News tagged with recall
Fisker expands recall of plug-in hybrid Karma
(AP) — Fisker Automotive is expanding a recall of its 2012 plug-in hybrid Karma because of potential problems with the electric car's battery.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
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'Mind-reading' experiment highlights how brain records memories
It may be possible to "read" a person's memories just by looking at brain activity, according to research carried out by Wellcome Trust scientists. In a study published today in the journal Current Biology, they show that o ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Brain function - A new way to measure the burden of aging across nations
Cognitive function may be a better indicator of the impact of aging on an economy than age-distribution, with chronological age imposing less of a social and economic burden if the population is "functionally" younger, according ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Hewlett-Packard recalling 54K laptop batteries
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is recalling 54,000 lithium-ion batteries used in HP and Compaq computers after receiving reports of injuries from the batteries overheating and rupturing.
May 21, 2010 |
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Toyota recalls made no dent on their brand: study
A study from North Carolina State University shows that Toyota's safety-related recalls that began in 2009 made little to no impact on how consumers perceived the brand.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2012 |
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What are you eating? Mobile app can tell you
Gatorade drinkers wondering about the calcium pantothenate in their favorite sports drink won't have to guess much longer.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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When the pressure is on, product experts can get facts wrong: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Buying a new car, camera or computer? New research from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia shows that seeking advice from expert acquaintances to choose between models of ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Children's liquid cold, allergy medicine recalled
(AP) -- More than 40 over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medications are being recalled in the United States and 11 other countries because they don't meet quality standards.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 01, 2010 |
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Thinking crickets -- 'cognitive' processes underlie memory recall in crickets
Activation of two different kinds of neurons is necessary for appetitive and aversive memory recall in crickets. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology blocked octopaminergic (OA-ergic) and dopaminergic (DA-er ...
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Study describes what companies should do to recover from a product recall
A product recall can significantly affect a company's bottom line and its reputation, but a swift recall and restitution to purchasers can minimize harm to the company - and even improve customer satisfaction. ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 11, 2009 |
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Study finds many consumers ignore food product recalls
Rutgers' Food Policy Institute (FPI) released a study today showing that many Americans fail to check their homes for recalled food products. Only about 60 percent of the studied sample reported ever having looked for recalled ...
Apr 14, 2009 |
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China orders recall of Glaxco drug
China Saturday ordered British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to recall an antibiotic used to treat infections in children which was found to be tainted with a plasticiser.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 19, 2011 |
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Mass vehicle recall problems could be solved by Midlands Company
Last week Toyota announced a recall of more than 1.5 million cars worldwide over brake and fuel pump defects but a small new Midlands company Warwick Analytics, which has spun out of the University of Warwick, ...
Oct 25, 2010 |
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Did I see what I think I saw?
Eyewitness testimony is a crucial part of many criminal trials even though research increasingly suggests that it may not be as accurate as we (and many lawyers) would like it to be. For example, if you witness a man in a ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2009 |
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J&J, FDA leaders take heat for 'phantom' recall
(AP) -- Johnson & Johnson executives and the Food and Drug Administration both shouldered the blame Thursday for a secret recall in which hired contractors quietly bought up defective painkillers to clear ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 30, 2010 |
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