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Pope’s views on condoms downplayed by the Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI in a statement on the use of condoms, reported in a book to be published this week, had suggested the consideration of condom use in certain, limited circumstances. The Vatican immediately provided a “clarification” of the remarks, insisting he had “not reformed or changed the [Roman Catholic] church’s teaching”.

21 Nov 2010

Detroit residents could benefit from transforming vacant urban lots into farms, community gardens

Transforming vacant urban lots into farms and community gardens could provide Detroit residents with a majority of their fruits and vegetables.

20 Nov 2010

EMQ FamiliesFirst dispels myths about foster care-adoption process

For the Matthews family the foster care-adoption process has not only transformed the lives of some terrific kids in need but also the lives of the Matthews themselves.

20 Nov 2010

NLRB issues unfair labor practice charge against NY State Nurses Association

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued an unfair labor practice charge against the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) that is scheduled for a hearing Dec. 6 for unilateral changes made to conditions of employment of the association's professional staff employees in March 2010.

20 Nov 2010

Prosperity Organic Foods launches online campaign to boost use of all natural Melt Buttery Spread

Prosperity Organic Foods, Inc., announced today it is launching the first of a series of online campaigns aimed at boosting the use of all natural Melt Buttery Spread as an ingredient in cooking and baking.

20 Nov 2010

LA Fitness announce opening of newest sports club in Long Beach

LA Fitness is pleased to announce the opening of its newest sports club, a 42,000 square foot facility in Long Beach, CA. The club, formerly a Circuit City store, is located at the intersection of North Bellflower Boulevard and Stearns Street. The club address is 2180 Bellflower Boulevard. A grand opening party is scheduled for Saturday, December 11, 2010.

20 Nov 2010

Living in deprived area increases risk of violence more sharply for girls than boys: Study

Living in a deprived area increases the risk of violence more sharply for girls than boys, according to a Cardiff University study of former industrial areas.

19 Nov 2010

Sec. of State Clinton begins discussing QDDR draft with U.S. lawmakers

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton began rolling out her long-awaited revamp of U.S. diplomatic strategy on Wednesday, meeting lawmakers to discuss the 'Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review' (QDDR) that is expected to be formally announced later this year, Reuters reports.

19 Nov 2010

38kg of illicit drugs seized before Schoolies Week

In a series of drug busts nearly 38 kilograms of illegal drugs were recovered in Queensland ahead of Schoolies Week celebrations. The drugs were seized by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Customs and Border Protection.

18 Nov 2010

The Salvation Army launches 2010 Christmas Kettle Campaign

Today The Salvation Army will officially launch it's Annual Christmas Kettle Campaign with the 'World's Largest Kettle' - 8' in diameter, 5'10" in height, weighs 2,800 lbs and can hold $800,000 worth in quarters. The Christmas campaign is aimed at raising money to support social service programs that work to restore hope and dignity for vulnerable individuals during the Christmas season and throughout the year.

18 Nov 2010

FAO report highlights 'alarmingly' high food price increases, forecasts food import bills could exceed $1T in 2010

International food import bills could exceed $1 trillion in 2010, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday in its Food Outlook report, which found that wheat and other food staple prices have increased alarmingly over the past year, the Associated Press reports.

18 Nov 2010

Regional U.N. meeting explores African development

Africa has the potential to expand development with the help of international support and stability, Asha-Rose Migiro, U.N. deputy secretary general, said on Sunday at the opening of the 11th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Next reports.

16 Nov 2010

Long-term care: MetLife dropping policies, NFL union rejects management offer

MetLife Inc. said it will halt sales of long-term-care insurance, a type of coverage that repeatedly has flummoxed insurers and forced some to pay significantly more in claims than they expected.

15 Nov 2010

G20 leaders endorse business-focused economic development plan as Seoul summit closes

The G20 summit in Seoul, South Korea, ended Friday with leaders issuing a communique that endorsed the multi-year Seoul Development Consensus for Shared Growth, Xinhua reports

14 Nov 2010

Community-wide prevention strategy helps reduce student drinking

Heavy drinking among college students results in over 1800 deaths each year, as well as 590,000 unintentional injuries, almost 700,000 assaults and more than 97,000 victims of sexual assaults. In a new study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers report on the results of the Safer California Universities study, a successful community-wide prevention strategy targeted at off-campus settings. This is one of the first studies to focus on the total environment rather than on prevention aimed at individuals.

12 Nov 2010

Clemson scientists granted $1.2 million grant to study interaction of plutonium with soil

Environmental scientists at Clemson University have received a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study how plutonium, a byproduct of used nuclear fuel, interacts with soil.

12 Nov 2010

U.N. member states elect countries to serve on U.N. women board

U.N. Member States on Wednesday voted on the countries that would have a seat on the board of U.N. Women, the new agency tasked with promoting equality and women's rights, Public Radio International's The World reports.

11 Nov 2010

Dead litigant’s family bullied by tobacco company

In 2002 Jamie McCabe’s mother Rolah won a landmark legal battle against British American Tobacco and alleges that the family is still being harassed by the tobacco giant. Ms McCabe became the first Australian to successfully sue a tobacco company. She won $700,000 in compensation after Justice Geoffrey Eames, in the Victorian Supreme Court, found the tobacco company had destroyed potentially relevant documents about the damaging effects of smoking.

11 Nov 2010

NIST develops new Vaccinium berry suite of standard reference materials

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have developed new certified reference materials for measuring amounts of organic acids in dietary supplements formulated with Vaccinium berries-cranberries, blueberries and bilberries. As described in a recent paper, manufacturers and researchers can use this new suite of standard reference materialsTM (SRMs) as quality assurance tools.

11 Nov 2010

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force expected to announce open positions shortly

The agency that oversees the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is likely to announce soon that it will accept nominations for open positions until Nov. 29.

10 Nov 2010