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Concern for smokers who don't understand nicotine

Medical experts warned today that thousands of smokers are jeopardising their chances of quitting successfully. New data presented at the UK National Smoking Cessation Conference (UKNSCC) shows that misconceptions about the role of nicotine are preventing smokers from quitting using nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) that actually increase the chances of quitting for good.

9 Jun 2005

12-year-old cancer victim taken into care after parents block treatment on religious grounds

State Child Protective Services in Texas are going to court on June 15 to try to get custody of a 12-year-old girl suffering from advanced Hodgkin's disease.

9 Jun 2005

Majority of the UK public believe that pub staff should be protected from second-hand smoke

Seven in ten (68%) of the UK public believe that the health of pub staff should be protected from second-hand smoke at work, according to a survey done by MORI for the British Medical Association (BMA).

9 Jun 2005

Soy appears to lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels, aid weight loss

A quick trip through the health-food section of any grocery will reveal several labels touting soy content, but most Americans do not know much about soy beyond a vague idea that it is a healthy food.

8 Jun 2005

New medical marijuana ruling

In many of San Francisco's medical marijuana clubs business carried on as usual despite the Supreme Court ruling on June 6 that people who smoke pot for medicinal purposes can be prosecuted for violating federal drug laws.

8 Jun 2005

Nitrogen oxides emitted by soil could play a substantially larger role in seasonal air pollution

Nitrogen oxides produced by huge fires and fossil fuel combustion are a major component of air pollution. They are the primary ingredients in ground-level ozone, a pollutant harmful to human health and vegetation.

6 Jun 2005

U.S. Supreme Court overules states and makes marijuana for medicinal use illegal

A U.S. Supreme Court has decreed that the Federal Government has the power to prevent sick patients from smoking home-grown marijuana that a doctor recommended to relieve chronic pain. The 6 to 3 ruling by a divided court is a major setback for the medical use of marijuana.

6 Jun 2005

Basic sanitation must reach 138 million more people every year through 2015

...close to 2 billion in total - to bring the world on track to halve the proportion of people living without safe water and basic sanitation, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF warn in a new report.

6 Jun 2005

5,000 people die from bowel cancer each year making it one of Australia's biggest cancer killers

Around 25 per cent, or more than 3,000 of the 13,000 bowel cancers diagnosed in Australia every year could be prevented if men and women maintained a healthy body weight, ate a healthy diet and engaged in daily physical activity.

6 Jun 2005

'Miracle Mermaid Baby' Milagros meets the media after her successful operation

The world had its first glimpse of 13-month-old Milagros Cerron last Thursday since she had surgery to separate her fused legs. This is only the second such successful operation on record performed to correct "mermaid syndrome."

5 Jun 2005

Banned chemical discovered in Canadian farmed salmon

Canadian federal officials have confirmed that farmed salmon with trace amounts of a banned chemical have recently been found on store shelves.

5 Jun 2005

Doctors in the UK demand that junk food television advertisors pay for public health messages

Delegates to the British Medical Association's public health medicine and community health annual conference want a 'fairness doctrine' adopted by advertisers, and the motion has been backed and put forward by alcohol addiction and research council chairman Dr Noel Olsen.

5 Jun 2005

How consumer behavior is affected by ideas of mortality - called mortality salience

In our post 9/11 world, Americans demand more--more food, more drink, more time with friends and family, and more time for religion.

3 Jun 2005

Jelly beans can reveal how consumers evaluate an experience

We each have that one flavor of jelly bean--the one that we can consume endlessly in one sitting. Yet, there is another flavor that we eject from our mouths as soon as we taste it.

3 Jun 2005

Consumers may make more judgments based on quick thinking rather than lengthy contemplation

Imagine a shiny new BMW sitting in your driveway. Now, imagine a shiny new Hyundai. Now, come up with one reason why you should drive that BMW. How about ten reasons? What about the Hyundai? A little bit harder isn't it?

3 Jun 2005

ESP will open new doors into music for non-musicians

A new University of Southern California computer system lets a user "drive" a piece of music, using a wheel and foot controls. The Expression Synthesis Project (ESP) interface, devised by a team led by Elaine Chew of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, could be in the hands of consumers within two years.

3 Jun 2005

Women living longer - infant mortality dropping

In 2003 Washington had a lower percent of low-weight births, a lower infant mortality rate, and a higher life expectancy rate than the nation as a whole.

2 Jun 2005

Finances are leading cause of stress

Asked to identify their leading cause of stress, 23 percent of respondents selected “finances” and 21 percent chose “job/career” - the top two responses to an online poll conducted by LifeCare, Inc., the exclusive provider of Life Event Management Services. The poll was open to employees of LifeCare's 1,500 client companies nationwide via its web site, www.lifecare.com, during the month of April.

2 Jun 2005

Australian MPs back call for smoking bans in cars

A campaign by doctors to ban adults from smoking in vehicles carrying children has strong support among Western Australian politicians, an AMA(WA) survey has revealed.

2 Jun 2005

Potential smoking liability cases thrown into doubt in Europe

The outcome of potential smoking liability cases in Europe has been thrown into doubt after a widow lost her claim for damages against the tobacco company she blames for her husband's death from lung cancer.

2 Jun 2005

Miscellaneous News

Concern for smokers who don't understand nicotine

12-year-old cancer victim taken into care after parents block treatment on religious grounds

Majority of the UK public believe that pub staff should be protected from second-hand smoke

Soy appears to lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels, aid weight loss

New medical marijuana ruling

Nitrogen oxides emitted by soil could play a substantially larger role in seasonal air pollution

U.S. Supreme Court overules states and makes marijuana for medicinal use illegal

Basic sanitation must reach 138 million more people every year through 2015

5,000 people die from bowel cancer each year making it one of Australia's biggest cancer killers

'Miracle Mermaid Baby' Milagros meets the media after her successful operation

Banned chemical discovered in Canadian farmed salmon

Doctors in the UK demand that junk food television advertisors pay for public health messages

How consumer behavior is affected by ideas of mortality - called mortality salience

Jelly beans can reveal how consumers evaluate an experience

Consumers may make more judgments based on quick thinking rather than lengthy contemplation

ESP will open new doors into music for non-musicians

Women living longer - infant mortality dropping

Finances are leading cause of stress

Australian MPs back call for smoking bans in cars

Potential smoking liability cases thrown into doubt in Europe

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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