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BRAX Fundraising, NFL encourage schools to participate in Back to Football Friday Contest

BRAX Fundraising, an official licensee of the National Football League, has teamed up with the NFL to present the Back to Football Friday Contest. The contest encourages elementary and middle schools across the country to celebrate their favorite NFL teams on Friday, September 10, for a chance to win one of thirty-four $10,000 NFL PLAY 60 health and wellness grants, and a visit from an NFL player.

7 Aug 2010

The Biggest Loser, Active.com announce launch of The Biggest Loser Event Challenge

NBC's "The Biggest Loser" and The Active Network, Inc.'s flagship website Active.com today announced the launch of The Biggest Loser Event Challenge, powered by Active.com, a series of nationwide 5K and one mile events designed to inspire Americans of all fitness levels to get moving with others.

7 Aug 2010

U.S. TSA designates BioStorage Technologies as Certified Cargo Screening Facility

BioStorage Technologies, a global leader in sample management and cold-chain logistics for the pharma and biotech industries, has recently been approved as a Certified Cargo Screening Facility (CCSF) by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The designation establishes BioStorage Technologies as one of the few sample management providers to achieve this clearance level, which allows the company to pre-screen shipments at its facility, thereby avoiding possible screening delays at the airport.

7 Aug 2010

APRE training provides better results than standard techniques: Study

A strength training technique called autoregulatory progressive resistance exercise —in which athletes increase strength by progressing at their own pace—provides better results than standard techniques in which resistance is steadily increased, reports a study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

7 Aug 2010

Catholic Charities USA releases statement in response to passage of Child Nutrition Bill

While Catholic Charities USA strongly supports increased funding for improvements to Child Nutrition Programs, we are opposed to cutting funds from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to pay for these new investments. As one of the nation's largest networks of social service providers, we simply cannot pit one program that serves the poor and vulnerable against another program that serves the same population.

7 Aug 2010

Walmart Canada launches campaign to raise funds for Canadian Red Cross' disaster response

People think "it won't happen to me", but last year 23,000 Canadians needed disaster assistance from the Canadian Red Cross. Walmart Canada is launching its annual campaign to raise much-needed funds for Canadian Red Cross' disaster response. Walmart has set the largest campaign goal to date at $2.6 million. The campaign runs from August 5 to 31 in 319 Walmart stores coast-to-coast.

7 Aug 2010

Poor countries need assistance developing sustainable agricultural systems, USDA Undersecretary says

Governments and aid groups must do more to help the world's hungry develop sustainable agricultural systems, U.S. Agriculture Department Undersecretary James Miller said during an address Wednesday on the final day of the International Food Aid and Development Conference, the Associated Press reports (Hollingsworth, 8/4).

6 Aug 2010

Clinton, Shah discuss long-term help, disease monitoring in Pakistan after flooding

After flooding in northwest Pakistan killed more than 1,500 people and displaced an estimated 300,000, leaders of the State Department and USAID are "promising an extended mission to deal with the long-term effects," Foreign Policy's "The Cable" blog reports. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah briefed reporters Wednesday about the disaster and their agencies' efforts in the region (Rogin, 8/4).

6 Aug 2010

Miami Herald reports on Haiti aid 'frustrations'

"A simmering dispute with the World Bank and reconstruction leaders is threatening the pace of rebuilding efforts in Haiti," reports the Miami Herald. The paper reports that nearly seven months after the country's devastating earthquake, "only 18 percent" of the $5.3 billion pledged by international donors "has been disbursed."

6 Aug 2010

Melanoma risk rises with the use of sunbeds: Study

According to an Australian Melanoma Family study, use of sunbeds to get a tan can increase the risk of developing melanoma by 41 per cent. The study looked into the effects of sunbeds on 18-39-year-olds and found that 23 per cent of participants who had melanoma reported using these machines.

5 Aug 2010

Anti-vaccine group accused of unauthorized fundraising

The Australian Vaccination Network is involved in controversy yet again. The Bangalow-based anti-vaccination group has been given a timeline of 28 days to answer to claims that it breached charitable fundraising legislation on several occasions. It was only last month that the Health Care Complaints Commission had accused AVN of spreading misleading information about the dangers of immunization through its website.

