea and other symptoms. The liquid supplement is one of more than two dozen that in the past year have been the subject of recalls or federal Food and Drug Administration safety...

MOORESVILLE, N.C., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Olympic athletes from all around the world will soon compete for gold, silver and bronze at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. During this Olympic season, use ideas from Lowe's to incorporate winning products and finishes in your home to make it worthy of a medal. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031205/LOWLOGO ) "Metallic tones on major furnishings are moving away from center stage this season but will still be used in more subtle ways...

By Gao, Michael C Dogan, Omer N; King, Paul; Rollett, Anthony D; Widom, Michael The purpose of this work is to predict elastic and thermodynantie properties of chromium-based alloys based on first-principles calculations and to demonstrate an appropriate computational approach to develop new materials for high-temperature applications in energy systems. In this study, Poisson ratio is used as a screening parameter to identify ductilizing additives to the refractory alloys. The results...

Nutrition 21, a provider of chromium picolinate-based and omega-3 fish oil-based supplements, has appointed Michael Zeher as its new president and CEO and as a member of the board. Mr Zeher most recently served as president and CEO of Nutritional Laboratories International. Prior to joining Nutritional Labs, Mr Zeher was president and COO of Pharmaceutical Formulations. Mr Zeher is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration. John...

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7a8e86/china_chromium_mar) has announced the addition of the "China Chromium Market Report, 2008-2010" report to their offering. Up to now, the report is the most detailed research report on the Chinese Chromium market. It can provide the latest development trends of both the world and the Chinese chromium industries. It will provide important information to associated research institutions, investment banks and listed...

By Liset Marquez RIVERSIDE - Legal woes continue to mount against the Rubidoux cement company that was a source of high levels of an airborne chemical. State Attorney General Jerry Brown and Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco last week filed a lawsuit against TXI International, claiming the company exposed the residents to hexavalent chromium without warning. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Riverside Superior Court. "Our office is very proactive with environmental crimes....

Novamerican Steel Inc. ("Novamerican") (NASDAQ: TONS, TONSW) will release its financial results for the quarter ended May 31, 2008 on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, after the close of the markets. Novamerican's conference call with investors and analysts will be held the next morning, Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 10:30 am Eastern Standard Time. The dial-in telephone numbers for the investor and analysts call are: North American Dial-In Number: 1-866-544-4625 International Dial-In Number:...

BRIDGEVILLE, Pa., July 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:USAP) announced today that it will report second quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday, July 24, 2008. In conjunction with the earnings release, the Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) on July 24th. The call will be broadcast simultaneously for all interested parties over the Internet. Listeners can access the conference call live over the Internet at...

Stainless & nickel alloy provider Centric Alloys Corp. welcomes Daniel O'Donnell to its team. Mr. O'Donnell will serve in both an advisory capacity to the Board and take on business development responsibilities. For Centric Alloys, this enrichment of the management team will amplify the company plans to expand its core product lines. Mr. O'Donnell served as President & CEO of Ugitech USA until mid 2007. Over his accomplished career, Mr. O'Donnell held various commercial and management...

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5568d8/2008_china_stainle) has announced the addition of the "2008 China Stainless Steel Market Weekly Report" report to their offering. Over ten years, we have been in the business of collecting first hand stainless steel market information including market news by region, data statistics, timely different steel product price by market, data on production, sales, stock of different manufacturers, industry news, big player's...