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UNICEF and Kiwanis team up to protect mothers and babies from tetanus

Kiwanis International and UNICEF have joined forces to save the lives of babies and their mothers by eliminating maternal/neonatal tetanus (MNT), a disease that kills an estimated 60,000 newborns and 30,000 mothers each year.

25 Jun 2010

Cyanotech's revenues for fiscal 2010 increase 13%

Cyanotech Corporation, a world leader in microalgae-based, high-value nutrition and health products, today announced financial results for fiscal year 2010, ended March 31, 2010.

24 Jun 2010

Association for Nutrition to be launched at The Royal Society in London

The launch of Association for Nutrition will take place today at The Royal Society in London. AfN is the professional body for the regulation and registration of nutritionists, embracing those involved in public health, care, food, exercise, policy and those who work with animals. One of the Association's responsibilities is running the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists.

24 Jun 2010

Personalized medicine holds promise for the future of healthcare

With the accelerating pace of scientific discovery in life sciences, coupled with our ability to process and analyze enormous amounts of genetic information, the field of personalized medicine holds great promise for the future of healthcare.

24 Jun 2010

Mayo Clinic receives Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award

Mayo Clinic is among 66 employers nationwide receiving the Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles today at the Leadership Summit sponsored by the National Business Group on Health's Institute on Innovation in Workforce Well-being in Washington, D.C. Mayo Clinic is receiving the Platinum Award for the first time due to the efforts of its healthy living programs and ability to continue improving and adding innovation year after year. Sixteen other employers are receiving this award at the Platinum status.

24 Jun 2010

UCSD School of Medicine receives $5.3M grant to study effect of weight loss in breast cancer survivors

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has received a $5.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to conduct and lead a first-of-its-kind, four-year clinical trial to show the effects of weight loss and increased physical activity on quality of life and on co-existing medical conditions in overweight breast cancer survivors.

24 Jun 2010

BASF signs agreement to acquire Cognis for equity purchase price of euro 700 million

BASF SE has reached an agreement with Cognis Holding Luxembourg S.a r.l. controlled by Permira Funds, GS Capital Partners and SV Life Sciences to acquire the specialty chemicals company Cognis for an equity purchase price of euro 700 million. Including net financial debt and pension obligations, the enterprise value of the transaction is euro 3.1 billion. The acquisition is subject to clearance by the competent merger control authorities. Closing of the transaction is expected for November 2010 at the latest.

23 Jun 2010

SOKO Fitness & Spa Group opens Daoli Fitness and Legend Spa Central Club in Harbin, China

SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc., an operator of fitness centers, beauty salons and spas in Northeast China as well as suburban Beijing, today announced the opening of its two newest facilities, Daoli Fitness and Legend Spa Central Club. Both centers, which, as previously announced, have been engaged in pre-opening activities for several months, are located in the Long Dian Building in downtown Harbin, China, a centrally located building for SOKO's target upper-middle class clients.

23 Jun 2010

Educational comic strips can help young girls make better food choices, improve physical fitness: Study

Lively, educational comic strips, geared to 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls, can help these young viewers make better food choices and improve their physical fitness. That's what happened in a preliminary study, reported several years ago, with 78 Internet-savvy African American girls age 8 to 10. Now, the program's creators hope to repeat the study in a larger test with 400 young volunteers and their parents. The scientists also want to develop a version targeted to Hispanic girls.

23 Jun 2010

Four new EVP grants awarded for interdisciplinary research to tackle environmental challenges

The Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University has awarded four new Environmental Venture Projects grants for interdisciplinary research aimed at finding practical solutions promoting global sustainability.

23 Jun 2010

Diet with high fructose, trans fats lead to fatty liver disease with scar tissue

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have discovered that a diet with high levels of fructose - levels equivalent to that in high fructose corn syrup - and of trans fats not only increases obesity, but also leads to significant fatty liver disease with scar tissue.

