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Renewal Laboratories to produce functional beverages with anti-oxidants and omega3 fatty acids

Renewal Laboratories announced today that it has developed a patent pending process to produce functional beverages with important anti-oxidants and omega3 fatty acids. Natural, nutritionally important supplements such as Coenzyme Q10, resveratrol, and omega3 fish oil may now be offered in appealing and refreshing drinks.

9 Nov 2009

Kaiser Permanente senior VP inducted into the PRSA College of Fellows

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) will bestow the distinguished title of Fellow on Diane Gage Lofgren, senior vice president of Brand Strategy, Communications and PR for Kaiser Permanente, tonight at a ceremony at PRSA's 2009 International Conference in San Diego.

9 Nov 2009

Research projects in the areas of mathematics and biochemistry score top marks

Research projects in the areas of mathematics and biochemistry scored top marks this evening, as Tim Kunisky of Livingston, NJ and the team of Benjamin Song and Quan (Jack) Chen of Audubon, PA received the highest honors at the Region Five Finals of the 2009 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation's premier high school science competition.

9 Nov 2009

Specialization in one sport increases the risk of injury, find researchers

Gifted young athletes are under increasing pressure to play only one sport year round.

9 Nov 2009

Mental Health America expresses deepest sympathies to the families and friends of Fort Hood victims

Mental Health America grieves at the loss of life at Fort Hood and expresses its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the victims. Our thoughts are with the men and women who proudly serve in our nation's armed forces and the families who support them.

7 Nov 2009

Demand for products and services by life science industry is expected to grow rapidly

We Work for Health, an alliance of Washington state business, academic, government and community leaders, today released the results of a first-of-its-kind economic impact study showing that employment in Washington's life sciences sector has passed many of the traditional resource-based industries on which the state's economy was founded, and is in the same range of importance as some of the new, technology-based industries of the state.

7 Nov 2009

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape presents awards to five community members

The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape presented awards to five community members or organizations Friday at its annual board meeting in State College.

7 Nov 2009

Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices to install its locker system and patent-pending BACS

Auburn Hills, MI-based Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices, LLC (LEID) will be installing its locker system and patent-pending Biometric Access Control System(TM) (BACS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) based in Bethesda, MD.

7 Nov 2009

Illegal flavored cigarettes: FDA issues warning letters to companies selling them

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the flavored cigarette ban provision of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) by issuing several warning letters to companies continuing to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to consumers in the United States through their Web sites.

7 Nov 2009

Results of Areopedic product brings a 74% gross margin with an average order of over $450 dollars

Dynamic Response Group, Inc. announced today preliminary results for the Areopedic product. The results brought a 74% gross margin with an average order of over $450 dollars.

6 Nov 2009

People pay more for products that carry detailed nutritional information than for light items

People would be willing to pay more for products that carry detailed nutritional information than for the so-called light items. Thus it has been confirmed by researchers from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) and the Centre for Agro-Food Research and Technology of Aragón (CITA) in a new study on the nutritional labelling of breakfast biscuits.

6 Nov 2009

Gentlemanly approach to mating prevails better on the whole

Picture it: One jerk in a bar spends the night delivering bad come-ons to women. By the end of the evening, the women aren't receptive to even the nicest guys around.

6 Nov 2009

Volunteers from Charlotte provide community service at 38 locations

More than 1,000 volunteers from the Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier Inc. healthcare alliance donated over 4,000 hours of community service on November 3 at 38 locations across the Charlotte region.

6 Nov 2009

San Francisco and Berkeley miss opportunity to help smokers quit

San Francisco and Berkeley missed an opportunity to help smokers quit when the cities moved all tobacco sales out of pharmacies, according to a new Bay Area health initiative. Instead of having smokers buy cigarettes in convenience stores and at other retailers, smokers should buy cigarettes only at pharmacy counters, says Stuart Skorman, founder of Elephant Pharmacy.

6 Nov 2009

Tea's healthy image keeps its market growing even in recession

If the recession has proven anything, it's that American consumers are willing to pay a premium for healthy products. Due to its compelling image as an innovative yet accessible beverage that is good tasting, good for you, and budget friendly, tea has remained profitable, with 2% annual gains in 2008 and 2009, according to "Tea and Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Tea in the U.S.: Retail, Foodservice and Consumer Trends," by leading market research publisher Packaged Facts.

6 Nov 2009

Inappropriate clothing can restrict children's physical activity

Parents who dress their children in inappropriate clothing could be inadvertently hampering their child's physical activity in childcare settings. The study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, suggests that inadequate or inappropriate clothing could restrict children's outdoor play.

6 Nov 2009

Program for safe school environments and violence prevention activities

In the wake of several recent highly-publicized stories about violence among school-aged children, a new report shows that school districts participating in the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative substantially improved the safety of their students.

6 Nov 2009

Tobacco companies attempt to block key provisions of new tobacco regulation law, federal judge rejects motion

In a clear victory for public health, a federal judge in Kentucky today rejected a motion by tobacco companies to block key provisions of the new law giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power to regulate tobacco products. Specifically, today's decision strongly supports the government's authority to prevent the industry from making health claims about its products without FDA approval.

6 Nov 2009

School Grants program promotes better food choices and healthier lifestyles for school kids

A recent survey from the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) indicates that fewer middle school and high school students have access to fatty, salty snacks and sugary soft drinks at school.

5 Nov 2009

LaserBand signs an agreement for healthcare wristbands and labels with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems

LaserBand, the leading provider of patient identification wristbands and related products, recently signed an agreement for healthcare wristbands and labels with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, one of the nation’s largest group purchasing organizations (GPO).

5 Nov 2009

Miscellaneous News

Renewal Laboratories to produce functional beverages with anti-oxidants and omega3 fatty acids

Kaiser Permanente senior VP inducted into the PRSA College of Fellows

Research projects in the areas of mathematics and biochemistry score top marks

Specialization in one sport increases the risk of injury, find researchers

Mental Health America expresses deepest sympathies to the families and friends of Fort Hood victims

Demand for products and services by life science industry is expected to grow rapidly

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape presents awards to five community members

Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices to install its locker system and patent-pending BACS

Illegal flavored cigarettes: FDA issues warning letters to companies selling them

Results of Areopedic product brings a 74% gross margin with an average order of over $450 dollars

People pay more for products that carry detailed nutritional information than for light items

Gentlemanly approach to mating prevails better on the whole

Volunteers from Charlotte provide community service at 38 locations

San Francisco and Berkeley miss opportunity to help smokers quit

Tea's healthy image keeps its market growing even in recession

Inappropriate clothing can restrict children's physical activity

Program for safe school environments and violence prevention activities

Tobacco companies attempt to block key provisions of new tobacco regulation law, federal judge rejects motion

School Grants program promotes better food choices and healthier lifestyles for school kids

LaserBand signs an agreement for healthcare wristbands and labels with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems

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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