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Safety Officials Say Trinity Did Not Hide Guardrail Defects
2015-03-12 13:29:18| Railroads - Topix.net
The Federal Highway Administration rejected assertions from two guardrail-industry professionals who said Trinity Industries Inc. tried to hide defects in its roadway safety system by secretly developing a version of the shock- absorbing device less prone to malfunctioning. The FHWA finding Wednesday bolsters Trinity's position that it has reported to the agency all "fabrication adjustments" to its ET-Plus guardrail system since 2005.
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Rail fractures, defects led to fiery derailment west of Edmonton: TSB report
2015-02-28 23:00:46| Railroads - Topix.net
A CN tanker train carrying oil and gas burns after derailing in Gainford, Alta., west of Edmonton, Oct. 19, 2013. People forced to flee their homes west of Edmonton almost two years ago by the fiery explosion of freight train cars are hoping for answers.The Transportation Safety Board is to release a report today into what caused 13 Canadian National Railway cars to derail near Gainford on Oct. 19, 2013.
NHTSA announces follow-up recall of 2.12 million cars and SUVs over TRW airbag defects
2015-01-31 21:55:29| Green Car Congress
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1,300 babies each year saved from serious birth defects of brain and spine by folic acid
2015-01-19 10:41:50| Biotech - Topix.net
Fortifying grain foods with the B vitamin folic acid has saved about 1,300 babies every year from being born with serious birth defects of the brain and spine known as neural tube defects , according to new data published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report . The number of babies born in the United States with these conditions has declined by 35 percent since 1998.
Folic acid saves 1,300 babies each year from serious birth defects of brain and spine
2015-01-16 00:34:22| Biotech - Topix.net
Fortifying grain foods with the B vitamin folic acid has saved about 1,300 babies every year from being born with serious birth defects of the brain and spine known as neural tube defects , according to new data published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report .The number of babies born in the United States with these conditions has declined by 35 percent since 1998. About 3,000 pregnancies in the U.S. still are affected by NTDs annually.
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