Restaurant seafood prices since 1850s help plot marine harvests through history
Seafood prices collected from U.S. restaurant menus dating to the 1850s will help plot the shifting harvest of marine species, according to a study to be announced at Oceans Past a Census of Marine Life conference in Denmark on the History of Marine Animal Populations. Led by paleo-oceanographer Glenn Jones at Texas A&M University at Galveston, researchers are charting over 150 years o...The price of vanity: Mating with showy males may reduce offspring's ability to fight off pathogens
In many animals, males advertise to potential mates with showy traits, many of which are linked to testosterone levels. However, a new study suggests that, in fish, choosing a flashier mate may cause future generations to be more susceptible to pathogens. In the January 2007 issue of The American Naturalist, a new study by Judith Mank (Uppsala University, Sweden) finds that mating with ma...Corn prices and ethanol: Are the markets flaky - or working as they should?
- About eight percent of the weight of a box of corn flakes is corn. Less than five percent of the price of a box of corn flakes represents the cost of the corn - the rest is transportation, packaging, Super Bowl commercials, little plastic-wrapped toys for your kids, and more. Heck, the price of the box alone probably exceeds the cost of the co...Sonic Foundry sets $3.75 stock price
Proceeds from the offering, which is expected to close on Dec. 27, 2006, will be used to support research and development and capital spending related to the company's search technology...Will BidRx start a drug price war?
The Oshkosh-based business has gone live with its new web site, where consumers can self-register and gain free access to compare costs and obtain other information about pre...Wisconsin joins price-fixing suit vs. D-RAM makers
States filed the complaint in San Francisco federal court against seven manufacturers of dynamic random access memory microchips (D-RAMs), accusing them of violating federal and Wisconsin antitrust laws from 1998 to 2002. The complaint alleges that...Alliant to add 100 megawatts of wind power by 2005, raise gas prices
MADISON - Wisconsin Power and Light Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of , announced Friday that the Wisconsin Public Service Commission had granted its request to raise rates for fuel-based electric service by 2 percent per year on an interim basis, effective immediately. The commission is expected to hold a p...India's anti-AIDS drug market engaged in price war
The Indian pharmaceutical companies hope to strike a pot of gold by making cheap anti-AIDS drugs. This has triggered a price war that is likely to escalate in coming days. The large number of AIDS cases has lured many companies to develop anti-AIDS drugs and market it in India and abroad by adapting innovative approaches to pricing. The anti-AIDS drug market, currently dominated...Defibrillators saving lives but price is an issue
Surgically implanting the heart-shocking devices known as defibrillators in people who have had heart attacks prevented sudden death in nearly one-third of the patients. //Doctors say the findings will likely lead to a dramatic and costly shift in the way they treat millions of heart attack patients by adding a $20,000 defibrillator to the medicines now in use. The study is the first...Maintaining a Pharma index could help track price fluctuations
The Indian government is in the process of instituting a pharmaceutical price// index similar to the wholesale price index in order to track drug price fluctuations for price-related decisions. At present, the government is relying on the retail audit of market research agency ORG-IMS for drug price revisions. However it is felt that the present system of price revisions based on the retail audit...Drug Prices in India to be Monitored - NPPA to Tie up with ORG
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has been working// on bringing down the prices of 25 non-scheduled formulation packs through negotiations with the manufacturers and has finally succeeded. According to NPPA most of the companies in question voluntarily agreed to bring about a price reduction ranging between 2.14% to 34.62% after they were called for a personal hearing to expl...Price Of Alcohol Does Not Influence Consumption
A study has been published by Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research which has revealed that raising the prices of alcoholic drinks does not result in lesser consumption//. It only contributes towards drinkers going in for cheaper and inferior liquor. Researchers believe across-the-board price increases may not always have the intended effects on alcohol sales, and suggest 'mi...