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CAPT continues its efforts to end harmful staffing reductions and cuts

The California Association of Psychiatric Technicians is continuing a series of weekly informational pickets at state hospitals, developmental centers and prisons, this time – for the second time – at Napa State Hospital.

7 Oct 2009

Winners of the 2009 World of Children Award to be honored

Six changemakers who have dramatically improved children’s lives will be showcased on November 5 by World of Children, the only global recognition and funding non-profit that recognizes individuals who are changing the lives of children around the world.

7 Oct 2009

Area-wide traffic calming schemes are effective in high-income countries

Area-wide traffic calming schemes that discourage through-traffic from using residential roads are effective at reducing traffic-related injuries in high-income countries and may even reduce deaths. However, more research needs to be carried out to see whether these interventions will work in low- and middle-income countries, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review of the available evidence.

7 Oct 2009

Air pollution levels change considerably within small geographical areas

Pedestrians could reduce the amount of traffic pollution they breathe in simply by crossing the street, according to the latest research from the University of Leeds.

7 Oct 2009

CSL Behring LEAD program invites grant requests from organizations assisting people with rare diseases

CSL Behring, a global leader in the plasma-protein biotherapeutics industry, is calling for grant requests through its Local Empowerment for Advocacy Development (LEAD) program. The LEAD program awards funds to United States patient organizations that assist people with rare diseases in advocating for continued access to health care and life-saving plasma protein therapies.

7 Oct 2009

IBI's single-source benchmarking database released

To help employers gauge benefits-program results, the not-for-profit Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI) released today the country's largest single-source benchmarking database across industry groups and occupational and non-occupational benefits programs. The 2008 IBI Benchmarking database compares how employers' lost-time programs perform against others in their industry.

7 Oct 2009

Strategic placement of generators can reduce carbon monoxide

To subdue the steaming heat of hurricanes or to thaw out during a blizzard, gasoline-powered, portable generators are a lifeline during weather emergencies when homes are cut off without electricity.

7 Oct 2009

Most likely cause of operating room fires are lasers and electrosurgical devices: Study

While operating room fires can occur in a variety of clinical settings, it is the use of lasers and electrosurgical devices that are most likely to cause them. Those are the findings in new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA.

7 Oct 2009

Multiple intervention programs can reduce teen pregnancies

When teenagers receive health education and information about contraception, the number of them having unintended pregnancies decreases, finds a large new review.

7 Oct 2009

B-vitamin supplements do not prevent heart attack

B-vitamin supplements should not be recommended for prevention of heart disease, say scientists. A Cochrane Systematic Review has shown these supplements do not reduce the risk of developing or dying from the disease.

7 Oct 2009

New line of supplement products from Innovative Beverage Products

Amidst the cluttered counters within stores across the nation that contain countless copycat and unimaginative energy shots comes a new healthy twist and spark of vitality to the shot category. HealthShots(TM) - a new product line fortified with a host of healthy blends formulated specifically to taste great while also providing functional ingredients based on health and wellness concerns - has just launched in Long Island.

7 Oct 2009

Landmark tobacco bill passed by Senate in Canada

Landmark tobacco legislation (Bill C-32, An Act to Amend the Tobacco Act) - passed by the Senate today - will ban flavoured cigarettes and cigarillos as well as tobacco advertising in magazines and newspapers.

7 Oct 2009

GNC introduces clinically tested immune defense product

GNC has announced the introduction of its latest immune health product, ViraBLOC. ViraBLOC is a clinically tested immune defense product based on patent-pending elderberry extract from HerbalScience Group and is now available nationwide through GNC.

7 Oct 2009

Developing countries lobby for more voting power in World Bank, IMF

Developing countries Monday at a meeting in Istanbul said they should get larger percentages of the vote at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Associated Press reports.

7 Oct 2009

Mobile phones may help in kicking nicotine habit

Hooked on your cell phone and cigarettes? Fortunately, your mobile device could help you kick the nicotine habit, according to a new review from New Zealand.

7 Oct 2009

Also in Global Health News: U.S. aid to Somalia; Nigerian health workers strike; male circumcision in Swaziland; PEPFAR in Uganda

The U.S. State and Treasury departments together with USAID have reached an agreement that will allow several aid agencies in Somalia to receive humanitarian grants upon meeting several conditions, "unlock[ing] millions of dollars in relief resources that had been on hold due to US anti-terrorism rules," IRIN reports.

7 Oct 2009

University of Leicester's event to cope with challenging and distressing situations

The University of Leicester will go on 'Red Alert' on Saturday 10th October, when fire officers, paramedics and international experts in triage, pandemics and major trauma converge on the campus for the staging of a chemical/biological/radioactive incident.

7 Oct 2009

Catalent Pharma Solutions' Corby packaging facility receives High Commendation recognition

Catalent Pharma Solutions announces that its commercial packaging facility in Corby, United Kingdom, received a High Commendation recognition in the Judge’s Special Award category, in the recently announced “2009 Best Factory Awards.” The Corby facility was nominated in several categories, including “Best Process Factory” and “Overall Best UK Factory.”

6 Oct 2009

NovImmune wins the 2009 EUROPEAN BIOTECHNICA AWARD

The winner of the 2009 EUROPEAN BIOTECHNICA AWARD is NovImmune SA from Switzerland. This biopharmaceutical company duly receives the lion’s share of the €100,000 prize money, which is awarded each year by Deutsche Messe AG and its partners. The aim of the award is to celebrate the achievements of innovative European companies in the field of biotechnology and the life sciences.

6 Oct 2009

Ground Zero Pharmaceuticals opens new office in Brisbane

A major increase in innovative concepts for exciting therapeutic and preventive new products in Australia has led to an expansion of GZP's activities Down Under, to better support clients in their efforts to take their programs to the US Food and Drug Administration.

6 Oct 2009