Huge response to medical congress

News  |  www.ameinfo.com | Oct 26, 2008

Thousands of medical professionals from across the Middle East began descending on Abu Dhabi for a three day programme of specialist healthcare conferences and seminars.

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The Irish affiliate of €1bn pharmaceutical company Alpharma has signed a €13.7m licence agreement with Durect Corporation to 'develop and commercialise' a patch treatment that is under development for pain caused by post-herpetic neuralgia. Some people who have suffered from ...

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Full-fat milk

News  |  www.newscientist.com | Oct 28, 2000

IF YOU'RE fat, your mother's milk might be to blame, suggests Edward Leiter at the Jackson Laboratory in Maine. Leiter and his colleagues crossed different

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16822623.600-fullfat-milk.html

New Healthcare Marketing Vehicle Launches to Help Americans with Diabetes, Cholesterol and Obesity

News  |  www.prlog.org | Mar 11, 2008

New Healthcare Marketing Vehicle Launches to Help Americans with Diabetes, Cholesterol and Obesity. HealthPak was conceived by Jason Buchwald, M.D., a board certified emergency room physician in Miami, to address the growing epidemic of Americans living with high cholesterol, diabetes and obesity.

http://www.prlog.org/10056332-new-healthcare-marketing-vehicle-launches-to-help-americans-with-diabetes-cholesterol-and-obesity.html

ING RFSB - Home

ING Run For Something Better® is a program created by ING to help fund running and physical fitness education programs in schools. The program offers children a healthy start in life and fosters their desire to exercise before obesity ever begins .

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D.C. Obesity Therapeutics Show to Debut

News  |  www.tradeshowweek.com | Jun 7, 2004

Global Business Research and Business Access are set to launch the World Obesity Congress & Expo, addressing what they said would be a $50-billion market within a decade. The event — scheduled July 12–13 at the Hilton Washington, D.C. — is being billed as the first to focus on investing in,

http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA425174.html

Major Study Links Childhood Obesity to Fast-Food Ads

News  |  adage.com | Nov 19, 2008

A ban on fast-food advertising to kids would cut the national obesity rate by as much as 18%, according to a new study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

http://adage.com/article?article_id=132718

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Welcome to SRIC-BI SRI Consulting Business Intelligence (SRIC-BI) combines content-based research with consulting expertise. Our research identifies the defining forces of change to help our clients expand their perspective.

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Program Director in Diabetes and Obesity Basic Research, Health Scientist Administrator, GS-13/14...

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Program Director in Diabetes and Obesity Basic Research, Health Scientist Administrator, GS-13/14 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Institute of Diabetes...

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CBS - Obesity leads to more sickness absence - Press release

Seriously obese employees are demonstrably absent from work more often than employees in a normal weight range. Not only do they report in sick more often, but they stay off sick longer as well. Workers who smoke also have significantly higher absence rates than non-smokers and former smokers.

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