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20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...ell as looking at patients to determine whether these genes (or alterations in them) do constitute risk factors, and investigating if and how they could be useful drug targets.
Source ...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
... AMR Research, supply chain analyst firm recently published a report on countries' risk profile and interestingly, in a survey of 130 global companies China was the top contributing region for ...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 3)
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
This is the third part of Robert Hanfield's talk in PMMS Leadership in Procurement: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times. In this part Robert touches upon issues such as early retirement policies, cash issues and synchronization with suppliers; Generally speaking, he doesn't consider early...
How can a supply chain react to unexpected events (similar to Michael Jackson's death)?
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...tponing the final assembly operation of customization of the products for local markets reduces the risk of ending up with too much or too less irrelevant invetory. Companies such as Bentton started u...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 2)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...on from Professor Rob Handfield in the PMMS Leadership in Procurement from the 2009 on supply chain risks in this economic downturn. In this part, he highlights that a charactaristic of high performan...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 1)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...teresting videos from the presentations in this event on the subject of supply chain management and risk reduction in general, I decided to share some of them with you. In this first series, Professor...
Someday, I'll Eat Peanut Butter
in Allergies, on June 30, 2009
...I was browsing the Food Allergy Initiative 's website, when one of the rotating images on its main page tugged at my heart:
Someday I'll eat peanut butter. My hopes too, sometimes. Our ...
Supply chain video: Massimo Marchi on supply chain risk and innovation
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...t different aspects of his SCM in his company Beretta. In the video below, Massimo is talking about risk management and innovation in supply chain.
Risks to global supply chains are increasing...
Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on June 27, 2009
By the narrowest of margins, Congress has passed the "cap and trade" energy bill which will bring in tough new greenhouse gas emissions standards for US companies. Given that it passed by the narrowest of margins and business opposition, we can expect to see it open up a spate of lit...
Another Way to Save on Car Insurance
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 27, 2009
...mer for potential losses and then charges accordingly. You, of course, want to keep your perceived risk as low as possible so that you can save money and get great rates.
If you have a small loss, i...
Boeing remains loyal to its supply chain procedures despite angry Wallstreet analysts' reports
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
...disappointing news from Boeing either but in a sense like the care Boeing is dedicating to managing risk in its supply chain and product management.
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How biotech companies can reduce supply chain risk?
in Supplychainer, on June 25, 2009
...n to write one.
The author of this article which is titled "Biotechs can reduce supply chain risk" have focused a lot on the procurement side of the supply chain management in biotech indu...
Product Alert: Solena Tortilla Chips
in Allergies, on June 25, 2009
© stu_spivack La Mexicana, Inc. , is recalling "Solena Tortilla Chips" due to undeclared milk .
The product was distributed to retail stores and food service outlets in Oregon and Washington. The product is in a 16-oz. bag with code date of JUN 03 09 .
Consumers may return the ...
Pensioners kidnap and torture their investment adviser
in Sox First, on June 25, 2009
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Working as an investment adviser these days is dangerous. You risk incurring the wrath of financial crisis victims. And it doesn't matter how old they are either. Here's an extraordinary ...
Role of Genetics in Allergies and Asthma
in Allergies, on June 24, 2009
...9; specific allergies to ragweed or pollen, but will have an increased likelihood of developing an allergy in general, particularly when both parents have one.
One study of 344 families , for exampl...
Omega-3 For Diabetics' Heart Health
in Daily Diabetic, on June 23, 2009
...hs decreases the production of homocysteine in diabetic patients, which can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease," wrote the researchers from the Tehran University of Medical Scien...
Stimulus packages create corruption opportunities
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
...timulus packages are likely to provide massive opportunities for fraud, according to a report from risk consultancy Kroll . According to the report, corruption could swipe about $500 billion out of t...
Secret Allergy Triggers Revealed
in Allergies, on June 20, 2009
...rning sensation in the nose, as well as skin irritations.
Surprised? Here are other lesser known allergy triggers that may be in your household: stuffed toys/pillows/mattresses, candles, perfumes, ...
Product Alert: Smith's Tea with Lemon
in Allergies, on June 19, 2009
Smith Dairy Products Company is recalling "Smith's Tea with Lemon" gallon size due to undeclared milk .
