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Tips to control food intake

If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

18 Nov 2009

Quit and Stay Quit Monday, a tobacco-free campus initiative

plan can help them stay quit for good! Each Monday following the national quit day, smokers and relapsers can check in with local and national quitlines, counselors, family and friends to strengthen their commitment to a smoke-free life.

18 Nov 2009

Majority of Canadians' diets have high salt content

Canadians know that too much salt isn't good for their diets, but half still continue to shake it on, according to a new study by University of Alberta researchers.

18 Nov 2009

Electronic cigarettes, a viable and much-needed alternative to combustible tobacco

The Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) today urged decision-makers to seek alternatives to combustible tobacco that reduce Americans’ exposure to the multitude of harmful chemicals and toxins found in cigarettes.

18 Nov 2009

American Cancer Society partners with ENTA to spread anti-smoking message among teens

The American Cancer Society and ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP (ENTA) are once again teaming up to bring a strong and relevant anti-smoking message to teens and ENTA patients through a strategic partnership that includes outreach to local high schools and patient education.

18 Nov 2009

Senate committee to markup foreign aid reform bill

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to "mark up the Kerry-Lugar foreign aid reform bill Tuesday," Foreign Policy's blog, "The Cable" reports. It is one of "several foreign-aid reform bills in play, [and] is seen as a strong but relatively modest attempt to increase the power and stature of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

17 Nov 2009

FAO head 'not satisfied' with omission of hunger eradication deadline from summit declaration

Jacques Diouf, head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), "is not satisfied" that the World Summit on Food Security's final declaration excludes "exact targets to reduce hunger," the BBC reports.

17 Nov 2009

AAPHP: E-cigarettes are not wildly dangerous alternatives as they have been portrayed

In July of this year, the Food and Drug Administration released a study that condemned electronic cigarettes as an unsafe alternative for smokers, but not all physicians are convinced that the study was accurate or even completely transparent to the tax payers that fund them.

17 Nov 2009

British citizenship based on the legal citizenship of the genetically linked parent

Last week's decision by chief justice KS Radhakrishnan and justice AS Dave in Gujarat, India, high court is still reverberating amongst the more than 300 medical clinics in India that are part of the estimated $5.2 billion assisted reproductive technology (ART) industry in that country.

17 Nov 2009

Amerinet Savings Roadmap, a pathway to realistic and actionable contract savings opportunities

Southwest Medical Associates (SMA), of Nevada recently identified more than 22 percent in savings on medical-surgical products, through the Amerinet Savings Roadmap, a pathway to realistic and actionable contract savings opportunities and product standardization.

17 Nov 2009

FDA to change its policy regarding the post-harvest processing of raw Gulf Coast oysters

Several weeks ago, the FDA announced its intent to change, by summer 2011, its policy regarding the post-harvest processing of raw Gulf Coast oysters harvested in the warmer months.

17 Nov 2009

Extend holiday giving season to needy charities by purchasing Yoga Sandals Comfys slippers

With these tough economic times, people are cutting back how much to spend on holiday gifting this year. Imagine being able to donate to charity while giving a gift that offers relief to tired and overworked feet.

17 Nov 2009

Reducing payments fraud is top priority for issuers and acquirers to adopt EMV/chip in Brazil and Mexico

Cartes & Identification -- Reducing payments fraud is the top driver for issuers and acquirers to adopt EMV/chip in Brazil and Mexico, according to a new study from the Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA), produced in participation with Visa Inc., available for sale today.

17 Nov 2009

Performance of male and female leaders is largely linked to gender typing environment

Although women have made strides in the business world, they still occupy less than two percent of CEO leadership positions in the Fortune 500. Not surprisingly therefore leaders still tend to be thought of as men and most industries are considered to be male-typed at management levels.

17 Nov 2009

Upsher-Smith Laboratories publishes results of SLIM Study

Results of the SLIM Study ("Slo-Niacin® and Atorvastatin Treatment of Lipoproteins and Inflammatory Markers in Combined Hyperlipidemia") were recently published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology.

17 Nov 2009

Improved productivity and lowered absenteeism are top priorities for business leaders

Improving productivity by keeping employees healthy and working is emerging as the top business objective for employer-sponsored wellness programs around the world. The two exceptions are the United States, where reducing health care cost increases overwhelmingly continues to be the top goal, and Asia, where the most important objective is improving workforce morale.

17 Nov 2009

Studies reveal link between parental monitoring and decreased marijuana usage in adolescents

Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug by adolescents, with almost 42% of high school seniors admitting to having experimented with it. Continued marijuana use may result in a number of serious consequences including depression, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, and certain forms of cancer.

17 Nov 2009

Program for childhood cancer survivors to quit smoking

As smokers nationwide struggle to quit the habit, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is offering assistance to those childhood cancer survivors who need help with smoking cessation.

17 Nov 2009

Three-stage GDL policies could save lives and prevent injuries in Midwest

A new study shows that three-stage graduated driver's licensing (GDL) policies save lives and prevents injuries throughout the Midwest. The research published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal (Vol. 108, No. 8) also shows how states could save more teen lives and avoid thousands of teen motor vehicle injuries by modifying their GDL policies to include new, proven components.

17 Nov 2009

Nutrition is crucial to achieve the most desirable complexion

Researchers from the universities of Bristol and St. Andrews in the UK have found that the color of a person's skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and have found that diet may be crucial to achieving the most desirable complexion. The work will be published in the December issue of Springer's International Journal of Primatology.

17 Nov 2009

Miscellaneous News

Tips to control food intake

Quit and Stay Quit Monday, a tobacco-free campus initiative

Majority of Canadians' diets have high salt content

Electronic cigarettes, a viable and much-needed alternative to combustible tobacco

American Cancer Society partners with ENTA to spread anti-smoking message among teens

Senate committee to markup foreign aid reform bill

FAO head 'not satisfied' with omission of hunger eradication deadline from summit declaration

AAPHP: E-cigarettes are not wildly dangerous alternatives as they have been portrayed

British citizenship based on the legal citizenship of the genetically linked parent

Amerinet Savings Roadmap, a pathway to realistic and actionable contract savings opportunities

FDA to change its policy regarding the post-harvest processing of raw Gulf Coast oysters

Extend holiday giving season to needy charities by purchasing Yoga Sandals Comfys slippers

Reducing payments fraud is top priority for issuers and acquirers to adopt EMV/chip in Brazil and Mexico

Performance of male and female leaders is largely linked to gender typing environment

Upsher-Smith Laboratories publishes results of SLIM Study

Improved productivity and lowered absenteeism are top priorities for business leaders

Studies reveal link between parental monitoring and decreased marijuana usage in adolescents

Program for childhood cancer survivors to quit smoking

Three-stage GDL policies could save lives and prevent injuries in Midwest

Nutrition is crucial to achieve the most desirable complexion

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