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Study funded by National Soft Drink Association finds soft drinks not linked to decreased calcium intake
A new study by researchers at the Center for Food and Nutrition Policy (CFNP) at Virginia Tech published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition found that calcium intake among U.S. adolescents although inadequate, has remained a constant since the 1970s and does not appear to be linked to soft drink consumption.
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Study shows link between drinking and gender harassment in workplace
An extra beer or glass of wine during a workday lunch or happy hour may seem harmless. But a new Cornell University study shows that when alcohol consumption in and around the workplace increases, so does the risk of harassment of women by male co-workers. more
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Scientists discover a method to detect trace levels of swine antibiotics in the groundwater
Scientists from the Department of Soil, Water, & Climate at University of Minnesota have developed a simple method to quantify two types of antibiotics in animal manures, and surface and ground waters. Chlortetracycline and tylosin antibiotics are commonly used for growth promotion in swine production. more
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Germany starts clinical development of a new tuberculosis vaccine
With some 2.5 million deaths and 9 million new cases annually, tuberculosis (TB), along with HIV/AIDS, is responsible for the greatest number of infectious disease victims worldwide. Of particular concern is the fact that an ever-increasing number of pathogens are becoming resistant to conventional medications. Figures from the World Health Organisation indicate that some 50 million people around the globe are infected with these multi-resistant strains. An effective tuberculosis vaccine, therefore, is more urgently needed than ever.
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Update: Avian influenza A(H5N1)- Situation (human) in Viet Nam and Thailand
WHO is aware of media reports of a new fatal case of H5N1 infection in a 12-year-old boy from a southern province in Viet Nam. According to the media, the boy was hospitalized on 13 March and died two days later. more
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Vitamin, mineral deficiency affects one-third of world's people
Unless governments and the food industry work to improve vitamin and mineral consumption among the developing countries' children, the world will not achieve the U.N. Millennium Development Goal of reducing child mortality by 2015, says a new report released yesterday by UNICEF and the Micronutrient Initiative, adding that vitamin and mineral deficiency affects one-third of the world's population. more
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Swazi HIV rate surpasses Botswana's as world's highest
A senior U.N. official criticized Swaziland's monarchy Saturday for failing to rein in HIV/AIDS, which now infects 38.6 percent of Swaziland's population, making the southern African nation's prevalence rate the highest in the world. more
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