The lot affected in this recall is in gallon-size containers with UPC 70424 00560 and lot
number 07/07/09 . If you have purchased this product and would like to return i...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
...hen product security using electronic pedigrees for all the products it handles, starting with high-risk drugs like Heparin and ones that provide its customers the most value. Product serialization wa...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...nt system." Until this administration does something about the lobbyists, any reform runs the risk of beign hijacked by vested interests. But my biggest concern about the package is that it doe...
Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine For Women Aged 24 to 45
in Well Woman Blog, on June 16, 2009
...ection occurs in most populations within 5-10 years of first sexual experience, all women remain at risk for acquisition of HPV infections," write Nubia Muñoz, MD, from the National Institute of ...
Cannabis As Diabetes Treatment
in Daily Diabetic, on June 16, 2009
...'s second-biggest selling drug until sales plunged in 2007 after a study linked it to a higher risk of heart attacks.
"I sincerely believe it is possible to improve on it (Avandia), and plan...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
... The Emerging Markets sector has experienced a significant turnaround over the last three months as risk appetite seems to be returning to markets, and investors are encouraged by positive signs of gl...
Peanut Free Planet
in Allergies, on June 12, 2009
Looking for peanut and tree-nut free snacks? Look no further than the Peanut Free Planet ! Cookies, chocolates, pasta, granola bars, trail mixes and many more... and all nut-free!
Now you can order most if not all the nut-free brands of snacks such as Cherrybrook, Divvies, Enjoy Life and many...
The Twitpocalypse is Near: Will Your Twitter Client Survive?
in Wangtam, on June 10, 2009
...y Be A Sucker's Bet Right Now
• Could Twittering about your vacation put your home at risk?
• Google to Reveal Apps Enhancements
• LiveTyping.com - revives texts
• Mozilla Labs Jetpack | E...
Chemotherapy Drug Triggers Fatal Allergic Reactions
in Allergies, on June 9, 2009
...coming back. Both of these patients had received medications before the chemotherapy to reduce the risk of hypersensitivity reactions.
How sad is that? There was a good chance that these patients wit...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
... take to that? The Macroaxis blog quotes a study from Deloitte showing that banks are terrible at risk management with very few of them conducting stress tests of their products. What's needed ...
Antioxidant Vitamins Against Women's Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on June 8, 2009
...ncrease per 1,000 kcal of diet of beta-carotene was associated with a 12 per cent reduction in the risk of endometrial cancer.
for every 50 milligram increase per 1,000 kcal of vitamin C the risk of...
Food Allergy Support Groups
in Allergies, on June 5, 2009
... © lumaxart Lookign for an allergy support group in your vicinity? Check out the list compiled by the Food Allergy Initiative . It includes most allergy support groups in the US, listed alphabe...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
...lop peripheral vascular disease and smoking, drinking and lack of physical activity increases that risk.
What can you do?
One of the most effective ways to prevent diabetic amputations, says Dr. Perl...
Neutron CE 6 Electric Lawn Mower is the Eco Friendly Evolution
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 4, 2009
...ts because they offer a 1 year return policy and a two year warranty, so the purchase is relatively risk free.
Electric lawnmowers do carry a premium over their traditional counterparts, but they are...
Prepare Your Kids Against Head Lice This Summer
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 1, 2009
...r, schools close for the summer and kids venture off to camp, they are once again faced with the risk of catching head lice. Many kids do not realize that head lice can be spread whenever there is dir...
Product Alert: Publix Brand 100% Whole Wheat Sliced Bagels
in Allergies, on May 27, 2009
© Egan Snow Western Bagel Baking Corporation is recalling " Publix Brand 100% Whole
Wheat Sliced Bagels " due to undeclared egg . The product was distributed to Publix stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
The 12-oz. products have lot codes 10491 and ...
You can lower your mortgage interest rate -- BEFORE you take out that loan
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 25, 2009
...you'll qualify for a lower interest rate. That's because lenders will view you as less of a risk for defaulting on your payments.
...
