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Planet Nutrition’s Proposed Acquisition Extreme Fitness Inc. Announces Completion of Order for Homeland Security (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Planet Nutrition Holdings Inc.’s proposed acquisition Extreme Fitness Inc. has recently been given an order by The Department of Homeland Security for Immigrations Customs and Enforcement division located in New York City.

New guidelines on infant nutrition (TVNZ)
A midwifery advisor is welcoming new Ministry of Health guidelines on breastfeeding. The Ministry paper on infant and toddler nutrition advised mothers to exclusively breast feed to around six months of age and continue to breastfeed in conjunction with solids until they are at least one-year-old.

ACMN publishes clinical guidelines for oral nutrition during labor (News-Medical-Net)
The newest Clinical Bulletin from the American College of Nurse-Midwives reviews evidence relevant to providing oral nutrition to women in labor and concludes that drinking and eating during labor can provide women with the energy they need and should not be routinely restricted.

Plunket welcomes updated nutrition guidelines (Scoop.co.nz)
The release of the revised Ministry of Health guidelines on Food and Nutrition for Healthy Infants and Toddlers (Aged 0-2), has been welcomed by Plunket.

Abbott introduces dark chocolate nutrition bars (Food Business Review)
Abbott Nutrition has launched the new ZonePerfect dark chocolate all-natural nutrition bars.

Knights host nutrition and healthy aging program (The Wilmington Star-News)
Knights host nutrition and aging programThe Knights of Columbus of St. Jude the Apostle will host a Nutrition and Healthy Aging program at 7:30 p.m. May 27 at St. Jude’s Church on U.S. 17 in Hampstead. Alice Merritt, campus dietitian at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will present the program.

Nutrition Wise: Iridology; Eating During Cancer Treatment; Diet, Asthma and Allergies in Children (Kansas City InfoZine)
By Karen Collins, MS, RD, CDN - Q: Is it true that early nutrition can influence a child’s risk of asthma and allergies? Q: What do you suggest when people undergoing cancer treatment start to dislike food they used to enjoy? Q: Can the irises of our eyes signal nutritional deficiencies?

American College Of Nurse-Midwives Publishes Clinical Guidelines For Oral Nutrition During Labor (Medical News Today)
The newest Clinical Bulletin from the American College of Nurse-Midwives reviews evidence relevant to providing oral nutrition to women in labor and concludes that drinking and eating during labor can provide women with the energy they need and should not be routinely restricted. Currently, most U.S. hospitals have policies that restrict women’s oral intake during labor.

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Russell T Davies stands down fromDoctorWho role

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Mice Study Suggests Potential Health Risk in Tiny Carbon Fibers (New York Times)

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Mice Study Suggests Potential Health Risk in Tiny Carbon Fibers (New York Times)
Studies in mice suggest that nanotubes may carry a health risk similar to that of asbestos, but scientists say the findings are not cause for alarm.

NY cities, towns incur big costs for retiree health (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
New York’s counties, cities and towns will have to spend "tens of billions" of dollars on health care for retired public workers, the state comptroller said on Tuesday, issuing one of the first such estimates.

Google offers online personal health records (International Herald Tribune)
Google Health is the latest entrant in a growing field.

Outgoing Cook Co. health chief praised despite falling revenue (Daily Herald)
Cook County commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday praising outgoing Bureau of Health chief Bob Simon, even as they accepted a report on hospital financials that indicate revenues continued to plummet under his stewardship.

Podcast: Google Health and a case of the heebie-jeebies (CNET)
Napster opens up its massive MP3 library; why Google Health gives Rafe Needleman a serious case of the willies; and can cable companies succeed in the wireless market?

Manicurists worried about health hazards of job (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A visit to a nail salon is usually a relaxing, pampering event for a woman but for salon workers it can be a health hazard, according to a new study.

Health Highlights: May 20, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Google’s New Project: Your Health Records (CBS News)
Larry Magid takes a closer look at Google’s new health service designed to let users keep all of their medical information in one place online.

Google Offers Personal Health Records on the Web (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The Internet search giant joins other companies, all hoping to capitalize on the potential of Internet tools to help consumers manage their own health care.

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May 19, 2008

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New E-Health Recommendations From American College Of Physicians Aim To Improve Health Care Quality, Safety, … (Medical News Today)

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New E-Health Recommendations From American College Of Physicians Aim To Improve Health Care Quality, Safety, … (Medical News Today)
Health care may be the fastest growing industry, but it has been slow to adopt the use of technology. While orders at fast food chains are now entirely automated, most physician offices and hospitals still maintain their records on paper.In a new position paper released by the American College of Physicians (ACP) at http://www.acponline.

Health Highlights: May 18, 2008 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Men experience domestic violence, with health impact (EurekAlert!)
SEATTLE Domestic violence can happen to men, not only to women, according to Group Health research in the June American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Naples rubbish crisis sparks health fears (CNN.com)
ROME, Italy (AP) — The U.S. military in Naples is testing tap water and soil because of health worries from that city’s pileup of sometimes smoldering rubbish.

Toms River to hold annual health fair (Asbury Park Press)
TOMS RIVER: The township is holding its 13th annual Older Adult Health Fair and Picnic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the township Senior Center, 652 Garfield Ave., according to township officials.

Jobs fears over health cash cuts (BBC News)
Up to 3,000 health service jobs could be lost in Belfast in a cost-cutting drive, a union warns.

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Diet to beat jet lag (The Times of India)

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Diet to beat jet lag (The Times of India)
WASHINGTON: Now that the summer travel season has begun, jetlag can create lot of problems for many travellers. But don’t worry for you can beat it - courtesy Anti-Jet Lag Diet developed at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.

Beat jet lag with anti-jet-lag diet (New Kerala)
Washington, May 18 : Now that the summer travel season has begun, jet lag can create lot of problems for many travellers. But don’t worry for you can beat it - courtesy Anti-Jet-Lag Diet developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory.

Despite turmoil, city market enjoys steady diet of visitors (BizJournals)
Reading Terminal Market has gone through a high-profile shakeout of some of its merchants and is facing a down year from one of its most reliable sources of customers — conventions.

Who ate all the edamame beans? Our writer tries to survive on Victoria Beckham’s bizarre size zero diet (Daily Mail)
The girl in Wagamama looks puzzled as I tell her: ‘All I eat is edamame beans.’ She looks at my thighs. She looks at me. She’s too polite to comment so I help her out. ‘No,’ I say, ‘I haven’t been on this diet very long.’ I’ve been on the diet for 11 hours to be precise. Ever since I decided to follow Victoria Beckham’s diet for a week

Eliminate these 5 big diet no-nos (Colorado Springs Gazette)
There are five huge diet nonos that all of us fall victim to at some point. Today we’ll go over those nonos and how to fix them. No-no: Grocery shopping on an empty stomach.

Atkins IS better than the GI diet at keeping off the pounds, say scientists (Daily Mail)
Some swear by Atkins, while others argue that the GI diet is king. Now, scientists may have settled the debate with a study showing that an Atkins-like high protein diet stops slimmers from piling the pounds back on

Don’t Take a Vacation from Your Diet (Newswise)
Eating out can be a treat. But on vacation, you’ll likely find yourself eating out three times a day for a week or more–so you need to find ways to work healthy choices into your trip. Elizabeth Schaub, R.D., dietitian at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, offers these ideas.

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