Ontario's Registered Dietitians and their colleagues across the country are celebrating the first Dietitians Day. Dietitians of Canada (DC) designates each March as National Nutrition Month, and Dietitians Day celebrates the professionals who bring nutrition to the public. "Ontario's Registered Dietitians are a valuable resource for people of this province who are seeking healthy eating information and advice...
The American Pharmacists Association's (APhA) incoming President Harold N. Godwin of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, spoke to APhA2010 Annual Meeting attendees during the second general session. The meeting drew nearly 7,000 attendees from all practice settings to Washington, DC,March 12-15. With the meeting convening in the nation's capital, Godwin began his remarks by encouraging pharmacists to take inspiration from the challenges this nation faced in its growth and development, as they focus on improving medication use and advancing patient care during these tough economic times...
Although restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research have been lifted under the Obama administration, some researchers are finding the new ethical requirements burdensome, the Washington Post reports. Under the George W. Bush administration, only 21 stem-cell "lines" were permitted to receive federal research funding. President Obama relaxed the restrictions but allowed the National Institutes of Health to issue ethics guidelines...