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International conference addresses impact of global recession on food supply

Leading experts from international agencies, NGOs, the food industry and academia will meet at McGill University, in Montreal, Oct. 5-7 to discuss the increasing challenges relating to food security in the world.

5 Oct 2009

Former President Clinton awards certification for new clean water system

The first chlorination system designed for cities in poor countries is now operating in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, announced Andrew Weiss at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in New York last week. "It's a great success," said Weiss.

5 Oct 2009

New photographed and philosophical guide for sushi lovers

Sushi connoisseurs and novices alike will be delighted to indulge in Ole Mouritsen's new book, Sushi: Food for the Eye, the Body and the Soul, a beautifully photographed and philosophical guide for those who prepare and eat sushi.

5 Oct 2009

Levels of vitamin C higher in fruit juices than specified on labels

A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels by the manufacturers. This finding has been possible owing to a new technique developed by the researchers to determine the content of vitamin C in these kinds of drinks.

5 Oct 2009

Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hear a testimony on global crisis of violence against women and girls

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hear testimony on Thursday to support groundbreaking legislation that addresses the global crisis of violence against women and girls. Amnesty International praised Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) for their commitment to the International Violence Against Women Act and urged reintroduction of the bill, which would apply the force of U.S. diplomacy to fight violence against women in selected countries.

5 Oct 2009

CIGNA survey shows employees in small business look for ways to save money on medication

A recent CIGNA survey of consumers across the country found that employees at small companies are more likely than those employed by larger companies to look for ways to save money on prescription drugs. The same study found that 60 percent of consumers are willing to spend 30 minutes on a Web site comparing costs and services if it will save them $100.

5 Oct 2009

Top ten sleep and beauty tips

Bob Hickman, United Feather & Down's Senior Vice Present of Sales and Marketing, and Neil A. Petrocelli, Borghese, Inc.'s Vice President of Marketing, list their top sleep and beauty tips.

5 Oct 2009

Nature's best mercury fighters: Bacteria

Mercury pollution is a persistent problem in the environment. Human activity has lead to increasingly large accumulations of the toxic chemical, especially in waterways, where fish and shellfish tend to act as sponges for the heavy metal.

5 Oct 2009

Research study reveals children's unusualness to ingest small button batteries

Ten years of case studies at a pediatric hospital and a thorough literature review have shown that it is not uncommon for children to ingest small "button" batteries, either through swallowing or inserting the batteries into their noses.

5 Oct 2009

AMERIGROUP Foundation and ALS Association support the Grommet Island park project

The AMERIGROUP Foundation teamed up with the ALS Association today in support of a 4K walk, groundbreaking and beach party to benefit the Grommet Island park project - a first of its kind, 100 percent handicap-accessible oceanfront destination - in Virginia Beach.

4 Oct 2009

Minnesota Hospital Association announces winners of the Patient Safety Excellence Awards

Thirty-one Minnesota hospitals recently were named winners of the Minnesota Hospital Association's Patient Safety Excellence Awards.

3 Oct 2009

Study points to subtle differences between boys and girls' attitudes to multiple drugs

New research by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink and use marijuana in combination.

3 Oct 2009

University HealthSystem Consortium awards UH Case Medical Center the 2009 Quality Leadership Award

University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is one of five academic medical centers in the nation to receive the 2009 Quality Leadership Award from the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC). The prestigious award is given to teaching hospitals that demonstrate excellence in delivering high-quality care, as measured by the UHC Quality and Accountability Study conducted annually since 2005.

3 Oct 2009

Fear of dangerous strangers keeps children and youth away from physical activity

Fear of dangerous strangers in inner-city neighbourhoods is keeping kids and teens from using playgrounds and parks to be physically active.

3 Oct 2009

Scientists identify measures for reducing $2 billion healthcare burden from substance abuse

With substance abuse now accounting for one in 14 hospital admissions and generating billions in health care costs, leading scientists held a briefing on Capitol Hill today to present the evidence that we already have and the evidence we need in treating and preventing the use and abuse of alcohol, drugs and tobacco.

3 Oct 2009

Flooding in Atlanta area, a potenital health hazard: Arrow Exterminators

Due to the flooding which hit the metro Atlanta area, Arrow Exterminators, a local pest and termite control company, is reaching out to educate the public on issues related to pest activity that can be expected after a flood and the diseases those pests might carry. As the water recedes, prime conditions and breeding grounds are created.

3 Oct 2009

Cybex International to raise funds for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Cybex International, Inc., a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment, is treading for a cause. Hundreds of the Medway, Massachusetts-based Company’s pink 750T treadmills will be moving at varying speeds in fitness clubs and YMCA’s across the country beginning today, October 1 – and with a purpose – to raise funds for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

3 Oct 2009

Aid efforts continue after earthquake in Indonesia

"Foreign emergency rescue teams are racing to reach earthquake devastated areas of Indonesia's Sumatra island, as the death toll continues to rise" after a 7.6 magnitude-quake struck earlier this week, VOA News reports.

2 Oct 2009

UMDNJ's University Hospital agrees to pay $8.3M to settle allegations

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has agreed to pay the government $8.3 million to settle allegations that it illegally paid kickbacks to cardiologists and caused the submission of false claims to Medicare, the Justice Department announced today.

1 Oct 2009

Social shame works better than Government subsidies: Study

Government subsidies persuade some people to change habits, but social shame works even better, suggests a recent study of efforts to reduce elevated childhood death and disease rates blamed on the microbial pathogens that cause diarrhea in rural India.

1 Oct 2009

Miscellaneous News

International conference addresses impact of global recession on food supply

Former President Clinton awards certification for new clean water system

New photographed and philosophical guide for sushi lovers

Levels of vitamin C higher in fruit juices than specified on labels

Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hear a testimony on global crisis of violence against women and girls

CIGNA survey shows employees in small business look for ways to save money on medication

Top ten sleep and beauty tips

Nature's best mercury fighters: Bacteria

Research study reveals children's unusualness to ingest small button batteries

AMERIGROUP Foundation and ALS Association support the Grommet Island park project

Minnesota Hospital Association announces winners of the Patient Safety Excellence Awards

Study points to subtle differences between boys and girls' attitudes to multiple drugs

University HealthSystem Consortium awards UH Case Medical Center the 2009 Quality Leadership Award

Fear of dangerous strangers keeps children and youth away from physical activity

Scientists identify measures for reducing $2 billion healthcare burden from substance abuse

Flooding in Atlanta area, a potenital health hazard: Arrow Exterminators

Cybex International to raise funds for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Aid efforts continue after earthquake in Indonesia

UMDNJ's University Hospital agrees to pay $8.3M to settle allegations

Social shame works better than Government subsidies: Study

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