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Healthy At Home, Productive On The Job
A healthy lifestyle outside of the workplace contributes significantly to on site productivity, and the amount of sick leave that is taken each year by employees. Over 10,500 workers were quizzed about their lifestyles, including weight and height, underlying health, work demands and ability to work between 2005 and 2009 over a range of 49 separate companies…
A healthy lifestyle outside of the workplace contributes significantly to on site productivity, and the amount of sick leave that is taken each year by employees. Over 10,500 workers were quizzed about their lifestyles, including weight and height, underlying health, work demands and ability to work between 2005 and 2009 over a range of 49 separate companies…
Crop Experts Embrace One Of Agriculture’s Oldest Legumes As Food For People, Livestock And Astronauts
A long neglected crop with the potential to halt hunger for millions in Africa, sustain the livestock revolution underway in developing countries, rejuvenate nutrient-sapped soils, and even feed astronauts on extended space missions, is attracting scientists from around the world to Senegal this week for the Fifth World Cowpea Research Conference (27 September to 1 October 2010)…
A long neglected crop with the potential to halt hunger for millions in Africa, sustain the livestock revolution underway in developing countries, rejuvenate nutrient-sapped soils, and even feed astronauts on extended space missions, is attracting scientists from around the world to Senegal this week for the Fifth World Cowpea Research Conference (27 September to 1 October 2010)…
At FAO Special Meeting, Delegates Recommend Addressing Root Causes Of Food Price Escalation
“Delegates at a special U.N. meeting [in Rome] about high food prices Friday blamed the hikes on speculation, futures markets and national responses to crop failure,” the Associated Press/Moscow Times reports (9/27). The experts agreed that a food crisis is not imminent, but also said countries should not be complacent, according to a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) press release…
“Delegates at a special U.N. meeting [in Rome] about high food prices Friday blamed the hikes on speculation, futures markets and national responses to crop failure,” the Associated Press/Moscow Times reports (9/27). The experts agreed that a food crisis is not imminent, but also said countries should not be complacent, according to a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) press release…
Fractures In Russia, Central Asia And Eastern Europe Lead To High Death And Disability Rates
Preliminary findings from an upcoming new report by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) show alarming projections and reveal the poor state of post-fracture care in the Russian Federation and many other countries in the region. The findings were announced at a press conference in St. Petersburg at the IOF Summit of Eastern European and Central Asian Osteoporosis Patient Societies…
Preliminary findings from an upcoming new report by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) show alarming projections and reveal the poor state of post-fracture care in the Russian Federation and many other countries in the region. The findings were announced at a press conference in St. Petersburg at the IOF Summit of Eastern European and Central Asian Osteoporosis Patient Societies…
Blood Pressure Unaffected By Pine-Bark Extract
Add pine-bark extract to the list of dietary supplements that don’t live up to their promises of improved health. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that pine-bark extract had no effect in lowering blood pressure or reducing other risk factors for heart disease…
Add pine-bark extract to the list of dietary supplements that don’t live up to their promises of improved health. A new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that pine-bark extract had no effect in lowering blood pressure or reducing other risk factors for heart disease…
A "better brains" collective launches to improve cognition of the masses
Michael Merzenich is a pioneer in the exploration of neuroplasticity, the exploration of the brain’s intrinsic changeability, even in adulthood. In recent years Merzenich has brought neuroplasticity to the masses by forming a company, Posit Science, that uses the findings of his research to provide games that enhance visual and auditory skills.
Michael Merzenich is a pioneer in the exploration of neuroplasticity, the exploration of the brain’s intrinsic changeability, even in adulthood. In recent years Merzenich has brought neuroplasticity to the masses by forming a company, Posit Science, that uses the findings of his research to provide games that enhance visual and auditory skills.
Was Darwin a Punk? A Q&A with Punker-Paleontologist Greg Graffin
Editor’s Note: This is an expanded version of the Q&A that will appear in the November 2010 issue of Scientific American.
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Greg Graffin – BadReligion – Punk rock – Punk – Shopping
Editor’s Note: This is an expanded version of the Q&A that will appear in the November 2010 issue of Scientific American.
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Greg Graffin – BadReligion – Punk rock – Punk – Shopping
Should Incentives Be Used To Help People Quit Unhealthy Habits? NICE’s Citizens Council Reveals Its View
The majority of an advisory group made up of members of the public believes that incentive systems could be an effective way of encouraging people to change their unhealthy lifestyles providing that certain conditions are met. The findings are outlined in a report published today (27 September) by NICE’s Citizens Council…
The majority of an advisory group made up of members of the public believes that incentive systems could be an effective way of encouraging people to change their unhealthy lifestyles providing that certain conditions are met. The findings are outlined in a report published today (27 September) by NICE’s Citizens Council…
Moving Closer To Outdoor Recreation Not A Recipe For Being More Physically Active
You’d think that people choosing to live near to outdoor recreation amenities would have a lower body mass index or BMI thanks to an increase in all that healthy outdoor activity right on one’s doorstep. Yet a new University of Alberta study looking at the relationship between reasons for choosing a neighbourhood to live in, physical activity and BMI, shows that’s simply not the case…
You’d think that people choosing to live near to outdoor recreation amenities would have a lower body mass index or BMI thanks to an increase in all that healthy outdoor activity right on one’s doorstep. Yet a new University of Alberta study looking at the relationship between reasons for choosing a neighbourhood to live in, physical activity and BMI, shows that’s simply not the case…
Congress Considers Setting Standards To Reduce Football Concussions
NPR: “A college player who recently committed suicide had a degenerative brain disease normally linked to much older players. It’s prompting a new round of questions about safety in the dangerous game that Americans love. … [Chronic traumatic encephalopathy] is the football concussion ‘disease of the moment…
NPR: “A college player who recently committed suicide had a degenerative brain disease normally linked to much older players. It’s prompting a new round of questions about safety in the dangerous game that Americans love. … [Chronic traumatic encephalopathy] is the football concussion ‘disease of the moment…
