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Memory and sensory enhancement guide book

The great philosopher Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." Now, in his new book "Just Before..." (published by Trafford), author and NLP(TM) Wordsmythe Jeff Schoener presents readers with a way to examine their past and relive memories ranging from the simplest and most profound.

12 Oct 2009

UK Bioscientists create GM knowledge pipeline to help fight future food insecurity in African nations

UK Bioscientists are transferring GM knowledge and technology from the developed to the developing world to help fight future food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

12 Oct 2009

Eat Right America Nutrition Prescription Solution on ShopNBC

ShopNBC, the premium lifestyle brand in electronic retailing, today announced the launch of the "Eat Right America" show series on its multi-channel platform this Saturday, October 10 at 2 am, 8 am, and 3 pm ET.

12 Oct 2009

Federal grant to boost food and feed safety initiatives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has awarded 83 grants in FY2009 totaling $17.5 million to state and local regulatory agencies to boost food and feed safety initiatives among federal, state, and local partners.

12 Oct 2009

Supervised strength training makes the athletes perform much better

Half of all Swedish elite volleyball players suffer at least one injury per season. One important reason may be that most players perform injury-preventing strength training unsupervised. This is shown in a new thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

12 Oct 2009

Anti-smoking campaigner Konrad Jamrozik receives the Nigel Gray Award for Achievement in Tobacco Control

An international award has today been given to the University of Adelaide's Professor Konrad Jamrozik, who has spent the past 30 years campaigning against smoking and helping smokers to kick the habit.

9 Oct 2009

Agriculture investment in developing countries must increase by 50% to feed 9.1B people by 2050, FAO report says

Developing countries need agriculture investments of $83 billion per year to meet the food needs of a projected

9 Oct 2009

Art's Way Scientific to build a 6,000 sq. ft. complex for prestigious cancer research center

Art's Way Manufacturing, Inc., announces its wholly owned subsidiary, Art's Way Scientific, Inc. buildingsforscience.com will be providing design, manufacturing and installation of a 6,000 sq. ft. two story laboratory and office building for Lockard Construction, Inc. www.lockardonline.com who is the prime contractor on this complex for a well known, nationally respected cancer research center. The contract is valued at approximately $3 million.

9 Oct 2009

Mediacorp Canada selects MDS Nordion as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2010

MDS Nordion, a leading provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, has been selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2010 by Mediacorp Canada, the nation's largest publisher of employment-related periodicals and online directories.

9 Oct 2009

IMIA accredits workshops to provide Continuing Education Units for medical interpreters

The International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA) announced its capability to accredit workshops to provide Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for medical interpreters, in all languages worldwide. The organization sets this as a concrete step to professionalize medical interpreters.

9 Oct 2009

New study: Economic crisis a major barrier to U.S. life settlements market

The life settlements market was hit hard by the economic crisis and other factors in 2008, according to a new study by Conning Research and Consulting.

9 Oct 2009

London & Pacific Healthcare renamed as London Pacific & Partners

LONDON PACIFIC & PARTNERS, INC. (PINK SHEETS:LDPP) (FRANKFURT:EGU), formerly known as London & Pacific Healthcare, Inc., today announced that it has successfully changed its name to London Pacific & Partners, Inc., and is now trading on the Pink Sheets under its new symbol “LDPP.” Until today, the Company had traded under the symbol (PINK SHEETS:LDPH).

9 Oct 2009

UpLift Nutrition expands its All-Day Energy Spray marketing campaign

UpLift Nutrition, Inc. (www.upliftnutrition.com) announces expansion of marketing efforts and distribution of All-Day Energy Spray™. The company completed a successful 4-week test campaign during the month of September -- which included street marketing at college campuses, in retail stores and at sporting events and sponsorship of a regional MMA event.

9 Oct 2009

Breathe Easy, Stay Healthy Campaign for reducing toxic air pollution in Pittsburgh

Today, Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture), joined by leaders from the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) and Clean Water Action, along with Dr. Evelyn O. Talbott of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology and Allegheny County Council President Richard Fitzgerald, announced a major new campaign to reduce the fine soot pollution responsible for Pittsburgh’s number one ranking for dirtiest air for two years running.

9 Oct 2009

Elsevier and PUMP donate books to schools and medical universities in Midwest China

Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of medical information products and services, announced today that in cooperation with Peking University Medical Press (PUMP) it has donated over 5,000 books to medical universities, colleges and schools in Midwest China.

9 Oct 2009

Research to support and enable crime scene investigation using technology

Imagine using the same process that goes into building video games to help investigators solve real-world crimes. Through a new grant, that's what researchers at North Carolina State University plan to do.

9 Oct 2009

International symposium examines how new advances in plant science research can benefit African agriculture

This three-day international symposium is designed to bring together scientists from Africa, Europe and the USA to examine how new advances in plant science research and developing technologies can be used to the benefit of African agriculture

9 Oct 2009

Save the Children urges world leaders to implement global food security initiative to curb child malnutrition

Although food prices have dropped from last year's record highs, fallout from the financial crisis is driving an increasing number of children into hunger, says Save the Children.

9 Oct 2009

FDA files complaint against Rel's Foods for selling adulterated food products

The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Rel's Foods Inc. (Rel's), of Oakland, Calif., seeking to stop the company from manufacturing, producing, and selling adulterated food products.

9 Oct 2009

News organizations examine Guatemalan drought, malnutrition

McClatchy/Chicago Tribune examines the "worst drought in 30 years" in Guatemala, which "has destroyed 80 percent of the region's crops and claimed the lives of more than a dozen children so far this year."

9 Oct 2009

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Memory and sensory enhancement guide book

UK Bioscientists create GM knowledge pipeline to help fight future food insecurity in African nations

Eat Right America Nutrition Prescription Solution on ShopNBC

Federal grant to boost food and feed safety initiatives

Supervised strength training makes the athletes perform much better

Anti-smoking campaigner Konrad Jamrozik receives the Nigel Gray Award for Achievement in Tobacco Control

Agriculture investment in developing countries must increase by 50% to feed 9.1B people by 2050, FAO report says

Art's Way Scientific to build a 6,000 sq. ft. complex for prestigious cancer research center

Mediacorp Canada selects MDS Nordion as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2010

IMIA accredits workshops to provide Continuing Education Units for medical interpreters

New study: Economic crisis a major barrier to U.S. life settlements market

London & Pacific Healthcare renamed as London Pacific & Partners

UpLift Nutrition expands its All-Day Energy Spray marketing campaign

Breathe Easy, Stay Healthy Campaign for reducing toxic air pollution in Pittsburgh

Elsevier and PUMP donate books to schools and medical universities in Midwest China

Research to support and enable crime scene investigation using technology

International symposium examines how new advances in plant science research can benefit African agriculture

Save the Children urges world leaders to implement global food security initiative to curb child malnutrition

FDA files complaint against Rel's Foods for selling adulterated food products

News organizations examine Guatemalan drought, malnutrition

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