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Scores of Hepatitis Cases Traced to Las Vegas Clinic
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said. Authorities can't say for sure how the 77 people were infected, said Brian Labus, senior

Nutrition 21 profits plunge amid company reshuffle
- Nutrition 21, the New York-based dietary supplements manufacturer and ingredients supplier, has turned in a near-400 percent increase in losses as it restructures and rebrands its range and settles 'outstandings'. The company's predominantly

Bangladesh opens vitamin A, de-worming campaign for children
DHAKA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh began a massive campaign from Saturday to provide millions of children with vitamin A and de-worming tablets. United Naions Children's Fund (UNICEF) said tens of thousands of health workers and volunteers will fan out

'Caveman diet' keeps your heart healthy
Eating the basic 'caveman diet' of berries, nuts, lean meat and fish significantly lowers the chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, says a new study.Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden discovered that eating like our ancestors also

Take comment on calorie intake in positive way: US to India
Washington, May 10 (PTI) United States has asked India to take the comments made by President George W Bush and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice that calorie intake of Indians is contributing to higher food prices, in a positive manner. 'I've seen the

Nutrition Research Alert. Vitamin K2 and Hip Fractures; High Protein Diet and Weight Loss; Baked Beans for Lowering Serum Cholesterol
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NYC counting on calorie law
NEW YORKIt's enough to ruin your appetite. And, in a way, that's exactly what the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene intended when it decreed calorie counts must appear on the menus of many of the city's restaurants. New York, which is

Massachusetts studies smoking bans
Jump to full article: Capital News 9 (Albany, NY), 2008-05-07 Author: Ryan Burgess Intro: A new Massachusetts study says teens who live in towns with strict smoking bans in restaurants are 40 percent less likely to become regular smokers. . . . In

Surgery options for enlarged prostate
Surgery, sometimes, is needed to treat an enlarged prostate. That technology, too, is changing. Transurethral resection of the prostate has been the standby surgery; it takes 60 to 90 minutes and can be done on an outpatient basis. New minimally invasive

SNAREs at the traffic junction with signalling, transport and nutrition
Mike Blatt, University of Glasgow presents this lecture Date Time 12.30 to 13.30 Venue Room 122, Sir Alexander Flemming Building, South Kensington Campus Audience Open to all Category Lectures and seminars Last Updated 08 May 2008 Contact Alexander

Lawmakers consider smoking ban exemptions
As key lawmakers haggle over what limits the state should place on public smoking, many local lawmakers say they want a tough ban, but some would consider exempting some businesses or clubs to get something passed. A House-Senate conference committee has

Smoking ban: Reps willing to deal down
As key lawmakers haggle over what limits the state should place on public smoking, several local lawmakers say they want a tough ban but would also consider exempting some businesses or clubs to get something passed. A House-Senate conference committee

EDITORIAL: State's indoor smoking ban on hold for too long
ARE STATE LAWMAKERS blowing smoke at us again? For the better part of a year the state House of Representatives and Senate have been debating which businesses should be exempt from a statewide indoor smoking ban. . . . Pennsylvania might - or might not -

Vote on PA smoking ban delayed
In yet another delay, a special legislative committee this morning postponed a vote on a compromise bill for a statewide ban on smoking in public places. A joint committee of House and Senate members tasked with coming up with a compromise on the smoking

Legislators delay action again on smoking ban
Members of a House-Senate conference committee tasked with hashing out a final compromise on a statewide indoor smoking ban gave themselves another extension today. The delay, likely to next week, came at the request of Sen. Chuck McIlhinney, R-Bucks,

Casinos, bars might escape smoking ban
Casinos, private clubs and smaller bars and taverns appear to be winning their fights for exceptions from a bill to ban smoking from most indoor facilities in Pennsylvania. Sources close to talks said all three groups might escape the statewide ban. But

Canada orders vitamin D study
From Saturday's Globe and Mail Health Canada says it will launch a study by this fall investigating dramatic claims that a lack of vitamin D could be linked to ailments such as cancer, heart disease and multiple sclerosis. There has been rising pressure

Take comment on calorie intake in positive way: US to India
WASHINGTON: United States has asked India to take the comments made by President George W Bush and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice that calorie intake of Indians is contributing to higher food prices, in a positive manner. 'I've seen the press reports

Roller-derby skater is kicking butt, taking names
DANECIA BERRIAN, a North Philadelphia native, is a compassionate, demure fifth-grade teacher by day and a rough-and-tumble roller-derby diva by night. I was pleasantly surprised when the soft-spoken 30-year-old revealed that she was a roller-derby

Smoking ban could hit Detroit's casinos
DETROIT (AP) - If smoking is banned in Detroit bars, restaurants and workplaces, Betty Gilbert says it will hurt the city's casinos. Gilbert, who was smoking a cigarette Friday with members of her bowling team on a sidewalk near Greektown Casino

Smoking ban could hit Detroit's casinos
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Smoking ban could hit Detroit's casinos
If smoking is banned in Detroit bars, restaurants and workplaces, Betty Gilbert says it will hurt the city's casinos.Gilbert, who was smoking a cigarette Friday with members of her bowling team on a sidewalk near Greektown Casino downtown, should know.

WAFACS Published: No CVD Benefit in Longest-Duration Folic-Acid/B-Vitamin Supplementation Study
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Smoking Ban Could Hit Detroit's Casinos
If smoking is banned in Detroit bars, restaurants and workplaces, Betty Gilbert says it will hurt the city's casinos. Gilbert, who was smoking a cigarette Friday with members of her bowling team on a sidewalk near Greektown Casino downtown, should know.

Smoking ban could hit Detroit's casinos
DETROITIf smoking is banned in Detroit bars, restaurants and workplaces, Betty Gilbert says it will hurt the city's casinos.Gilbert, who was smoking a cigarette Friday with members of her bowling team on a sidewalk near Greektown Casino downtown, should

RD Makeover: Career Edition! Breaking Away From Traditional Dietetics Roles
Like an artist?s palette, dietetics offers many colorful career options. From food stylists to playwrights, let the RDs featured here inspire you to explore new and unique paths in the field. Clinical dietitians, foodservice managers, outpatient

All's quiet in first days of prison smoking ban
Author: Canwest News Service Intro: Anti-smoking programs and suspected stashes of tobacco are helping keep Canada's prisons quiet so far this week as a smoking ban came into effect in maximum-security federal penitentiaries across the country. The

Councilman proposes smoking ban at Wilkes-Barre playgrounds
Jump to full article: Wilkes Barre (PA) Citizen's Voice, 2008-05-08 Author: DENISE ALLABAUGH STAFF WRITER Intro: Councilman Bill Barrett wants smoking prohibited at city playgrounds, a ban that other local communities have passed or plan to implement.

FOX 2's Andrea Isom Reports on the Smoking Ban
Jump to full article: WJBK FOX 2 (Southfield, MI), 2008-05-08 Intro: It could soon be 'lights out' for smokers in bars and restaurants across the state. The Senate has just passed a bill that would ban smoking in the workplace. The House passed a similar

Mich. Senate passes smoking ban bill
Legislation must still be approved by the State House Jump to full article: Traverse City (MI) Record-Eagle, 2008-05-09 Author: LINDSAY VANHULLE and BRIAN McGILLIVARY Record-Eagle staff writers Intro: A statewide ban moved a step closer to reality