Triglycerides and Diabetic Neuropathy
in Daily Diabetic, on May 25, 2009
...ty of Michigan and Wayne State University found that triglycerides (a known cardiovascular disease risk factor) can also be used to by doctors to predict which patients with diabetes are more likely t...
Fenofibrate and Risk of Amputation in Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on May 25, 2009
...The cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate , when used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes cuts the risk of a first diabetes-related limb amputation by 36%.
Such were the findings recently reported i...
Android OS 1.5 Cupcake patch now available for Download
in The Smart PDA, on May 24, 2009
...e soon. Here's how you can manually install the Cupcake patch:
Note: Install this at your own Risk.
1. Download the signed-kila-ota-148830.de6a94ca.zip file from Google Android Code website
2....
Cigarette Smoke Can Prevent Allergies
in Allergies, on May 22, 2009
...ons.
The mast cells used in the study were derived from mice, but it is likely that the same anti-allergy effect will hold true in humans. While taking up smoking to cure allergies is unwise, Thomson...
The case against stock options
in Sox First, on May 22, 2009
...d be disastrous. Writing in the Harvard Business Review blog , he says it will only encourage more risk taking behavior, something we could well do without given the problems that's already cause...
Tasty Alternatives to Milk
in Allergies, on May 21, 2009
...tgrown his dairy allergies.
5. Goat Milk - a viable option to few individuals with cow's milk allergy. Didn't work for us, though.
Of course, for very young infants or toddlers with milk all...
How to introduce a carbon tax
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...vulnerable to catastrophic failure, unleashing devastating floods on those downstream. Indeed, this risk might be increased by terrorists. Therefore, there might be a need for other taxes. "It m...
Speed Sourcing - An Over-Reaction to Long Procurement Cycles?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 19, 2009
...roach proffered by EquaTerra "throws the baby out with the bath water," and creates deal risks that exceed the benefits offered by this concept.
First, it is important to remember that deal...
Military joins climate change battle
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
... for Naval Analysis (CNA) putting out a report warning that ignoring climate change is a security risk. And part of the problem are those energy policies that have made the US so dependent on oil. I...
Enjoy Life Foods on 20% Discount at Amazon
in Allergies, on May 16, 2009
... Enjoy Life food allergy friendly snacks are now available through Amazon ! And if you purchase from now until the end of the month, you can enjoy a 20% discount on these allergy safe good...
Supply chain video: Supply risks for airlines
in Supplychainer, on May 15, 2009
...ti, Manager of Supply Chain System and Strategy at jetBlue, shares his thoughts on the top 3 supply risks in his industry. In Jeseph's point of view, the top risks include:
1) Price of fuel whic...
Bad retail figures expose recovery myth
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
...far from their bottom and the outstanding inventory continues to be very high. Moreover, there is a risk that the increase in commodity prices might choke off a sustainable recovery if it weighs on in...
Climate change and health
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
... trend. Now doctors are for the first time warning that climate change represents a massive health risk. An article published in Lancet warns that global warming will have an impact around the worl...
Integrated Pest Management More Effective in Reducing Conckroach Allergens in Schools
in Allergies, on May 13, 2009
© Sarah Camp According to a study comparing different schools, integrated pest management is a much better strategy in controlling cockroach infestations and reducing the levels of cockroach allergens in the area. Here's an excerpt from the abstract of the study published in the Journal of...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
...m thinking. Longstaff says: "The notion of regulation and surveillance as a way of controlling risk can be appropriate but at a certain point it becomes entirely misconceived and has the perverse...
The Fetal Fibronectin Test
in Well Woman Blog, on May 12, 2009
... © mahalie
The fetal fibronectin test is a a noninvasive test that can identify a woman's risk for premature birth: a negative test result reveals with 99 percent certainty that a woman will ...
The Revolution
in The CIO Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...that the conservative approach is better employed during more prosperous times; now is the time for risk and innovation. You have both the justification and the tools now . In two years, that may wel...
The Balance of Life
in BootStrapMe, on May 10, 2009
...or as long as it takes this business to succeed? In for what is potentially a lifetime of financial risk? Or are you out? Out of patience, out of tolerance, out of your mind with stress and the bitter...
