News from December 2004

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2004
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today to help taxpayersavoid potential pitfalls when they donate their automobiles to charities.In addition, as taxpayers plan their charitable giving, donors should understand the way that theAmerican Jobs Creation Act of 2004 will alter the rules for the contribution of used motor vehicles,boats and planes after Dec. 31, 2004.

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2004
News Release: Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report regarding the adequacy of Medicare payments for chemotherapy-related drugs and chemotherapy administration services in 2004 and 2005. The report confirms that oncologists will see a net increase in revenues in 2004 and 2005 from both...

By USDA Newswire | Dec 1, 2004
News Release: People who eat at least three or more servings of whole-grain foods each day may lessen their chances of developing "metabolic syndrome," according to a study funded by the Agricultural Research Service.

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 1, 2004
News Release: A practical method for automatically correcting data-handling errors in quantum computers has been developed and demonstrated by physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).