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Best Buy teams up with Panasonic to sell 3D TVs in the US

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United States’ leading electronics retailer Best Buy has teamed up with Japan’s Panasonic Corp. to exclusively sell its first 3D TV home-entertainment system bundle in the US.

The bundle, which costs $2,899.99 in total, includes a 50-inch plasma 3D Viera set, a Blu-ray based disc player and viewing glasses.

The bundle was made available for purchase on Wednesday via Minneapolis-based Best Buy's Magnolia Home Theater unit.

Female Condoms to be Made Available Free of Cost in Washington DC

Female Condoms to be Made Available Free of Cost in Washington DC

In order to combat HIV/AIDS, major of causing maximum number of deaths in black women in Washington DC, it has been planned that female condoms will be offered free of cost for the females in easily approachable places like beauty salons, convenience stores and high schools.

Maintaining EHRs; Tough Task for Doctors

Maintaining EHRs; Tough Task for Doctors

The comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) is to be submitted by the hospitals and physicians in the U. S. Though, some health care experts are of the view that quality of e-health systems might be at risk as it has to cater to deadlines that are unrealistic, and a chaos still prevails about what is the primary thing to do.

Healthcare System Requires Spending

Healthcare System Requires Spending

At Thursday's summit in Washington, President Barack Obama initiated an attempt to get Democrats and Republicans, seeking common ground, but one void couldn't be bridged: How to deal with the uninsured?

This is crucial as 25% Texans is not shielded with a health insurance, the highest rate in the country -- and our 6 million uninsured will climb without reforms. That will hurts hospitals, doctors and everybody else, apart from hampering their well-being because they have to absorb the costs.

Deutsche Telekom in Discussion For its US Operation

Deutsche Telekom in Discussion For its US Operation

Deutsche Telekom is revealed to be in talks with banks discussing options for its U. S. operations and the development of the U. S. market in general, said Andreas Leigers, a spokesman for the German company, who confirmed comments made by Chief Financial Officer Timotheus Hoettges to Dow Jones.

In 2009, T-Mobile USA contributed about 24 percent of the group's revenue and 21 percent of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Oil Stabilizes at $80, Pares Gain from 6-week High

Oil Stabilizes at $80, Pares Gain from 6-week High

Nymex crude oil futures fetched a stable posture near $80 a barrel on Monday, pulling back from an earlier gain to a six-week high, with the dollar down as investors assessed the prospect of an earlier U. S. interest rate rise than previously expected.

"Skeptical as we are of the advance, we cannot fight the current run higher as prices are now within striking distance of their recent highs and likely on track to test them", said Edward Meir, analyst at MF Global.

US experts eager to find cause of breast cancer

US experts eager to find cause of breast cancer

US experts for ascertaining which chemicals initiate breast cancer are up for a toxicity test on chemicals.

Megan Schwarzman, a physician and environmental health researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, said, "We're currently not identifying chemicals that could be contributing to the risk of breast cancer."

Schwarzman added that out of over 200 chemicals that are present in the environment, only a handful are linked to mammary tumors when they were tested on animals in lab and these have been regulated by the US authorities

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