Public Release: 11-Feb-2015 BMJ-British Medical Journal Public health scientists and a government committee working on nutritional advice receive funding from the very companies whose products are widely held to be responsible for the obesity crisis, an investigation by The BMJ… Read More ›
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Are you Big Pharma’s new target market?
Taking a cue from Apple and Coca-Cola, pharmaceutical firms are humanizing their brands Version française Montreal, February 4, 2014 — By 2018, it is estimated that the global pharmaceutical market will be worth more than $1.3… Read More ›
Obesity experts appalled by EU move to approve health claim for fructose / high-fructose corn syrup is a healthy alternative
Food firms using fructose will be able to boast of health benefits despite fruit sugar being implicated in soaring US obesity levels Sarah Boseley, health editor The Guardian, Thursday 17 October 2013 16.27 EDT Fructose, the sugar found in fruit, is… Read More ›
A country in denial: Most Americans believe they are healthy.. even if they are overweight and don’t work out
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 12:55 EST, 30 June 2013 | UPDATED: 13:17 EST, 30 June 2013 Americans are in denial about their lifestyles and believe they are healthier than they actually are, a new study has found. Insurance… Read More ›
France: 1000+ factories shut down in 2009-2012
Cars, food, pharmaceuticals down, luxury sectors up, Les Echos 05 February, 16:44 (ANSAmed) – PARIS, FEBRUARY 5 – Between 2009-2012, more than 1,000 French factories shut down and over 120,000 jobs were lost in manufacturing alone, Les Echos… Read More ›
US software firm hacked for years after suing China
Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/29/solid_oak_china_hacked_three_years/ Solid Oak nearly went under after three years of persistent attack By Phil Muncaster Posted in Security, 29th November 2012 04:05 GMT Free whitepaper – Gartner: Secure Web Gateway Malware Detection Techniques A Californian software company which sued… Read More ›
Business defections hit Greece amid recovery effort
14Oct2012 ATHENS (AFP) Efforts to restore investor confidence in Greece’s struggling economy took a double blow this week when a major European bottler and a prominent dairy company announced relocation plans. Coca-Cola’s second biggest bottler worldwide, Athens-based… Read More ›
Greece’s Biggest Company Quits Country
Friday, 12 October 2012 Greece’s biggest company is leaving the country, drinks bottler Coca Cola Hellenic (CCH) said on Thursday in announcing it will move to Switzerland and list its shares in London, dealing a blow to the debt-crippled Greek… Read More ›
Fizzical harm: Drinking sugary drinks doesn’t just pile on the pounds – it changes your body so it’s harder to lose weight
By Rob Waugh Drinking sugary drinks for just a month alters body chemistry More difficult to lose weight Body grows to ‘prefer’ sugar to digesting own fat Drinking sugared fizzy drinks for just a month changes the body permanently so… Read More ›
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