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Survey: Men wash hands less than women

CHICAGO (AP) The gender gap has widened when it comes to hygiene, according to the latest stakeout by the “hand washing police.”
One-third of men didn’t bother to wash after using the bathroom, compared with 12% of women, said the researchers who spy on people in public restrooms. They reported their latest findings Monday […]

ER patients check in at computer kiosks

DALLAS An emergency room might be the last place you’d think would have do-it-yourself check-in.
But Parkland Memorial Hospital has three self-service computer kiosks, similar to those used by airport passengers and hotel guests. And so do a handful of other hospital ERs, where the long wait in line to register and explain symptoms […]

China finds problems with kids’ snacks

BEIJING (AP) Chinese inspectors found excessive amounts of additives and preservatives in dozens of children’s snacks and seized hundreds of bottles of fake human blood protein from hospitals, officials said Tuesday.
China’s dismal health and safety record Д both within and outside its borders Д has increasingly come under the spotlight as its goods […]

Distance to food stores & adolescent male fruit and vegetable consumption: mediation effects

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007, 4:35doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-35
Published 13September2007
Abstract (provisional)
The complete article is available as a «www.ijbnpa.org». The fully formatted PDF and HTML versions are in production.
Background
The physical environments in which adolescents reside and their […]

Snacking behaviours of adolescents and their association with skipping meals

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007, 4:36doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-36
Published 17September2007
Abstract (provisional)
The complete article is available as a «www.ijbnpa.org». The fully formatted PDF and HTML versions are in production.
Background
Snacking is likely to play an important role in […]