5 Aug 2010

Study supports efficacy of brief intervention in reducing alcohol use, violence among adolescents

Brief interventions among adolescents reporting to emergency departments may be associated with a reduction in the experience of peer violence and alcohol misuse in this population, according to a study in the August 4 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights.

4 Aug 2010

Ties between global health, national security, jobs emphasized at recent meeting in Washington State

The message that U.S. investment in global health "helps advance longer term security and development goals" while also supporting a "small but growing industry with good paying jobs and world class research" was the focus of a recent meeting between officials from Washington, D.C. and Washington State, the Seattle Times' "Business of Giving" blog writes.

4 Aug 2010

Tobacco companies alleged liaison with Liberals for cigarette packaging questioned

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called forth the opposition to explain “what understandings” there were between the Liberal Party and the tobacco industry after revelations of a $5 million industry-funded advertising campaign against the Labor Party with the help of Liberals. The tobacco giants are unhappy with Labor's plan to push for plain packaging for tobacco. The federal government earlier this year announced that it wanted cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging, without brand logos, images and colours, from 2012.

3 Aug 2010

Obama Administration releases U.S. MDGs strategy

Obama Administration officials on Friday unveiled the U.S. government's strategy to achieve the U.N. Millennium Development Goals by 2015 during a meeting at the U.N. Foundation "that was closed to the press," Washington Post's "Checkpoint Washington" blog reports.

3 Aug 2010

Man dies at a routine traffic stop

In a bizarre incident a 58 year old man died after the police intercepted his car during a routine traffic inspection on Bermuda Street, Varsity Lakes, about 10am on Monday (AEST).

3 Aug 2010

BIOTONE announces availability of Cocoa-Comfort Massage Balm

BIOTONE announces Cocoa-Comfort Massage Balm, one of the first balms for the professional massage therapy market. Created from a one-of-a-kind formulation whose leading ingredient Cocoa Butter is nature's ultimate hydrator, the new rich, thick balm gives a slight warming feel when applied at the same time it soothes and balances the skin to enhance its texture and tone.

2 Aug 2010

Trimega Laboratories CEO shortlisted for 'Entrepreneur of the Year' in National Business Awards

Avi Lasarow, CEO of Trimega Laboratories, has been shortlisted for 'Entrepreneur of the Year' in the National Business Awards for the second year running.

2 Aug 2010

Hangovers cost Australia an estimated $453 million: Study

Australia is spending an estimated $453 million every year while paying for overtime when someone replaces his/her colleague for a hangover says a new study.

1 Aug 2010

First regional student food drive to fight hunger

High schools throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania are invited to join Shire's The Great Food Fight!, the first regional student food drive to fight hunger. The goal: to collect 25 tons of food - the equivalent of 50,000 meals - for Philabundance and the thousands of local families who rely on the food services they provide. Shire will present the school that collects the most food per student a grand prize of $10,000.

31 Jul 2010

Miscellaneous News

BRAX Fundraising, NFL encourage schools to participate in Back to Football Friday Contest

The Biggest Loser, Active.com announce launch of The Biggest Loser Event Challenge

U.S. TSA designates BioStorage Technologies as Certified Cargo Screening Facility

APRE training provides better results than standard techniques: Study

Catholic Charities USA releases statement in response to passage of Child Nutrition Bill

Walmart Canada launches campaign to raise funds for Canadian Red Cross' disaster response

Poor countries need assistance developing sustainable agricultural systems, USDA Undersecretary says

Clinton, Shah discuss long-term help, disease monitoring in Pakistan after flooding

Miami Herald reports on Haiti aid 'frustrations'

Melanoma risk rises with the use of sunbeds: Study

Anti-vaccine group accused of unauthorized fundraising

Study supports efficacy of brief intervention in reducing alcohol use, violence among adolescents

Ties between global health, national security, jobs emphasized at recent meeting in Washington State

Tobacco companies alleged liaison with Liberals for cigarette packaging questioned

Obama Administration releases U.S. MDGs strategy

Man dies at a routine traffic stop

BIOTONE announces availability of Cocoa-Comfort Massage Balm

Trimega Laboratories CEO shortlisted for 'Entrepreneur of the Year' in National Business Awards

Hangovers cost Australia an estimated $453 million: Study

First regional student food drive to fight hunger

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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