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US soft drinks firms say sugary sodas cut in schools - BBC News
By Health News on March 9, 2010
 Boston Globe |
US soft drinks firms say sugary sodas cut in schools
BBC News The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut the number of high-calorie soft drinks sold in US schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity. The American Beverage Association said shipments of full-calorie drinks to schools were down 95%. … NY seeks ‘fat tax’ on sodas to fight rising US obesity Telegraph.co.uk US school drink deal cuts sugar; NY mulls soda tax Reuters Clinton, beverage group: School efforts working The Associated Press News 10NBC - WITN - Atlanta Journal Constitution all 235 news articles » |
No HIV Positive Babies by 2015, Possible: Officials - TopNews United States
By Health News on March 9, 2010
 CBC.ca |
No HIV Positive Babies by 2015, Possible: Officials
TopNews United States Officials have stated that a world without any HIV positive babies may be a possibility by 2015 if the current health investment rates are maintained. The bright prospect was presented in an annual report released by The Global Fund to fight HIV, … UNAIDS: Funding cuts could lead to HIV ‘nightmare’ The Associated Press AIDS the leading cause of death among women–report The Money Times AIDS rise may force India to spend more: World Bank Reuters New York Times - NewsOK.com - Top 10 Mobile Phones all 515 news articles » |
Ugandan Government Unable to Afford Treatment for AIDS Patients - BusinessWeek
By Health News on March 9, 2010
 eFitnessNow |
Ugandan Government Unable to Afford Treatment for AIDS Patients
BusinessWeek March 9 (Bloomberg) — Uganda is unable to offer lifetime treatment to the country’s 350000 AIDS patients because it can’t afford the $4 billion it would cost to supply them with medication, the Uganda Aids Commission said. … Bone marrow can harbour HIV-infected cells Times of India Health Buzz: Scientists Expose an HIV Hiding Spot U.S. News & World Report Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow The Associated Press San Angelo Standard Times - CNM News Network - eFitnessNow all 415 news articles » |
Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight Control - WebMD
By Health News on March 9, 2010
 ABC News |
Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight Control
WebMD March 8, 2010 — It might be time to add weight control to the growing list of potential benefits for light to moderate drinking. Normal-weight women who drank alcohol in moderation were less likely than women who didn’t drink at all … Drinking Alcohol May Keep You Slim dBTechno Womens’ obesity risks lowered with daily drinks, study finds McClatchy Washington Bureau Study: Women who drink moderately tend to gain less weight in midlife Los Angeles Times CNN - USA Today - TopNews United States all 265 news articles » |
‘Drowning in Alzheimer’s’: Minorities struggle with dementia - CNN
By Health News on March 9, 2010
 USA Today |
‘Drowning in Alzheimer’s’: Minorities struggle with dementia
CNN By Madison Park, CNN Francisca Terrazas of El Paso, Texas, has Alzheimer’s disease and is the subject of her daughter’s blog. (CNN) — Francisca Terrazas could not be left alone. She burned her foot pouring boiling water over an ant hill in her … Report: Minorities more likely to suffer Alzheimer’s disease USA Today Blacks, Hispanics have higher Alzheimer’s risk Times of India Alzheimer’s rates up sharply in Mohawk Valley Utica Observer Dispatch HealthandAge.com - Cougar - Maryville Daily Times all 29 news articles » |
Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP)
By Health News on March 9, 2010
AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin’s birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
Salmonella recall over tainted additive growing - Montreal Gazette
By Health News on March 8, 2010
 CBC.ca |
Salmonella recall over tainted additive growing
Montreal Gazette It could take months for food companies to figure out whether a popular flavouring ingredient contaminated with salmonella found its way into their products, industry experts say. … P&G recalls 2 Pringles flavors The Associated Press HVP Salmonella Taint Leads to Widespread Food Recall NACS Online Alert: Bacon Base Product Recall WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 WKOW-TV.com - CIDRAP - WAFF all 415 news articles » |
Film fest to raise money for breast cancer research, other women’s issues - MU The Parthenon
By Health News on March 8, 2010
 New York Times (blog) |
Film fest to raise money for breast cancer research, other women’s issues
MU The Parthenon Marshall University’s Women’s Center will be hosting its first Lunafest, a women’s film festival that benefits the Breast Cancer fund and the CONTACT Rape Crisis Center. The film festival will be Wednesday in the lower level of the … After Cancer, Removing a Healthy Breast New York Times (blog) Letting the world see what breast cancer can do North Platte Telegraph Bisphosphonate use associated with decreased risk for breast cancer Endocrine Today AHN | All Headline News - PR Urgent all 26 news articles » |
Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease (HealthDay)
By Health News on March 8, 2010
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) –Increasing consumption of sugary soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in the last decade, a new U.S. study finds.
HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells (HealthDay)
By Health News on March 8, 2010
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) — Medications can reduce the level of the AIDS virus in the blood to zero, but HIV doesn’t disappear and often roars back when patients stop taking their pills. Now, research is giving scientists new insight into how the virus manages to hide and avoid the killing powers of medicine.
Finance »
What Does This Real Estate Insider Know About …
September 12, 2009
SAN DIEGO, CA – by David Horwitz -No one has ever been able to explain this logic to me as soon as you fall behind on your payments, the bank charges you MORE money and often times, if possible, raises your interest rates! It seems that when we are financially in trouble, today’s [...]
Real Estate »
Unemployment Now Becoming A Principal Reason for Rising Foreclosures
September 9, 2009
Research by Moody’s Economy.com predicts that in 2009 1.8 million borrowers will lose their home to foreclosure. This figure rises from 1.4 million homeowners in 2008. Moody is a leading independent provider of economic, financial, country, and industry research. Moody attributes the increase in foreclosure rate to the rise in unemployment. At the start of [...]
Business »
Flaw in Free Markets: Humans
September 12, 2009
THERE is broad agreement that Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, was wrong to have believed that market forces alone would insulate society from excessive financial risk. But Mr. Greenspan was wrong for reasons very different from those offered by his most vocal critics.
Those critics fault Mr. Greenspan for having overestimated the strength of competitive forces, a [...]
Technology »
In Chatroulette, the Web is closer to the real world
March 9, 2010
Chatroulette is receiving a lot of criticism, but perhaps the media are identifying it as something it’s not.
Health, Technology »
US soft drinks firms say sugary sodas cut in schools - BBC News
March 9, 2010
Boston Globe |
US soft drinks firms say sugary sodas cut in schools
BBC News The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut the number of high-calorie soft drinks sold in US schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity. The American Beverage Association said shipments of full-calorie drinks to schools were down 95%. … NY seeks ‘fat tax’ on sodas to fight rising US obesity Telegraph.co.uk US school drink deal cuts sugar; NY mulls soda tax Reuters Clinton, beverage group: School efforts working The Associated Press News 10NBC - WITN - Atlanta Journal Constitution all 235 news articles » |
SPORTS »
Federer Beats Djokovic to Reach Final
September 13, 2009
Roger Federer swept past Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5, on Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the finals of the United States Open, a tournament he has won five straight times.
The fourth-seeded Djokovic, 22, who had defeated Federer in two of their three past meetings this year, was competitive throughout the match, but [...]