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Study suggests sugar tax might reduce obesity in South African adults
2014-08-22 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
A research paper titled The potential impact of a 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on obesity in South African adults: A mathematical model has given more credence to the theory that taxing sugar sweetened beverages can reduce consumption, lead
VA hires company to study South Dakota reconfiguration plan
2014-05-15 12:36:59| Energy - Topix.net
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen a Nebraska company to study its plan to reconfigure its health care system in western South Dakota's Black Hills.
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VA hires company to study South Dakota reconfiguration plan
2014-05-15 01:49:52| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen a Nebraska company to study its plan to reconfigure its health care system in western South Dakota's Black Hills.
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Study: South Florida pollutants increase coral reef disease
2013-11-28 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: Common South Florida pollutants are leading to a rapid increase in coral disease among South Florida coral reefs. A three-year study in the Florida Keys, one of the largest and longest experiments ever conducted to evaluate contaminants on coral reefs, examined the effects of increased exposure from sewage, agricultural practices and other sources of nitrogen and phosphorous in a controlled testing site. The study determined these common pollutants doubled the prevalence of disease and more...
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Warming helps crop pests spread north, south: study
2013-09-01 08:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Crop-damaging pests are moving towards the poles at a rate of more than 25 km (16 miles) a decade, aided by global warming and human transport, posing a potential threat to world food security, a study showed on Sunday. The spread of beetles, moths, bacteria, worms, funghi and other pests in a warming world may be quicker than for many types of wild animals and plants, perhaps because people are accidentally moving them with harvests, it said. Scientists based in Britain studied more than 600 types...