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Unintentional hot tub-related injuries increases by 160%, says study

Though hot tubs, whirlpools and spas are widely used for relaxation and fun, they can pose serious risk for injury. Over the past two decades, as recreational use of hot tubs has increased, so has the number of injuries. A recent study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital found that from 1990-2007, the number of unintentional hot tub-related injuries increased by 160 percent, from approximately 2,500 to more than 6,600 injuries per year.

3 Nov 2009

Half of American children including 90% black children will use food stamps, says study

Nearly half of American children - including 90 percent of black children and 90 percent of children who spend their childhoods in single-parent households - will eat meals paid for by food stamps at some point during childhood, reports a Cornell researcher.

3 Nov 2009

Want to quit smoking? Try a nicotine patch plus a nicotine lozenge

In a comparison of five different smoking cessation medications, a nicotine patch plus a nicotine lozenge appears most effective at helping smokers quit, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

3 Nov 2009

mPhase Technologies receives U.S. patent for "greener" battery technology

mPhase Technologies, Inc. reported today that it has been granted a United States patent for its concept for a battery that is safer for the environment. mPhase's "greener" battery technology could potentially help to reduce the harmful residual chemicals in a battery once it has reached the end of its life and is discarded.

3 Nov 2009

Seasonal Vitamin D supplement launched by USANA Health Sciences

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. today launched its seasonal Vitamin D supplement. The supplement will be available every year from November to March, the months when many people do not get enough vitamin D.

3 Nov 2009

Metro Dentalcare sponsors Halloween candy buyback event

Halloween candy is a sweet treat for kids and a nightmare for parents, but this Halloween, kids can turn their goodies into cash and donations for charities. Thirteen Metro Dentalcare locations around the Twin Cities are sponsoring Halloween candy buybacks on Nov. 2.

2 Nov 2009

ACM Global Central Laboratory celebrates landmark anniversary

ACM Global Central Laboratory, the global central lab that continually defines the customer-service standard with its flexible approach, is this week celebrating its 10th anniversary of providing central laboratory services throughout Europe.

2 Nov 2009

Aflex Hose launches the Corroline hose for transferring process fluids in pharmaceutical plants

Aflex Hose Ltd has today unveiled Corroline, a revolutionary flexible hose developed to stand up to the toughest chemical and process applications.

2 Nov 2009

Dawn simulators can help in alleviating Seasonal Affective Disorder

Scientific Research concludes that waking up to a Lumie Bodyclock can help to beat milder forms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), otherwise known as the Winter Blues.

2 Nov 2009

Saft expands its portfolio with VL 10V Fe Super-Phosphate technology

Saft, the world specialist in the design and manufacture of high-tech batteries for industry, has expanded its range of lithium technologies with the VL 10V Fe Super-Phosphate(TM), the highest power lithium iron phosphate cell on the market. These large cells are designed for defense applications, such as U.S. Navy undersea operations, requiring very high power and safe operation.

2 Nov 2009

Local businesses team up to address youth homelessness

STANDUP FOR KIDS has been chosen by STAR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD's "Featured Charity" program where thousands of local businesses are being asked to join forces for charity www.starkart.net/charity.

2 Nov 2009

Study examines trajectories in sleep disturbances before and after retirement over an extended time window

A study in the Nov.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that retirement is followed by a sharp decrease in the prevalence of sleep disturbances. Findings suggest that this general improvement in sleep is likely to result from the removal of work-related demands and stress rather than from actual health benefits of retirement.

2 Nov 2009

National Sleep Foundation offers tips and countermeasures to prevent fall-asleep crashes

Sleepiness is often overlooked as a major contributor to vehicle crashes. The National Sleep Foundation's 2009 Sleep in America poll shows that 1% or as many as 1.9 million drivers have had a car crash or a near miss due to drowsiness in the past year. Even more surprising, 54% of drivers (105 million) have driven while drowsy at least once in the past year, and 28% (54 million) do so at least once per month.

2 Nov 2009

Employment discrimination based on genetic information prohibited: GINA Title II regulations

The Poster Compliance Center Research Department advises U.S. employers that a revised “Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law” poster including new information about GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008) was issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The new GINA Title II regulations are effective Nov. 21, 2009.

31 Oct 2009

OMG to conduct Terminology Services Information Day to explore terminology services

OMG(TM) today announced that a special event, Terminology Services Information Day, will be co-located with the OMG Technical Meeting in Long Beach, CA USA on December 8, 2009. For more information and to register for this special event, please visit http://www.omg.org/terminology-services-day.

31 Oct 2009

Nu Skin Enterprises celebrates 25th Anniversary Convention in LA

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) concluded its 25th Anniversary Convention in Los Angeles with record attendance, record product sales and record contributions to its nonprofit foundation. The biannual global distributor convention attracted more than 12,000 distributors from the company's 48 international markets. The largest delegations of sales representatives came from the United States, Japan and Korea.

31 Oct 2009

People with disabilities are an integral part of available labor force, says NCD

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and this year's theme is Expectation + Opportunity = Full Participation. NCD embraces the Department of Labor's apt theme.

31 Oct 2009

Male attraction operates differently from female attraction, regardless of sexual orientation

A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women.

31 Oct 2009

Muslim civil rights organization says 'no hat' policy must have religious exemption

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on a major medical group in Texas to change its policy denying accommodation for Muslim employees who wear religious attire such as Islamic head scarves (hijab) or beards.

31 Oct 2009

ABC News reports on U.S. food aid policy

ABC News examines U.S. food aid policy, which "requires that food aid money be spent on food grown in the U.S., at least half of it must be packed in the U.S. and most of it must be transported in U.S. ships." But "critics are complaining that" these policies are "exacerbating the cycle of starvation."

30 Oct 2009

Miscellaneous News

Unintentional hot tub-related injuries increases by 160%, says study

Half of American children including 90% black children will use food stamps, says study

Want to quit smoking? Try a nicotine patch plus a nicotine lozenge

mPhase Technologies receives U.S. patent for "greener" battery technology

Seasonal Vitamin D supplement launched by USANA Health Sciences

Metro Dentalcare sponsors Halloween candy buyback event

ACM Global Central Laboratory celebrates landmark anniversary

Aflex Hose launches the Corroline hose for transferring process fluids in pharmaceutical plants

Dawn simulators can help in alleviating Seasonal Affective Disorder

Saft expands its portfolio with VL 10V Fe Super-Phosphate technology

Local businesses team up to address youth homelessness

Study examines trajectories in sleep disturbances before and after retirement over an extended time window

National Sleep Foundation offers tips and countermeasures to prevent fall-asleep crashes

Employment discrimination based on genetic information prohibited: GINA Title II regulations

OMG to conduct Terminology Services Information Day to explore terminology services

Nu Skin Enterprises celebrates 25th Anniversary Convention in LA

People with disabilities are an integral part of available labor force, says NCD

Male attraction operates differently from female attraction, regardless of sexual orientation

Muslim civil rights organization says 'no hat' policy must have religious exemption

ABC News reports on U.S. food aid policy

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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