Archive for 2008/09


Eat For Goals! - UEFA, The World Heart Federation And The European Commission Come Together To Tackle Childhood Obesity

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the World Heart Federation, with the support of the European Commission, came together at the British School of Brussels to launch the children's cookery book, Eat for Goals! Through the book the message that a healthy lifestyle is als
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09/30/2008 | Fitness - Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness | Trackback | Comments Off

Potentially Toxic Substance Present In Chicago Air

Although the industrial compounds known as polychlorinated biphenols or PCBs have been found in previous air samples collected in the city of Chicago, a University of Iowa researcher says that a new study of Chicago air sampled between November 2006 and November 2007 found PCB11, a byproduct of the manufacture of paint pigments and a potentially toxic substance, present throughout the city.
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09/30/2008 | Environment - Water - Air Quality / Agriculture | Trackback | Comments Off

Physical Therapists Say Appropriate Exercise Can Help Prevent ACL Injuries In Female Athletes

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging female athletes - particularly soccer players - to consider a new warm-up program to help lower their growing risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The announcement comes as APTA celebrates
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09/30/2008 | Fitness - Sports Medicine / Fitness | Trackback | Comments Off

Skin Virus Spreads In Rugby Players And Sumo Wrestlers

Rugby players may get more than just the ball out of a scrum - herpes virus can cause a skin disease called "scrumpox" and it spreads through physical contact. Researchers have studied the spread of the disease among sumo wrestlers in Japan and have discovered that a new strain of the virus could be even more pathogenic, according to an article published in the October issue of the Journal of General Virology.
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09/30/2008 | Fitness - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Unnecessary Red Tape Must Not Harm Ability To Produce Food

Agriculture's potential to farm and grow reliable and abundant supplies of high quality and affordable food must not be impeded by unnecessary red tape from Europe the NFU has said today as it signed up to an industry-wide call to action.
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09/30/2008 | Environment - Water - Air Quality / Agriculture | Trackback | Comments Off

Lung Association Calls On Party Leaders To Talk About Environment And Lung Health

The Lung Association called on federal political parties to spend this week of the election campaign debating the health effects of dirty air.
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09/30/2008 | Environment - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Supplements No Better Than Placebo In Slowing Cartilage Loss In Knees Of Osteoarthritis Patients

In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients. This was an ancillary study concurrently conducted on a subset of the patients who were enrolled in the prospective, randomized GAIT (Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial).
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09/30/2008 | Complementary - Arthritis / Rheumatology | Trackback | Comments Off

Global Water Crisis Discussion, Houston, 5 To 9 October

Water is a fundamental need of all life on our planet; however in this age, the issue of fresh water has become one of conflict and tension. Global water policies are failing to meet the needs of populations, while ecosystems are paying a severe price for the lack of innovation.


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09/30/2008 | Environment - Water - Air Quality / Agriculture | Trackback | Comments Off

Rhinitis Linked To Adult-Onset Asthma

Adult-onset asthma can be predicted by the presence of rhinitis, both allergic and non-allergic, according to an article released on September 19, 2008 in The Lancet. To investigate the potential implications of both allergic and non-allergic rhinitis on adult-onset asthma, Rafea Shaaban, Mahmoud Zureik, and Benedicte Leynaert, of the INSERM Epidemiology Team, Paris, France, and colleagues, examined data from the European Community Health Survey.
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09/30/2008 | Allergy - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

News From The American Chemical Society, Sept. 24, 2008

Evidence that inexpensive device boosts fuel economy by up to 20 percent Amid sticker-shock fuel prices, researchers in Pennsylvania are reporting results of laboratory tests and road tests verifying that a simple, inexpensive device attached to a car engine's fuel injector can boost gas mileage by up to 20 percent. That translates into several more precious miles per gallon, they say.
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09/29/2008 | Environment - Biology / Biochemistry | Trackback | Comments Off

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