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CRN selects LaSalle Solutions for Top 100 Health-Care VARs

LaSalle Solutions is proud to announce they were selected for special recognition by CMP Media LLC, publisher of CRN, appearing in the magazine in October 2010. The organization was selected for the following honor: Top 100 Health-Care VARs.

5 Feb 2011

New strategy needed for monitoring and assessment of marine species

Scientists are having a difficult time gauging the recovery of marine species from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico because they lack sufficient data about historical population size and the distribution, growth rates and reproduction rates of many species.

4 Feb 2011

FAO Food Price Index reaches new high in January

World food prices reached a new record high in January, continuing a trend for the seventh consecutive month, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday, the Guardian reports (Kollewe, 2/3).

4 Feb 2011

Bright light from sports stadiums, urban street lamps may boost daytime ozone levels

Not even the most avid fans could notice, but those spectacular aerial images of a brightly-lit Cowboys Stadium during Sunday's Super Bowl XLV symbolize one of the hottest new pieces of scientific intelligence about air pollution.

4 Feb 2011

Study uncovers genetic hierarchy in plant sperm formation

Biologists at the University of Leicester have published results of a new study into the intricacies of sex in flowering plants.

3 Feb 2011

FAO monthly food price index expected to remain high

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) monthly food price index for January is expected to be at a similar level to the record highs measured in December's index, Abdolreza Abbassian, an economist with the agency, said on Monday, Reuters reports. "FAO's expectation is that the January index would be very close or slightly below December," Abbassian said ahead of the release of FAO's monthly food index, which is due to be published on February 3.

2 Feb 2011

Nordic Naturals' new Watsonville headquarters targets LEED Gold green building certification

Keeping its commitment to healthy people and a healthy planet, Nordic Naturals announces the opening of its new corporate headquarters in Watsonville registered with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) project.

1 Feb 2011

Cal/OSHA reminds employers to post work-related injuries, illnesses that occurred during 2010

The Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, reminds all California employers to post at their place of business a summary of work-related injuries and illnesses that occurred during 2010.

1 Feb 2011

Smoking kills, it’s as simple as that!

Australia’s Department of Health and Ageing yesterday (Monday) launched its most focused anti-tobacco campaign with a new TV adverts graphically linking smoking with lung cancer. The message of the $61 million campaign says, “Every cigarette you smoke brings cancer closer.”

1 Feb 2011

$61 million anti-tobacco campaign launched to prevent lung cancer

The Australian Federal Government is backing a $61 million advertising campaign to stop smoking. This is the nation’s biggest anti-tobacco campaign. The message is graphic and simple: every cigarette brings cancer closer. Health groups have backed the campaign but advertising industry experts say the public has become increasingly immune to scare campaigns.

31 Jan 2011

Liberty Healthcare: Sex offenders in Indiana less likely to be re-incarcerated

According to state data, sex offenders in Indiana are significantly less likely to be re-incarcerated compared to national figures. Only 17, or 1.7 percent, of 997 sex offenders released from prison in 2006 were convicted for a new sex crime within three years, a state recidivism analysis conducted in 2010 showed.

31 Jan 2011

Governments need to take more leadership on global mercury debate: Delegates

Delegates from more than 120 countries met this week to continue constructing a legally-binding global mercury treaty, expected to be signed in Minamata, Japan in 2013. While many important issues were discussed, public interest NGOs urged delegates to be more ambitious when setting the mercury treaty's scope and goals.

29 Jan 2011

Best Practices report: 50% of participating companies fail collect AE reports from Internet sources

Drug safety remains front and center for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the agency strives to improve the public's perception of the organization. Likewise, the pharmaceutical industry is focused on improving its reputation among consumers and recognizes that its diligence in the reporting of adverse events plays an important role in that effort.

29 Jan 2011

Simulated Environment Concepts plans to conduct perception study to provide greater transparency

Simulated Environment Concepts, the manufacturer and developer of medical, aesthetic, weight loss and wellness equipment, announced today the company plans to conduct a perception study as a continued effort to provide greater transparency while maintaining open lines of communication.

29 Jan 2011

LifeSpan compact elliptical trainers receive positive reviews

The 2011 models of LifeSpan compact elliptical trainers, made by PCE Health and Fitness, were highly praised in fitness equipment reviews of best elliptical trainers for 2011. The LifeSpan EL1000 and EL3000i elliptical trainers received positive reviews from fitness equipment review groups Treadmill Doctor and Fitness Professor Review.

29 Jan 2011

Clinton, other speakers discuss poverty, development issues at World Economic Forum

"Poverty and unemployment reared their heads at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, with speakers urging the elite audience to bridge a growing gap between booming multinationals and the jobless poor," Reuters reports.

29 Jan 2011

DSM supports Queensland Premier's 'Disaster Relief Appeal'

Significant flooding occurred in many areas of Queensland during late December 2010 and early January 2011. Thousands of residents were affected. A disaster relief appeal, the 'Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal', was launched on 29 December 2010, by Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh. DSM recognizes the efforts of Queenslanders who pitched in to help their fellow citizens clean-up in the wake of the floods and help families in need, many of whom lost everything.

28 Jan 2011

Detergent manufacturers in search for phosphate-free formulas

Phosphate-free automatic dishwashing detergents - introduced to combat the phosphate-fed algae blooms that foul the nation's lakes and rivers - may be making the fish happy. But they're putting a frown on the faces of some consumers who say the new products leave dishes dirty. That's the topic of the cover story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

28 Jan 2011

USDA decision on genetically engineered alfalfa ends as a surrender to business for the biotech industry

Following are the comments of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) on USDA's announcement Thursday that the agency will completely remove current regulations that limit use of genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa, a key commodity in dairy farming, including organic dairy farming, making alfalfa the first perennial GE crop approved for widespread planting.

28 Jan 2011

GE report outlines new landscape for innovation in the 21st century

A first-of-its-kind report released today outlines a new landscape for innovation in the 21st century, placing an increased premium on addressing local needs, marshaling the creativity of individuals and smaller organizations, and forging strategic partnerships.

27 Jan 2011