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Intellectual Property Watch examines WHO working group on drug development financing

Intellectual Property Watch examines the wrap-up of a WHO meeting of experts discussing innovative ways to finance research and development for products to treat diseases in developing countries and reports that recommendations by the group are expected to be released within a few weeks.

7 Dec 2009

New smoke free, electronic cigarettes from Smart Fixx

If you or someone you know wants an alternative to smoking this year, Smart Fixx smokeless electronic cigarettes may be the perfect solution. Also known as electric cigarettes and vapor cigarettes, these smoke free cigs give smokers three big incentives for making this New Year’s resolution stick!

7 Dec 2009

Sustainable development: A critical factor against rising global population and climate change

Sustainability is the only way forward for industry that does not lead to an environmental dead-end. Waste recycling has its place, but researchers in France suggest that from the outset the design of a product should consider the whole life cycle to offer any chance of sustainability.

7 Dec 2009

APU offers tips and suggestions for safe holidays

The 2009 holiday season is officially underway – and while most of us look forward to the fun and excitement, some feel overwhelmed by the stress of office parties, family get-togethers, winter travel and grid-locked shopping mall parking lots.

7 Dec 2009

Football for Hope Centre opened in Khayelitsha

The first Football for Hope Centre in Khayelitsha in the outskirts of Cape Town opened its doors today (5 December 2009). FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter was joined by Western Cape Premier Helen Zille, 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa (OC) CEO Danny Jordaan, South African Football Association President Kirsten Nematandani and Executive Mayor of the City of Cape Town Dan Plato at the celebration of the latest milestone of 20 Centres for 2010, the Official Campaign of the 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM).

7 Dec 2009

UHC recognizes 10 AMC members for their achievements in Supply Chain Optimization Program

The University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) recognized 10 academic medical center (AMC) members for their achievements in UHC's Supply Chain Optimization Program.

7 Dec 2009

GRHF invites media to attend annual Christmas concert for pediatric programs

The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation (GRHF) invites media to attend the Al Shamal Shriners' Oriental Band annual Christmas concert for children at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (GRH).

5 Dec 2009

NPA responds to DEA's steroid classification action

"The Natural Products Association and its members are very excited to see the DEA use the additional power the NPA and many others worked so hard to give to it through the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004.

5 Dec 2009

HTDS files criminal complaints against anonymous stock chat site posters

Hard to Treat Diseases, Inc. (HTDS) www.htdsmedical.com announced today that their attorney, Bradley E. Essman, has filed criminal complaints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and with the State police against certain anonymous stock chat site posters.

5 Dec 2009

Wake up call to the Americans regarding hunger issue

New data from the U.S. government shows more than 49 million Americans struggled to get enough to eat at some point in 2008, the highest total in 14 years. This means one in six Americans struggled with hunger.

5 Dec 2009

UniCare Health Plan and Cross Lanes Walmart organize food drive to assist poor families

UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc., Cross Lanes Walmart and West Virginia Radio Corporation will be holding the second-annual Circle of Hope for Charleston-based Mountain Mission. Several local celebrities, including 2006 World's Strongest Man Phil Pfister, Pro Bass Fisherman Jeremy Starks, Secretary of State Natalie Tenant, and Governor and Mrs. Manchin will participate in the two-day food drive.

5 Dec 2009

Children's fire safety day to be conducted at Missouri Capitol

Farmers Insurance Missouri State Executive Director Paul Crosetti, State Fire Marshal Randy Cole, and Brad Ballard, the CEO and creator of a children's fire safety program sponsored by Farmers called FireFacts, will conduct a children's fire safety day at the Missouri Capitol December 9.

5 Dec 2009

JRC's milk chocolate testing methods adopted as international standards

Eighteen EU countries were among the world's top 26 chocolate confectioneries consumers in 2007, ranking from 11.85 kg eaten per capita in Ireland, to 4.5 kg in France and 1.04 kg in Poland. The EU 27 consumed in total 2.5 million tons of chocolate products that year, which account for around half of the global consumption world-wide.

5 Dec 2009

FDA and APHIS create online risk assessment tool for food industry at the farm level

The FDA of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have created an online tool to help farmers and producers assess and mitigate vulnerabilities in their production processes.

5 Dec 2009

Anti-aging moisturizer for beautiful and younger-looking skin

Forget the chocolate this Holiday Season and give your loved ones something they can be proud of - beautiful, younger-appearing skin - with Dermagenics® Physician-Formulated Anti-Wrinkle Moisturizer. Women and men will love the ultimate youthful appearance made possible with an all-in-one cream for the face, eyes and neck combined.

5 Dec 2009

New study helps understand the positive effect of dietary restriction on healthy ageing

A new study of the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing could help to understand the positive effect of dietary restriction on healthy ageing.

5 Dec 2009

DOE and USDA announce $600 million grants and loan guarantees to build new biorefinery projects

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today applauded the announcement of over $600 million in grants and loan guarantees to help build 19 new biorefinery projects to produce advanced biofuels and biobased chemicals from renewable feedstocks. The funding represents the largest single federal investment in advanced biorefineries to date.

5 Dec 2009

Paralyzed dancer sues Cargill over E. coli tainted burger

Stephanie Smith, the twenty-two year old Minnesota dance instructor left paralyzed by a burger tainted with E. coli filed suit today against Cargill, who produced the contaminated meat. Ms. Smith, whose “The Burger that Shattered Her Life” profile in the New York Times was emailed all over the country, covered by hundreds of media outlets and galvanized legislators to change food laws, attempted mediation with the company, but was unable to come to a fair agreement with them.

5 Dec 2009

Hospira launches VisIV containers for intravenous medications and solutions

Hospira, Inc., a leading global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, today announced the launch of its next-generation 50 mL and 100 mL VisIV(TM) containers for intravenous (I.V.) medications and solutions, and now offers a complete size range (50 mL to 1 L) of the award-winning, environmentally responsible VisIV product.

5 Dec 2009

Study shows smiles and scowls provide cues for gender identification

"Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile?" wrote author Lynn Hecht Schafran. The answer, according to an article in the Journal of Vision, may lie in our interpretation of facial expressions.

4 Dec 2009

Miscellaneous News

Intellectual Property Watch examines WHO working group on drug development financing

New smoke free, electronic cigarettes from Smart Fixx

Sustainable development: A critical factor against rising global population and climate change

APU offers tips and suggestions for safe holidays

Football for Hope Centre opened in Khayelitsha

UHC recognizes 10 AMC members for their achievements in Supply Chain Optimization Program

GRHF invites media to attend annual Christmas concert for pediatric programs

NPA responds to DEA's steroid classification action

HTDS files criminal complaints against anonymous stock chat site posters

Wake up call to the Americans regarding hunger issue

UniCare Health Plan and Cross Lanes Walmart organize food drive to assist poor families

Children's fire safety day to be conducted at Missouri Capitol

JRC's milk chocolate testing methods adopted as international standards

FDA and APHIS create online risk assessment tool for food industry at the farm level

Anti-aging moisturizer for beautiful and younger-looking skin

New study helps understand the positive effect of dietary restriction on healthy ageing

DOE and USDA announce $600 million grants and loan guarantees to build new biorefinery projects

Paralyzed dancer sues Cargill over E. coli tainted burger

Hospira launches VisIV containers for intravenous medications and solutions

Study shows smiles and scowls provide cues for gender identification

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