Ensuring respect for Geneva treaties on conduct in war still a challenge, UN chief says
People's Daily Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:20 PM PDT
The landmark principles adopted in 1949 to protect individuals in time of war were a major advance in human rights, but the challenge even today is to ensure they are respected and enforced, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Saturday. Born out of the horrors of the World War II, the body of law known as the Geneva Conventions affords protection for the wounded, the sick, the shipwrecked ... |
Healthy incentives: Employers offer cash to keep workers healthy
The Canton Repository Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:12 PM PDT
“If people are maintaining their health, going for annual physicals, having their blood work checked, having their blood pressure checked, keeping their body mass indexes in line â€" it’s healthier overall for the institution,†said Pam Newbold of Mount Union College's human resources department. |
Concussions: Schools take more cautious approach
New Hampshire Union Leader Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:05 PM PDT
No one at the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association, the state's governing body for high school sports, tracks how many of the state's student-athletes suffer concussions, but already this young football season, three football players in Salem alone have been sidelined by them. |
Excess Body Weight Causes Over 124,000 New Cancers A Year In Europe: New Estimates
Science Daily Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:27 PM PDT
At least 124,000 new cancers in 2008 in Europe may have been caused by excess body weight, according to estimates from a new modeling study. The proportion of cases of new cancers attributable to a body mass index of 25kg/m2 or more were highest among women and in central European countries such as the Czech Republic, Latvia, Slovenia and Bulgaria. |
MATURE LIVING: Seniors should exercise like mature teens
The San Angelo Standard-Times Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:05 PM PDT
SAN ANGELO, Texas â€" Maintaining a regular exercise program is one of the keys to healthy living for mature adults. As we age, all of us want to maintain a sound mind, healthy body, and be in good spirits. Having a regular personal fitness program will help keep mind, body, and spirit in good working order. In short, we all need to act more like “mature teenagers†instead of mature adults. There ... |
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