A meeting of the Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) has decided there needs to be a monitoring system to track the effectiveness of the proposed Front-of-Pack Labelling (FoPL) system for food. The meeting, ...
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Boys who left school or college during a recession experienced better health later in life than if they left in a boom, but not girls, British researchers say. Philipp Hessel and Mauricio Avendano of London School of Economics Health said ...
Almost 7-in-10 U.S. parents say they are concerned their children don't receive adequate physical education in school, a survey indicates. The NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard School of Public Health survey of 1,368 U.S. parents ...
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Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative brain condition that comes with a multibillion-dollar per year cost to the American public, and its takeover doesn't seem to be slowing down. It is estimated that in 2013 alone, Alzheimer's disease ...
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Soda taxes are back, and thank goodness. The sugary beverage industry has spent billions of dollars across the United States trying to defeat any proposal that addresses the serious health costs of the soda and energy drinks we consume, and ...
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Shaw Industries has opened the Shaw Family Health Center, a full-service family health center located at 2659 Abutment Road in Dalton, Ga. The new Health Center, operated by QuadMed, a nationally recognized leader in employer-sponsored ...
US-based Mystic Pharmaceuticals has secured two Notices of Allowance from the US Patent Office for its Unit Dose Drug Delivery Platform and Piercing Device for Drug Delivery Systems patent applications. According to the company, the new ...
Salutron, a developer of physiological monitoring solutions for wearable devices and exercise equipment, and Azumio, a developer of consumer mobile health applications have announced Azumio's Argus iOS app integration with the new LifeTrak ...
What if your bed could provide you with better health and not just sleep? Research shows that floating while sleeping also known as Omni-Pendulum or “Floating Motion” may improve your sleep, therefore improving other aspects of ...
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Pharmavite, a US-based manufacturer of vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements, has announced the official opening of its new manufacturing facility at the Northeast Opelika Industrial Park in Opelika, Alabama. The establishment ...
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The Clean Clothes Campaign welcomes the European Parliament resolution of 20 May 2013 on health and safety in the Bangladesh garment industry, which sets out the Parliament’s expectations of multinational textile retailers to ...
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“Those who own and use lighting systems benefit tremendously when they rely on qualified lighting-system consultants to design a new system or an upgrade to an existing system.” So says John Bachner, executive director of the ...
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LAS VEGAS - Italian bedding producer Magniflex is featuring its new gel-cushioned Magnigel collection of mattresses and pillows at the market here. Designed for maximum airflow and breathability, Magnigel is the result of years of research ...
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Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Karel De Gucht, Commissioner for Trade made following statement: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the deaths of young workers from a ...
The analysis of DNA mutations in patients with cancer can be carried out without surgery. This is according to new research from AACC's Clinical Chemistry journal, which demonstrated that the plasma of cancer patients also includes ...
Tags: DNA mutations, cancer, surgery, Clinical Chemistry