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Researchers compare impact of heat waves on mortality in different European cities

Heat waves may cause increased mortality but, until now, there has been no single scientific definition for the occasional bursts of hot weather that can strike during the summer months. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health have created a definition that they use to document, for the first time, how heat wave mortality impact differs between European cities.

16 Jul 2010

U.N. needs $5B for humanitarian aid this year, mid-year report says

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs launched its mid-year appeal Wednesday, requesting "nearly $5 billion to meet its commitment to help 53 million people in 34 countries who need humanitarian aid this year as a result of conflict and disasters," the Associated Press reports.

16 Jul 2010

Obama will nominate Deputy Secretary of State Lew to lead Office of Management and Budget

President Barack Obama announced his intentions Tuesday to nominate Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Jack Lew to be the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, Foreign Policy's blog "The Cable" reports.

15 Jul 2010

U.S. taxpayers spend equal amounts on non-emergency food aid and shipping, study says

IRIN examines the findings of a study about the costs and effects of the U.S. Agricultural Cargo Preference policy, noting that "U.S. taxpayers spend about $140 million every year on non-emergency food aid in Africa, and roughly the same amount to ship food aid to global destinations on U.S. vessels; money that could have been used to feed more people."

15 Jul 2010

IFH delivers summer package of new software features to Expresso bikes worldwide

Interactive Fitness Holdings, announced that it has delivered a summer package of new software features to all networked Expresso bikes worldwide.

14 Jul 2010

State and Federal Communications shares report on states’ response to Supreme Court's decision

State and Federal Communications, Inc. -- which provides government affairs compliance information and consulting -- is sharing a report on how states are responding to the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

14 Jul 2010

Biggest breasted woman seriously ill after breast augmentation surgery

Brazilian model Sheyla Hershey, 30 apparently with the largest breasts in the world is seriously ill with complications following her latest breast augmentation surgery. Ms Hershey who lives in Houston, Texas contracted a severe staphylococcal infection after her surgery in June.

13 Jul 2010

Anti vaccine group has only a week left to heed to HCCC’s warnings

The New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission disapproves of the anti vaccination reports from a Bangalow, NSW based Australian Vaccination Network.

13 Jul 2010

Portion control all a matter of perception!

The key to losing weight could lie in manipulating our beliefs about how filling we think food will be before we eat it, suggesting that portion control is all a matter of perception.

13 Jul 2010

Voluntary alcohol restriction changes a community for the better

Voluntary alcohol restrictions in the West Australian town of Norseman, south of Kalgoorlie, has resulted in a reported decrease in violence and alcohol-related hospital admissions.

11 Jul 2010

Hot temperature extremes could become frequent events in the U.S. by 2039: GRL study

Exceptionally long heat waves and other hot events could become commonplace in the United States in the next 30 years, according to a new study by Stanford University climate scientists.

9 Jul 2010

OTA calls on USDA and HHS to revise draft Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010

The Organic Trade Association today called on the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health & Human Services to encourage those seeking to minimize their exposure to toxic chemicals to look for the USDA Organic label wherever they shop by revising the draft Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010.

9 Jul 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces new methods to detect petroleum contamination in oysters and fish

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced that its global Food Safety Response Center located in Dreieich, Germany, has developed two new analytical screening methods to detect petroleum contamination in oysters and fish, specifically hydrocarbons and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), resulting from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Jul 2010

Cigarette smoking declines slowly among high school students: CDC survey

The latest survey of high school smoking rates, released today by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that the nation continues to make gradual progress in reducing youth smoking, but declines have slowed significantly since 2003 and nearly one in five high school students still smoke.

9 Jul 2010

Smart for Life Cookie Diet selected to receive 2010-2011 Shining Star Award

The trailblazing company whose Smart for Life weight management products featuring the Smart for Life Cookie Diet component was recently selected to receive the Unicorn Children's Foundation 2010-2011 Shining Star Award. This award recognizes an individual or organization that has brought significant awareness to the issues associated with developmental, communication, and learning disorders.

8 Jul 2010

Seattle non-profit recommends 'national strategy' for improving U.S. foreign aid efficacy

"[T]he United States needs a national strategy to clarify the goals of foreign aid, trade policy consistent with those goals, an easier process for small businesses to participate and support for international education programs," according to a set of recommendations for improving the effectiveness of U.S. foreign aid assistance released Tuesday by the Seattle-based non-profit Global Washington, the Seattle Times reports.

8 Jul 2010

BJS data shows mortality rates in local jails declined between 2000 and 2007

Mortality rates in local jails declined over the period from 2000 through 2007, the Bureau of Justice Statistics in the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, announced today. A total of 8,110 jail inmates died in custody of local jails over the study period, during which the mortality rate declined from 152 deaths per 100,000 jail inmates in 2000 to 141 per 100,000 in 2007.

8 Jul 2010

Asian Development Bank, U.N. call on Asia-Pacific countries to increase agriculture funding to ensure food security

Countries in Asia and the Pacific should increase investment in agriculture by $120 billion annually through 2050 to address hunger and prevent major food price increases, U.N. and Asian Development Bank (ADB) officials said Wednesday, the Associated Press reports. According to the officials, the "onus for funding the investments would be on private sources and governments," the news service writes (7/7).

8 Jul 2010

Brain fever mistaken as migraine kills a 30 year old woman

Jane Harrop, a 30 year old British woman was complaining of headaches for several days that made her feel “drunk”. She was diagnosed to be suffering from migraine but died two days later from a viral infection of the brain.

7 Jul 2010

USW requests oil industry to re-open pattern agreement and negotiate health, safety provisions

United Steelworkers Vice President Gary Beevers, who heads the union's oil sector, sent a request to the oil industry to re-open the National Oil Bargaining pattern agreement and negotiate health and safety provisions.

7 Jul 2010

Miscellaneous News

Researchers compare impact of heat waves on mortality in different European cities

U.N. needs $5B for humanitarian aid this year, mid-year report says

Obama will nominate Deputy Secretary of State Lew to lead Office of Management and Budget

U.S. taxpayers spend equal amounts on non-emergency food aid and shipping, study says

IFH delivers summer package of new software features to Expresso bikes worldwide

State and Federal Communications shares report on states’ response to Supreme Court's decision

Biggest breasted woman seriously ill after breast augmentation surgery

Anti vaccine group has only a week left to heed to HCCC’s warnings

Portion control all a matter of perception!

Voluntary alcohol restriction changes a community for the better

Hot temperature extremes could become frequent events in the U.S. by 2039: GRL study

OTA calls on USDA and HHS to revise draft Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010

Thermo Fisher Scientific announces new methods to detect petroleum contamination in oysters and fish

Cigarette smoking declines slowly among high school students: CDC survey

Smart for Life Cookie Diet selected to receive 2010-2011 Shining Star Award

Seattle non-profit recommends 'national strategy' for improving U.S. foreign aid efficacy

BJS data shows mortality rates in local jails declined between 2000 and 2007

Asian Development Bank, U.N. call on Asia-Pacific countries to increase agriculture funding to ensure food security

Brain fever mistaken as migraine kills a 30 year old woman

USW requests oil industry to re-open pattern agreement and negotiate health, safety provisions

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