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Medtech Investment Week to be held in Stockholm

On February 10-12th 2010, Medtech Investment Week is being held in Stockholm. The program features a tour of the Stockholm-Uppsala life science sector, providing a unique, exclusive and efficient opportunity to cover the latest news from one of the world’s leading medtech clusters.

12 Jan 2010

ePro custom footbeds reduce sport-induced injuries

eSoles® Custom Footbeds, the world's leading authority in the science and development of custom footbeds, announced today that eSoles Pro, Karlos Dansby, linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals® (#58), lead his team to a victory during their NFC Wild-Card playoff game while wearing his eSoles custom footbeds.

12 Jan 2010

Health Press NA releases new children’s bibliotherapy book on separation anxiety

Health Press NA Inc. (www.healthpress.com) releases a new children’s bibliotherapy book regarding separation anxiety. Bug Bites and Campfires: A Story for Kids About Homesickness addresses anxiety and homesickness in a delightful story about going away to camp.

12 Jan 2010

NeuroScience launches NEI Guided Nutrition Program

NeuroScience, Inc. has launched a comprehensive and customizable dietary program based on patients' food sensitivity test results. The NEI Guided Nutrition Program(TM) is the first offering through NeuroScience, Inc.'s new NEI Nutrition(TM) division.

12 Jan 2010

New standards proposed to enhance infant formulas and functional foods

New standards to help ensure the quality and enhance the safety of key ingredients widely used in infant formulas and a variety of functional foods are being proposed for inclusion in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC), an internationally recognized compendium of quality standards for food ingredients.

12 Jan 2010

American Lung Association releases State of Tobacco Control 2009 report

The American Lung Association today released its State of Tobacco Control 2009 report, which grades the strength of federal and state laws to protect citizens from tobacco-caused illnesses.

12 Jan 2010

Book explores difficulties women face in working life and retirement

The book aims at exploring difficulties women face in working life and retirement - and what could be done to achieve more gender equality and fairness for women and men alike.

12 Jan 2010

Yoga lowers number of compounds in blood and reduces inflammation

Regularly practicing yoga exercises may lower a number of compounds in the blood and reduce the level of inflammation that normally rises because of both normal aging and stress, a new study has shown.

12 Jan 2010

ProPublica examines USAID efforts to fund, train local organizations in Pakistan

"As the United States prepares to drastically increase civilian aid in Pakistan, [USAID,] the agency in charge has asked for help training the local organizations that will spend that aid money, saying those organizations 'do not meet the minimum standards for managing' U.S. government funds," ProPublica reports in a story that examines the challenges associated with channeling aid money for Pakistan away from American contractors and NGOs to Pakistani organizations.

12 Jan 2010

Tampa Bay Partnership releases new briefs on the economic and business growth in the Tampa Bay Region

SRI International Dedicates New Tampa Bay Research Facility SRI International, one of the world's leading independent research and technology development organizations, officially opened its new 40,000-square-foot research facility located at the Port of St. Petersburg.

11 Jan 2010

Study analyses physiological parameters of athletes

The maximum time an athlete is able to continue climbing to exhaustion may be the only determinant of his/her performance. A new European study, led by researchers from the University of Granada, the objective of which is to help trainers and climbers design training programmes for this type of sport, shows this to be the case.

9 Jan 2010

Home-laundered scrubs have greater bacterial contamination than other alternatives

A study comparing the aerobic bacterial bioburden associated with surgical scrub attire shows significantly greater contamination among home-laundered attire than scrubs laundered by the healthcare facility, scrubs sent out by the facility to a third-party company for laundering, or single-use/disposable scrubs.

9 Jan 2010

New book on baking recipes for people with food allergies

More than 12 million Americans suffer from food allergies, or one in 25. According to The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, one in 17 children age three and under have a food allergy, and these numbers are rising rapidly. The rate of peanut allergy alone has doubled over the last ten years.

9 Jan 2010

Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips and Ashley Koff join to help fans make their “Real Resolutions” a reality

Kettle Foods, maker of Kettle Brand® Baked Potato Chips, is kicking off the New Year by inviting fans to share their “Real Resolutions” for healthy eating and living.

9 Jan 2010

"Ultimate Chef America" title to be held during the 2010 Ultimate Chef America tour

A dynamic culinary competition among chefs for the chance to win the "Ultimate Chef America" title will be held during the 2010 Ultimate Chef America tour in cities across the United States.

9 Jan 2010

Arizona resident achieves weight-loss with Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET

Dr. Sanford Siegal developed the concept of a diet based on a hunger-controlling food in the early 1970s while writing a book about substances in food that are particularly satisfying of hunger.

9 Jan 2010

Baskin-Robbins introduces BRight Choices treats

Baskin-Robbins, America's favorite neighborhood ice cream shop, is ringing in the New Year with an expanded line-up of BRight Choices(TM) treats. BRight Choices are better-for-you light ice cream options including fat free, dairy free, no sugar added and light ice cream.

9 Jan 2010

Bruce Bodaken releases statement on FVPF's International Center

The elimination of domestic violence has been a core objective of Blue Shield of California's charitable endeavors for more than a decade.

9 Jan 2010

Maryland seafood processor to stop fish distribution for non-compliance of food safety laws

The FDA today announced that a Maryland seafood processor delivering fresh, frozen, and ready-to-eat seafood in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., is to stop processing and distributing adulterated fish and seafood because it is not compliant with federal food safety laws.

9 Jan 2010

Elysium Internet to exhibit direct navigation patient acquisition program

Elysium Internet, Inc., a next generation Local Internet advertising and digital media Company, today announced that it will exhibit its performance based, direct navigation patient acquisition program at the North Carolina Foot and Ankle Society's Winter Seminar, next week.

9 Jan 2010

Miscellaneous News

Medtech Investment Week to be held in Stockholm

ePro custom footbeds reduce sport-induced injuries

Health Press NA releases new children’s bibliotherapy book on separation anxiety

NeuroScience launches NEI Guided Nutrition Program

New standards proposed to enhance infant formulas and functional foods

American Lung Association releases State of Tobacco Control 2009 report

Book explores difficulties women face in working life and retirement

Yoga lowers number of compounds in blood and reduces inflammation

ProPublica examines USAID efforts to fund, train local organizations in Pakistan

Tampa Bay Partnership releases new briefs on the economic and business growth in the Tampa Bay Region

Study analyses physiological parameters of athletes

Home-laundered scrubs have greater bacterial contamination than other alternatives

New book on baking recipes for people with food allergies

Kettle Brand Baked Potato Chips and Ashley Koff join to help fans make their “Real Resolutions” a reality

"Ultimate Chef America" title to be held during the 2010 Ultimate Chef America tour

Arizona resident achieves weight-loss with Dr. Siegal's COOKIE DIET

Baskin-Robbins introduces BRight Choices treats

Bruce Bodaken releases statement on FVPF's International Center

Maryland seafood processor to stop fish distribution for non-compliance of food safety laws

Elysium Internet to exhibit direct navigation patient acquisition program

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