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21 hours ago ago from Shift Work Disorder News
[ PRNewswire ] The American Trucking Associations (ATA) will co-sponsor the first-ever national conference on sleep apnea and commercial motor vehicle drivers on May 12, 2010. Obstructed sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition in which an individual's airway is blocked while sleeping, typically resulting in frequent breathing interruptions lasting from 10 seconds to more than a minute at a time, loud snoring and non-restorative sleep. The ...
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8 hours ago ago from Enchanted Ramblings
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10 hours ago ago from FanHouse
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6 hours ago ago from FanHouse
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Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN) today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an extension of its program for the repurchase of its common stock. This extension allows for the repurchase of the Company’s stock through December 31, 2010. The repurchase program originally commenced in 2007 with an authorization of $200 million. Since inception through today, the Company has purchased approximately $67.5 million of its common ...
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