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Reducing payments fraud is top priority for issuers and acquirers to adopt EMV/chip in Brazil and Mexico

Cartes & Identification -- Reducing payments fraud is the top driver for issuers and acquirers to adopt EMV/chip in Brazil and Mexico, according to a new study from the Smart Card Alliance Latin America (SCALA), produced in participation with Visa Inc., available for sale today.

17 Nov 2009

Performance of male and female leaders is largely linked to gender typing environment

Although women have made strides in the business world, they still occupy less than two percent of CEO leadership positions in the Fortune 500. Not surprisingly therefore leaders still tend to be thought of as men and most industries are considered to be male-typed at management levels.

17 Nov 2009

Upsher-Smith Laboratories publishes results of SLIM Study

Results of the SLIM Study ("Slo-Niacin® and Atorvastatin Treatment of Lipoproteins and Inflammatory Markers in Combined Hyperlipidemia") were recently published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology.

17 Nov 2009

Improved productivity and lowered absenteeism are top priorities for business leaders

Improving productivity by keeping employees healthy and working is emerging as the top business objective for employer-sponsored wellness programs around the world. The two exceptions are the United States, where reducing health care cost increases overwhelmingly continues to be the top goal, and Asia, where the most important objective is improving workforce morale.

17 Nov 2009

Studies reveal link between parental monitoring and decreased marijuana usage in adolescents

Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug by adolescents, with almost 42% of high school seniors admitting to having experimented with it. Continued marijuana use may result in a number of serious consequences including depression, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, and certain forms of cancer.

17 Nov 2009

Program for childhood cancer survivors to quit smoking

As smokers nationwide struggle to quit the habit, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is offering assistance to those childhood cancer survivors who need help with smoking cessation.

17 Nov 2009

Three-stage GDL policies could save lives and prevent injuries in Midwest

A new study shows that three-stage graduated driver's licensing (GDL) policies save lives and prevents injuries throughout the Midwest. The research published in the Wisconsin Medical Journal (Vol. 108, No. 8) also shows how states could save more teen lives and avoid thousands of teen motor vehicle injuries by modifying their GDL policies to include new, proven components.

17 Nov 2009

Nutrition is crucial to achieve the most desirable complexion

Researchers from the universities of Bristol and St. Andrews in the UK have found that the color of a person's skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and have found that diet may be crucial to achieving the most desirable complexion. The work will be published in the December issue of Springer's International Journal of Primatology.

17 Nov 2009

OSHA statistics do not reflect the real risk workers face from workplace hazards, says GAO report

America's workers suffer more workplace injury and illness than employers report, and medical professionals are under pressure from employers to misdiagnose and under-treat work-related health conditions, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

17 Nov 2009

Using cell phones while crossing streets can be dangerous for older pedestrians

Two new studies of pedestrian safety found that using a cell phone while hoofing it can endanger one's health. Older pedestrians, in particular, are impaired when crossing a busy (simulated) street while speaking on a mobile phone, the researchers found.

16 Nov 2009

Leaders conclude second Africa Water Week

African leaders concluded the Second Africa Water Week on Friday, with an appeal for "concrete actions to meet the water and sanitation needs in the continent," Xinhua reports.

16 Nov 2009

World Food Summit focuses on aiding agriculture in developing countries to fight hunger

Delegates at the World Summit on Food Security, which kicked off Monday, "rallied around a new strategy to fight global hunger and help poor countries feed themselves," the Associated Press reports.

16 Nov 2009

CCSA to focus on role of treatment systems at Canada's Issues of Substance 2009 conference

The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) today announced that it will open Issues of Substance (IOS) 2009, Canada's biennial conference on substance abuse, with a focus on the role of treatment systems. More than 13 sessions will examine the role of treatment from a variety of perspectives, including the Models of Care project in the UK, the National Treatment Strategy in Canada (NTS) and case study and research presentations reviewing the effectiveness of a variety of integrated programs in Canada.

16 Nov 2009

FDA files for permanent injunction against seafood processor Haifa Smoked Fish

The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against seafood processor Haifa Smoked Fish Inc. of Jamaica, N.Y., and two of its top officers for violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

16 Nov 2009

Source of arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh found by MIT researchers

Researchers in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled scientists, world health agencies and the Bangladeshi government for nearly 30 years. The research suggests that human alteration to the landscape, the construction of villages with ponds, and the adoption of irrigated agriculture are responsible for the current pattern of arsenic concentration underground.

16 Nov 2009

Pennsylvania's new five-year Outdoor Recreation Plan focuses on outdoor activities

Pennsylvania's new five-year Outdoor Recreation Plan shows a need to change the way policy-makers and communities approach outdoor recreation in light of a changing population that is increasingly more urban, and whose children have been spending less time outdoors.

16 Nov 2009

Potential success of U.N. World Food Summit questioned

Next week's World Food Summit in Rome "is not likely to make more than token headway in the fight against hunger, with leaders merely pledging to boost aid to poor countries but setting no targets or deadlines for action," Reuters/New York Times reports.

16 Nov 2009

Use nicotine patch along with nicotine gum or lozenges to calm withdrawal symptoms and tobacco cravings

As smokers consider quitting on the Great American Smokeout - Thursday, November 19th - many are frustrated that over-the-counter nicotine patches, gum, and lozenges have not worked for them. Even President Obama admits he still smokes despite using nicotine gum.

13 Nov 2009

E Cigarettes National upgrades its website

E Cigarettes National, one of the top U.S. suppliers and retailers for e cigarette products has announced the upgrade of its already wildly popular site. The upgrade was stated as an attempt to increase the ease of use so that its visitors could find everything they need and make the checkout process seamless and simple.

13 Nov 2009

First-ever expedition to examine the accumulation of plastic marine debris in the North Atlantic Ocean

Sea Education Association (SEA) is preparing to conduct the first-ever research expedition dedicated solely to examining the accumulation of plastic marine debris in the North Atlantic Ocean.

13 Nov 2009

Miscellaneous News

Reducing payments fraud is top priority for issuers and acquirers to adopt EMV/chip in Brazil and Mexico

Performance of male and female leaders is largely linked to gender typing environment

Upsher-Smith Laboratories publishes results of SLIM Study

Improved productivity and lowered absenteeism are top priorities for business leaders

Studies reveal link between parental monitoring and decreased marijuana usage in adolescents

Program for childhood cancer survivors to quit smoking

Three-stage GDL policies could save lives and prevent injuries in Midwest

Nutrition is crucial to achieve the most desirable complexion

OSHA statistics do not reflect the real risk workers face from workplace hazards, says GAO report

Using cell phones while crossing streets can be dangerous for older pedestrians

Leaders conclude second Africa Water Week

World Food Summit focuses on aiding agriculture in developing countries to fight hunger

CCSA to focus on role of treatment systems at Canada's Issues of Substance 2009 conference

FDA files for permanent injunction against seafood processor Haifa Smoked Fish

Source of arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh found by MIT researchers

Pennsylvania's new five-year Outdoor Recreation Plan focuses on outdoor activities

Potential success of U.N. World Food Summit questioned

Use nicotine patch along with nicotine gum or lozenges to calm withdrawal symptoms and tobacco cravings

E Cigarettes National upgrades its website

First-ever expedition to examine the accumulation of plastic marine debris in the North Atlantic Ocean

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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