23 Jun 2010

Preschool children with tooth decay more likely to be obese: Study

Preschool children with tooth decay may be more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population and, regardless of weight, are more likely to consume too many calories, a new study indicates. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

23 Jun 2010

Public health program to migrant preschool children helps reduce risk of obesity: Study

Migrant children are at increased risk of obesity, but a new study shows that a program teaching multiple lifestyle changes to predominantly migrant preschoolers and their parents helps the children reduce body fat and improve fitness. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

23 Jun 2010

Survey: MegaRed Omega-3 Krill Oil recommended for overall cardiovascular health

With America focused on the future of healthcare, a recent survey provides Americans added confidence in the ability of supplements like MegaRed Omega-3 Krill Oil to support their overall cardiovascular health.

23 Jun 2010

MusclePharm commences trading on OTCBB under ticker symbol 'MSLP'

MusclePharm® Corporation, the fastest-growing brand in the sports nutrition supplement industry, announces that its common stock is now trading on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) under the ticker symbol "MSLP."

22 Jun 2010

Michigan State University researchers analyze histiocytic sarcomas

Michigan State University veterinarians are taking part in a two-year, $5.3 million project to analyze five cancers in dogs, research that could offer new insight into canine cancer genes and their potential impact on the human form of the disease.

22 Jun 2010

Surveillance colonoscopy is effective when targeted to high-risk patients: Study

Surveillance colonoscopy is effective and cost-effective when targeted to high-risk patients, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute. However, overuse of surveillance colonoscopy could be excessively costly or even harmful.

22 Jun 2010

APP Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval to market Ganciclovir for Injection, USP

APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc., announced today that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market Ganciclovir for Injection, USP. Ganciclovir for Injection, USP is therapeutically equivalent to the reference-listed drug Cytovene-IV, which is marketed by Roche Laboratories, Inc.

22 Jun 2010

Angeion launches new TRUcal resting metabolic rate system

Angeion Corporation announced that it has launched its new TRUcal™ resting metabolic rate system. Part of its New Leaf® product line, TRUcal includes an analyzer that gently measures one's breath for oxygen and carbon dioxide which gives consumers their true individualized daily calories their body requires. The TRUcal™ system also includes a compact netbook with Bluetooth® technology, adding the benefit of wireless connectivity.

21 Jun 2010

Martek extends sole-source supply agreement with Mead Johnson for DHA and ARA for infant formula products

Martek Biosciences Corporation announced today that it has extended its sole-source supply agreement with Mead Johnson & Company, LLC, for DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid) for infant formula products. Under the terms of the amendment, Martek will remain Mead Johnson's global sole-source supplier of DHA and ARA for all of its infant formula products through December 31, 2015, an extension of four years beyond the earliest possible termination date of the current agreement.

21 Jun 2010

Nutrition News and Research

UNICEF and Kiwanis team up to protect mothers and babies from tetanus

Cyanotech's revenues for fiscal 2010 increase 13%

Association for Nutrition to be launched at The Royal Society in London

Personalized medicine holds promise for the future of healthcare

Mayo Clinic receives Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles award

UCSD School of Medicine receives $5.3M grant to study effect of weight loss in breast cancer survivors

BASF signs agreement to acquire Cognis for equity purchase price of euro 700 million

SOKO Fitness & Spa Group opens Daoli Fitness and Legend Spa Central Club in Harbin, China

Educational comic strips can help young girls make better food choices, improve physical fitness: Study

Four new EVP grants awarded for interdisciplinary research to tackle environmental challenges

Diet with high fructose, trans fats lead to fatty liver disease with scar tissue

Preschool children with tooth decay more likely to be obese: Study

Public health program to migrant preschool children helps reduce risk of obesity: Study

Survey: MegaRed Omega-3 Krill Oil recommended for overall cardiovascular health

MusclePharm commences trading on OTCBB under ticker symbol 'MSLP'

Michigan State University researchers analyze histiocytic sarcomas

Surveillance colonoscopy is effective when targeted to high-risk patients: Study

APP Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval to market Ganciclovir for Injection, USP

Angeion launches new TRUcal resting metabolic rate system

Martek extends sole-source supply agreement with Mead Johnson for DHA and ARA for infant formula products

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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