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Mental Health America expresses deepest sympathies to the families and friends of Fort Hood victims

7. November 2009 02:25
Mental Health America grieves at the loss of life at Fort Hood and expresses its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the victims. Our thoughts are with the men and women who proudly serve in our nation's armed forces and the families who support them. [More]

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Demand for products and services by life science industry is expected to grow rapidly

7. November 2009 02:12
We Work for Health, an alliance of Washington state business, academic, government and community leaders, today released the results of a first-of-its-kind economic impact study showing that employment in Washington's life sciences sector has passed many of the traditional resource-based industries on which the state's economy was founded, and is in the same range of importance as some of the new, technology-based industries of the state. [More]

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Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape presents awards to five community members

7. November 2009 01:56
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape presented awards to five community members or organizations Friday at its annual board meeting in State College. [More]

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Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices to install its locker system and patent-pending BACS

7. November 2009 00:21
Auburn Hills, MI-based Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices, LLC (LEID) will be installing its locker system and patent-pending Biometric Access Control System(TM) (BACS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) based in Bethesda, MD. [More]

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Illegal flavored cigarettes: FDA issues warning letters to companies selling them

7. November 2009 00:08
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the flavored cigarette ban provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) by issuing several warning letters to companies continuing to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to consumers in the United States through their Web sites. [More]

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Results of Areopedic product brings a 74% gross margin with an average order of over $450 dollars

6. November 2009 23:57
Dynamic Response Group, Inc. announced today preliminary results for the Areopedic product. The results brought a 74% gross margin with an average order of over $450 dollars. [More]

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People pay more for products that carry detailed nutritional information than for light items

6. November 2009 05:04
People would be willing to pay more for products that carry detailed nutritional information than for the so-called light items. Thus it has been confirmed by researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and the Centre for Agro-Food Research and Technology of Aragón (CITA) in a new study on the nutritional labelling of breakfast biscuits. [More]

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Gentlemanly approach to mating prevails better on the whole

6. November 2009 04:27
Picture it: One jerk in a bar spends the night delivering bad come-ons to women. By the end of the evening, the women aren't receptive to even the nicest guys around. [More]

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Volunteers from Charlotte provide community service at 38 locations

6. November 2009 04:25
More than 1,000 volunteers from the Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier Inc. healthcare alliance donated over 4,000 hours of community service on November 3 at 38 locations across the Charlotte region. [More]

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San Francisco and Berkeley miss opportunity to help smokers quit

6. November 2009 04:11
San Francisco and Berkeley missed an opportunity to help smokers quit when the cities moved all tobacco sales out of pharmacies, according to a new Bay Area health initiative. Instead of having smokers buy cigarettes in convenience stores and at other retailers, smokers should buy cigarettes only at pharmacy counters, says Stuart Skorman, founder of Elephant Pharmacy. [More]

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Tea's healthy image keeps its market growing even in recession

6. November 2009 03:41
If the recession has proven anything, it's that American consumers are willing to pay a premium for healthy products. Due to its compelling image as an innovative yet accessible beverage that is good tasting, good for you, and budget friendly, tea has remained profitable, with 2% annual gains in 2008 and 2009, according to "Tea and Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Tea in the U.S.: Retail, Foodservice and Consumer Trends," by leading market research publisher Packaged Facts. [More]

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Inappropriate clothing can restrict children's physical activity

6. November 2009 03:41
Parents who dress their children in inappropriate clothing could be inadvertently hampering their child's physical activity in childcare settings. The study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, suggests that inadequate or inappropriate clothing could restrict children's outdoor play. [More]

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Program for safe school environments and violence prevention activities

6. November 2009 03:26
In the wake of several recent highly-publicized stories about violence among school-aged children, a new report shows that school districts participating in the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative substantially improved the safety of their students. [More]

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Tobacco companies attempt to block key provisions of new tobacco regulation law, federal judge rejects motion

6. November 2009 00:55
In a clear victory for public health, a federal judge in Kentucky today rejected a motion by tobacco companies to block key provisions of the new law giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power to regulate tobacco products. Specifically, today's decision strongly supports the government's authority to prevent the industry from making health claims about its products without FDA approval. [More]

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School Grants program promotes better food choices and healthier lifestyles for school kids

5. November 2009 23:43
A recent survey from the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) indicates that fewer middle school and high school students have access to fatty, salty snacks and sugary soft drinks at school. [More]

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