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Program to improve the lives of parents and children

Kids’ Turn (KT,) a San Francisco-based non-profit organization today announced results of a landmark study by Dr. Jeffrey Cookson, Department of Psychology at San Francisco State University.

1 Oct 2009

FDA updates consumers on food and medical safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted on its Web site several Consumer Update videos.

1 Oct 2009

Jim Mark has been appointed as new Vice President of Private Care Association of Florida

The Private Care Association of Florida has elected Jim Mark of American Home Companions as Vice President of the association. Mr. Mark is attending the national Private Care Association Conference in Washington D.C. this week in an effort to bring attention to the critical issues facing private care options.

1 Oct 2009

Studies show vitamin D plays an important role in preventing respiratory infections

Several studies and articles published this year show that vitamin D plays an important role in the prevention of respiratory infections such as the cold and flu.

1 Oct 2009

Raptor Pharmaceutical appoints Llew Keltner to its board of directors

Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: RPTPD), today announced the appointment of Llew Keltner, M.D., Ph.D., to the Company's board of directors. Dr. Keltner is currently CEO and President of Light Sciences Oncology, a privately-held biotechnology company developing a late-stage, light-activated therapy for hepatocellular cancer and other solid tumors.

1 Oct 2009

CCF to continue its million dollar ad campaign against NYC's PSA campaign

Today, the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is running a full-page ad in the New York Times, continuing its million dollar ad campaign against the New York City Department of Health's hyperbolic "Don't drink yourself fat" PSA campaign. The Center will also continue to run ads in the New York Daily News and New York Post that ask New Yorkers, "What's Next?" and "Big Apple or Big Brother?"

1 Oct 2009

Tata Interactive Systems collaborates with Bersin & Associates for TLF 2009

Tata Interactive Systems today announced that it has partnered with Bersin & Associates, the leading research and advisory firm focused on enterprise learning and talent management, on the agenda for its upcoming Tata Interactive Learning Forum, an annual, exclusive executive event scheduled for October 28 -30, at the St Julien Hotel and Spa in Boulder, CO.

1 Oct 2009

Study reveals elderly women sleep better than elderly men

A study in the Oct.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that elderly women sleep better than elderly men even though women consistently report that their sleep is shorter and poorer.

1 Oct 2009

Daniel Callahan reveals how medical technology costs can destroy one's health care system

Your elderly father is ill. Would you be prepared to tell him that he will not be getting the necessary diagnostic tests because he is over the age of 65? TAMING THE BELOVED BEAST: How Medical Technology Costs are Destroying Our Health Care System (Cloth $29.95, 978-0-691-14236-4, September 30, 2009) is a provocative new take on the toughest issue President Obama has yet faced in office.

1 Oct 2009

People with a gun more likely to be shot in an assault than those without one

In a first-of its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. The study estimated that people with a gun were 4.5 times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not possessing a gun.

1 Oct 2009

European nutrition experts call for greater attention towards malnutrition

Professor Olle Ljungqvist, President of the European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN), and Co-chair of the European Nutrition for Health Allliance (ENHA) spoke to more than 1,200 delegates at the European ‘Fight Against Malnutrition’ Symposium during this year’s 31st ESPEN Congress in Vienna.

1 Oct 2009

HHS awards $46 million to 84 grantees under SCF program

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today awarded $46 million to 84 grantees under a new program, the Strengthening Communities Fund (SCF), created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The purpose of the grants is to improve the ability of nonprofit organizations to promote the economic recovery of people with low incomes.

1 Oct 2009

Risky driving behaviors linked to teens and parents interactions

Two new studies reveal that teen crashes and risky driving behaviors such as cell phone use, failure to wear seat belts, and drinking and driving are strongly linked with the way teens and parents communicate and approach rules about safety.

1 Oct 2009

SEIU-UHW members take layoff fight to Orange County, Sacramento, Santa Rosa and Fresno

Kaiser Permanente employees will be picketing in force outside five Kaiser facilities this week to protest company plans to slash 1,350 jobs in coming months. More than 5,000 union members have attended the 14 prior pickets in SEIU-UHW's statewide campaign.

1 Oct 2009

Results of a new study warn against glamorizing celebrity suicides in the media

Dr Alex Mesoudi, from Queen Mary's newly established Research Centre for Psychology, has found evidence that the increasing reach and influence of the media, combined with a growing number of people assigned celebrity status, could increase the probability of widespread suicide pandemics.

1 Oct 2009

Reports: Climate change effects could increase hunger in developing countries by 2050

By 2050, climate change could lead to decreased outputs of corn, rice and wheat across the developing world resulting in price increases and hunger, according to an International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study, Bloomberg reports (Ruitenberg, 9/30).

1 Oct 2009

Also in global health news: Tanzania's development initiatives; disease surveillance in West Africa; water, sanitation in Kenya, Malawi; doctor fights Lassa fever

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday commended Tanazanian President Jakaya Kikwete on the country's utilization of U.S. aid money and vowed her support for the country's future development projects, during a meeting in Washington, D.C., the Zimbabwean reports. "Pelosi hailed President Kikwete and his government for the commitment demonstrated by the campaigns against HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB and implementation of MCC programmes," the newspaper writes (Kulekana, 9/30).

1 Oct 2009

Texas-based retailer seeks recipients to accept donation of medical apparel

blue sky scrubs, an online boutique specializing in designer scrubs and scrub hats, has been looking for a non-profit organization who will accept a large donation of men's scrubs, women's scrubs, and scrub hats.

30 Sep 2009

Global use of biofuels expected to double by 2015

Despite a number of key issues such as land use and competition for feedstocks supplies for traditional food and feed uses, global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released today by Hart's Global Biofuels Center.

30 Sep 2009

‘Sugar Free’ TV show receives significant interest from global television program distributors

Muscle Flex Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MFLI) (www.MuscleFlexInc.com) and Sterling Worldwide Entertainment, LLC (www.SterlingWWE.com), a subsidiary of Visual Industries, Inc., jointly announced today that their television show "Sugar Free," which is currently in pre-production, has received significant expressions of interest from global television program distributors and have engaged the interested media conglomerates in discussions regarding the show.

30 Sep 2009

Miscellaneous News

Program to improve the lives of parents and children

FDA updates consumers on food and medical safety

Jim Mark has been appointed as new Vice President of Private Care Association of Florida

Studies show vitamin D plays an important role in preventing respiratory infections

Raptor Pharmaceutical appoints Llew Keltner to its board of directors

CCF to continue its million dollar ad campaign against NYC's PSA campaign

Tata Interactive Systems collaborates with Bersin & Associates for TLF 2009

Study reveals elderly women sleep better than elderly men

Daniel Callahan reveals how medical technology costs can destroy one's health care system

People with a gun more likely to be shot in an assault than those without one

European nutrition experts call for greater attention towards malnutrition

HHS awards $46 million to 84 grantees under SCF program

Risky driving behaviors linked to teens and parents interactions

SEIU-UHW members take layoff fight to Orange County, Sacramento, Santa Rosa and Fresno

Results of a new study warn against glamorizing celebrity suicides in the media

Reports: Climate change effects could increase hunger in developing countries by 2050

Also in global health news: Tanzania's development initiatives; disease surveillance in West Africa; water, sanitation in Kenya, Malawi; doctor fights Lassa fever

Texas-based retailer seeks recipients to accept donation of medical apparel

Global use of biofuels expected to double by 2015

‘Sugar Free’ TV show receives significant interest from global television program distributors

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