CHAMPAIGN, Ill., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Americans blame individuals for being overweight, not the government, restaurants, grocery stores or farmers, U.S. researchers say. Researcher Brenna Ellison of the University of Illinois and Jayson Lusa ...
Tags: individualistic-based society, Obesity, Overweight, Appetite
Creating Smart Road-light circle could be the original necessary step towards developing a smart Location. The road - the structural foundation is created by lighting required for a superior control over lighting, security and other ...
Tags: Smart street lighting, LED
Providing people with dental insurance does not necessarily mean that they will use it and seek dental care, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, published online in the American Journal of Public ...
Tags: Health&Medicine, Health&Medicine News, Appropriate Dental Care
Free speech is perhaps our most cherished civil liberty. Without free speech -; especially free speech on key cultural, political and religious issues -; the United States is no longer the pluralistic republic envisioned by our Founders. ...
Tags: Health Care, Debate Health Care, Young People Signed up for Health Care
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, is voluntarily recalling all lots of Liptruzet (ezetimibe and atorvastatin) 10/10 mg, 10/20 mg, 10/40 mg and 10/80 mg tablets in the United States, including Puerto Rico, ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Medicine Packaging
A new report on farmer perspectives on climate and agriculture, gathered in a 2012 survey of nearly 5,000 farmers from 11 Corn Belt states, presents survey results by watershed. "Farmer Perspectives on Agriculture and Weather Variability ...
Tags: Corn Belt, Climate and Agriculture, Agriculture Report
Those who closely watch the Canadian transportation mergers and acquisitions scene have been bemoaning a lack of activity thus far in 2013. That silence was shattered in mid-November, beginning with the blockbuster acquisition of Yanke ...
Tags: Canadian, transportation, acquisition, merger
Despite years of anti-smoking education and legislation, tobacco use still remains an important public health issue in the United States. In 2010, 25.2% of all adults and 35.6% of young adults reported current tobacco use. While ...
Tags: tobacco use, public health issue, anti-smoking, electronic cigarettes
Annual conference media advisory 3 The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) annual conference in Austin, TX, from Feb. 13-15, will feature 80 symposia and more than 2,000 posters on new research in a range of topics - the ...
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Parents' concern about their children's online safety might vary according to their race, ethnicity and other factors, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from a 2011 online survey of more than 1,000 parents across the United ...
Tags: online safety, online dangers, online safety issues, parents'concern
The holidays can be a time of sadness and grief for those who have lost a loved one, but there are things people can do to ease those feelings, an expert advises. "Personal issues don't magically go away because the calendar turns to ...
Tags: health tip, holidays, emotion health, sadness, grief
With this coming February being American Heart Month and with the holiday gluttony behind us, maybe this is a good time to look at the causes and cure for heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer in civilized nations with ...
As first reported here Saturday, Celadon Canada has agreed to acquire assets of N. Yanke Transfer in a deal it says will make Celadon one of Canada’s largest carriers. Celadon confirmed the deal today, and said by its completion, it ...
Celadon Canada has purchased Yanke, in a blockbuster deal that sees Celadon accomplish its goal of creating a larger footprint in Canada. Russel Marcoux, founder of Yanke Group, posted a message to the company’s drivers, indicating ...
Increased spirituality in teens undergoing substance abuse treatment is associated with greater likelihood of abstinence, U.S. researchers say. Co-investigators Matthew T. Lee, a professor the University of Akron and vice president of the ...
Tags: abstinence, teen, spirituality, marijuana