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Parents and pupils need to be advised on asbestos exposure in schools

Accident claims solicitors, First Personal Injury, want to see more advice made readily available to parents and pupils about asbestos exposure in schools. The call comes less than a month after a report by the Asbestos Training and Consultancy Association made news for all the wrong reasons.

22 Mar 2010

Australian Food Industry pledges salt reductions

“While salt is an important part of people’s diet, eating too much can be harmful and that’s why industry has been involved in salt reduction strategies for a number of years,” said Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) Chief Executive Kate Carnell, who highlighted that increased salt in diet is directly linked to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.

22 Mar 2010

FDA to have greater tobacco and cigarette control

Starting Tuesday, June 22 the Food and Drug Administration will have far greater control over how tobacco and cigarettes are marketed, distributed and sold. The announcement on Thursday, March 18 was made by Kathleen Sebelius, the US Health and Human Services Secretary.

22 Mar 2010

Bondi rescue? smoking ban coming

Bondi beach, a popular tourist hangout is under the scanner for smoking. The Waverly Council came up with a unanimous decision to ban smoking within 10 meters of the outdoor cafés in this popular tourist spot starting July this year.

19 Mar 2010

New mathematical model can help policymakers focus on spatial management of sex offenders

A new mathematical model developed by Indiana University Bloomington and Arizona State University geographers could help communities that are in the midst of passing or reforming sex offender laws. The researchers describe the model and report its first test in an Early View edition of Papers in Regional Science.

19 Mar 2010

FOCUS 7 forum helps individuals meet, participate and learn how to resolve specific issues

Are you facing an issue that's having an effect on your life? Do you wish you had a secure environment where you could share openly and get real-life solutions you can start applying immediately? Enter FOCUS 7, a new forum in metro Detroit where individuals can meet, participate and learn how to resolve specific issues with the help of an expert on that topic.

19 Mar 2010

FDA restricts the sale, distribution and use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco

A rule issued today by the Food and Drug Administration underscores the historical progress made towards fighting the nation's number one cause of preventable death: tobacco-related disease.

19 Mar 2010

Low-cost insurance policies aim to prevent poverty among small-scale farmers in Kenya

A pilot crop insurance project recently launched in Kenya, aims to compensate small-scale farmers when crops fail, in an effort to break the cycle of poverty, Business Daily reports.

19 Mar 2010

Latin American, Caribbean Agriculture Ministers meet to discuss hunger, poverty eradication strategies

Agriculture ministers from Latin America and the Caribbean came together Tuesday to discuss strategies aimed at eradicating hunger and poverty by 2025, Xinhua/People's Daily Online reports.

19 Mar 2010

Academic Inventors’ Bill of Rights unveiled in poster presentation at AUTM Annual Meeting

As technology transfer managers from around the country prepare today to debate the role of academic researchers in commercializing their own inventions, two experts – one from each side of the aisle – have come together to propose an Academic Inventors’ Bill of Rights.

18 Mar 2010

Cataraqui River contains high levels of mercury contamination

The Inner Harbour on the Cataraqui River in Kingston, Ont., has mercury levels in sediment more than two times the Canadian government's most severe effect limits, according to a Queen's University study.

18 Mar 2010

U.N. Secretary-General names new UNICEF head, board expected to approve selection

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday selected President Barack Obama's nominee to head UNICEF - Anthony Lake, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. UNICEF's board must approve Ban's selection and is expected to do so, the newspaper writes (3/17).

18 Mar 2010

Researchers develop new analytical method to process large amounts of information faster

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new analytical method that opens the door to faster processing of large amounts of information, with applications in fields as diverse as the military, medical diagnostics and homeland security.

17 Mar 2010

Low-impact, weight-bearing exercise does not affect bone density during weight loss

While there are many benefits of losing weight, weight reduction also might negatively affect bones in the body. During weight loss, bones are being remodeled - breaking down old bone and forming new bone - at an accelerated rate.

17 Mar 2010

Electronic cigarettes revolutionize the face of tobacco smoking

The new face of tobacco smoking has now become vaping due to the increasing popularity of the electronic cigarette. This product was so revolutionary that even pharmaceutical industry reports stated that "e-cigarettes will revolutionize the face of tobacco smoking and could pose a threat to the smoking cessation market."

17 Mar 2010

Haiti rebuilding effort could cost $11.5B over 3 years, assessment says

A "thorough analysis prepared by the Haiti government, together with the United Nations and other international organizations" estimates it will take $11.5 billion over the next three years to repair damage to Haiti after a major earthquake struck in January, the Wall Street Journal reports.

17 Mar 2010

Intergovernmental Committee meeting focuses on E. Africa food security

Experts meeting at the 14th Intergovernmental Committee meeting in Kigali, Rwanda, which kicked off on Sunday, are focusing on food security in East Africa, where FAO says 20 million people are vulnerable, the New Times/allAfrica.com reports. The U.N. Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) sub-regional office, East Africa, also says the region is the most affected by food insecurity on the continent, according to the publication.

17 Mar 2010

School environment plays a big role in girls' weight-control behaviors

Their schoolmates' weight determines whether teenage high school girls will try to lose pounds, new research finds, and the school environment plays a big role in the decision.

17 Mar 2010

New research initiative launched to accelerate development of improved crops

A new research initiative has been launched to accelerate the development of improved crops with higher yields and consistent, high quality products. The £6M Crop Improvement Research Club is led by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the UK's largest public funder of agri-food research and includes the Scottish Government and 13 companies representing plant breeders, farmers and food processors.

16 Mar 2010

New advertising campaign encourages teenagers to start smoking

The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) prohibits tobacco industry advertising practices that encourage underage teenagers to smoke, yet new research out of the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego has found that a 2007 marketing campaign for Camel brand cigarettes was effective in encouraging young girls to start smoking.

16 Mar 2010

Miscellaneous News

Parents and pupils need to be advised on asbestos exposure in schools

Australian Food Industry pledges salt reductions

FDA to have greater tobacco and cigarette control

Bondi rescue? smoking ban coming

New mathematical model can help policymakers focus on spatial management of sex offenders

FOCUS 7 forum helps individuals meet, participate and learn how to resolve specific issues

FDA restricts the sale, distribution and use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco

Low-cost insurance policies aim to prevent poverty among small-scale farmers in Kenya

Latin American, Caribbean Agriculture Ministers meet to discuss hunger, poverty eradication strategies

Academic Inventors’ Bill of Rights unveiled in poster presentation at AUTM Annual Meeting

Cataraqui River contains high levels of mercury contamination

U.N. Secretary-General names new UNICEF head, board expected to approve selection

Researchers develop new analytical method to process large amounts of information faster

Low-impact, weight-bearing exercise does not affect bone density during weight loss

Electronic cigarettes revolutionize the face of tobacco smoking

Haiti rebuilding effort could cost $11.5B over 3 years, assessment says

Intergovernmental Committee meeting focuses on E. Africa food security

School environment plays a big role in girls' weight-control behaviors

New research initiative launched to accelerate development of improved crops

New advertising campaign encourages teenagers to start smoking

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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