Fast Food Nation
Fast food Nation Inspired by the incendiary New York Times bestseller that exposed the hidden facts behind America’s fast food industry, Fast food Nation combines an all-star ensemble cast lead by Greg Kinnear, Wilmer Valderrama and Avril Lavigne with riveting, interlocked human stories to serve up “a firecracker of a movie that jumps off […]
Waring JEX328 health Juice Extractor
Waring JEX328 health Juice Extractor Drink to your heart’s content with this super juicer from Waring. Its ultra-efficient juice extraction method allows you to capture more of the essence of every piece of fruit or vegetable you feed into the machine. Comes with an extra-large, 3-1/2″ feed tube and 32 oz. stainless steel juice […]
The Risks and Impacts of Portering on the Well-Being of Children in Nepal
A variety of underlying conditions increase the likelihood of children entering the labor force. Nearly half of Nepal’s population between 5 and 14 years of age is economically active, many in conditions classified by the International Labor Organization as ‘the worst forms of child labor’. In order to assess the relationship between portering and […]
More than half of EU adults overweight (AP)
AP - More than half of adults in European Union nations are obese or overweight and the young are increasingly making Europe a fat continent, the EU’s top public health official said Wednesday.
Lab study hints Viagra may harm male fertility (Reuters)
Reuters - Laboratory studies conducted at Queen's University Belfast, UK suggest that taking the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra may adversely affect sperm function and possibly male fertility.
NFL study links concussions, depression (AP)
AP - A study of more than 2,500 retired NFL players found that those who had at least three concussions during their careers had triple the risk of clinical depression as those who had no concussions.
Evaluation of the TEG platelet mapping assay in blood donors
Background: Monitoring of antiplatelet therapy in patients at cardiovascular risk is difficult because existing platelet function tests are too sophisticated for clinical routine. The whole blood TEG Platelet Mapping assay measures clot strength as maximal amplitude (MA) and enables for quantification of platelet function, including the contribution of the adenosine […]
Wal-Mart: $4 generics now 38 pct of filled scripts (Reuters)
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Thursday that just six months after completing the roll-out of its $4 generic prescription drug program, 37.8 percent of all prescriptions it fills are $4 prescriptions.
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