Vitamin D and Turmeric Supplements Against Allergies
in Allergies, on May 10, 2009
...ents the release of histamine from mast cells. If it works similarly in humans, this would prevent allergy symptoms from developing.
Vitamin D has anti-inflammatory effects on smooth muscle cells in ...
GAO slams SEC
in Sox First, on May 9, 2009
...ctions." Enforcement attorneys said the place was slow moving and that there was a culture of risk aversion. With a rift between the enforcement attorneys and commission bureaucrats, it's ea...
Product Alert: Market Pantry Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars
in Allergies, on May 6, 2009
© smoorenburg LeClerc Foods is recalling a single lot of " Market Pantry Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars " due to undeclared peanut .
The product was distributed to Target stores nationwide. The 15.2-oz. boxes have a "best by" date of 18JAN2010 with UPC 85239 20124 .
...
May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
in Allergies, on May 5, 2009
... The month of May has been designated by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America to be the " National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month ".
I would like to take this opportunity t...
Grocery Money and Fresh Vegetables
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 5, 2009
...e country to plant. (In my area it's still too soon to ut out tomatoes; another 10 days and the risk of frost will be relatively low...)
Maybe you aren't a fan of spinach. Personally, I love ...
Mothers' Day Treat from Divvies
in Allergies, on May 5, 2009
For all Mothers out there, but especially those Moms to children with food allergies, here's a Mother's Day treat from Divvies:
If you don't see the fine print, it says that from now until Mothers' day, you get a free box of Divvies Dozen Cookies with every order. So go and get ...
SOX and complacency
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...you can't regulate morality. too much regulation has the perverse effect of increasing systemic risk because it creates a system where no one can choose to do anything wrong. What that does is lea...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...too low and the prospect of any bank failing it is more indicative of the weakness of that bank. As risk scholar Nassim Nicholas Taleb says, the stress tests are the "equivalent of testing the Br...
S&OP in high tech companies should incorporates measures of risk
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
... a recent article from Logistics Management based on this month's analyst reports, supply chain risk management has got new dimensions for high tech companies operating globally.
Sourcing from l...
Supply chain video: Getting supply chain on the boardroom agenda
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
...eo discussing the topic with with Dr. Richard Wilding.
Dr. Wilding, Professor of Supply Chain Risk Management discusses getting Supply Chain Management on the Board Room Agenda. He illustrates t...
Diabetes Drug Januvia May Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer
in Daily Diabetic, on April 30, 2009
...form as Januvia - could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users.
Researchers from the Larry L. Hillblom Islet Resea...
Flavanoid Apigenin Against Ovarian Cancer Risk
in Well Woman Blog, on April 30, 2009
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Flavonoid apigenin - found in celery, parsley and tomato sauce - may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by 20 per cent, according to a new study from Harvard .
The increased intak...
Indoor Air Pollution
in Allergies, on April 30, 2009
© michael gallacher When you hear the words "air pollution", do you think also in context of indoor air pollution? If you are less concerned about indoor air quality, you belong to the majority. Unfortunately, the fact is that the indoor levels of some pollutants may be two to five ...
Product Alert: Lawry’s Fajitas Spices & Seasonings
in Allergies, on April 28, 2009
McCormick & Company Inc. is recalling Lawry's Fajitas Spices & Seasonings due to undeclared milk .
The 1.27-oz. pouches are marked with a "best if used by" date of OCT0110PX62 and UPC 2150022500 .
If you have questions or would like to request a full refund or repla...
Carotenoids Against Metabolic Syndrome
in Daily Diabetic, on April 27, 2009
...pertension and abnormal glucose and insulin metabolism. This syndrome has been linked to increased risks of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
In a new study by Dutch scientists , middle-a...
Urine Metabolite Identifies Smokers with Higher Lung Cancer Risk
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009
... © Saudi... Researchers have identified a metabolite in urine called NNAL that might predict risk of Lung cancer among smokers.
To evaluate the impact of NNAL, researchers identified 246 cu...
Breasfeeding is Good for Moms Too
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 26, 2009
... in my mind.
Now reports are saying the women who breastfed for more than 12 months have lesser risk of heart disease factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol compared to ...
