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Consumers are more likely to purchase a product if they have previously focused their attention on it but are less likely to purchase a product they have previously ignored, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://phys.org/news274454020.html Other Sciences Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:50:01 EST news274454020 Britain must launch a criminal probe into the multinational firm Trafigura and its role in the 2006 deadly dumping of toxic waste in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan, Amnesty International and Greenpeace said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news267767374.html Space & Earth Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:49:40 EST news267767374 A new paper appearing in the September 2012 edition of the Bulletin of The American Ceramic Society for the first time provides a scientific explanation of why some glass cookware sold in the United States is more susceptible than others to "explosive" shattering and the possibility of exposing consumers to injury from flying glass shards. http://phys.org/news266660947.html Physics Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:30:10 EST news266660947 (AP) -- PepsiCo Inc. is tweeting to a new generation of music lovers. http://phys.org/news254990909.html Technology Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:10:01 EST news254990909 Take some galvanized nails, vinegar, soda pop and copper wire, piece them together just right, and what do you get? A battery. http://phys.org/news254473356.html Technology Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:03:00 EST news254473356 Nanoparticles are everywhere. From cosmetics and clothes, to soda and snacks. But as versatile as they are, nanoparticles also have a downside, say researchers at Binghamton University and Cornell University in a recent paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. These tiny particles, even in low doses, could have a big impact on our long-term health. http://phys.org/news250449686.html Nanotechnology Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:21:51 EST news250449686 Salmon-coloured clouds of flamingoes sweeping overhead is a common sight at east Africa's Rift Valley lakes, but the mounds of mud where they lay their eggs are found only here. http://phys.org/news238055155.html Space & Earth Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:26:09 EST news238055155 A new study shows one in four high school students drink soda every day - a sign fewer teens are downing the sugary drinks. http://phys.org/news227463432.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:17:43 EST news227463432 Soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages such as fruit drinks are associated with higher blood pressure levels in adults, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://phys.org/news218135422.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:10:04 EST news218135422 Even if you drink diet soda — instead of the sugar variety — you could still have a much higher risk of vascular events compared to those who don't drink soda, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011. http://phys.org/news216473524.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:10:01 EST news216473524 A study conducted in four American Indian communities in the Pacific Northwest presents an effective strategy to convince mothers to switch young children from drinking sweetened soda to water and shows that eliminating these sugary drinks from the diets of the youngest members of the tribe significantly decreased tooth decay. http://phys.org/news214833116.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:52:21 EST news214833116 Montana State University researchers have discovered that baking soda can dramatically increase algae's production of the key oil precursors for biodiesel. http://phys.org/news209032424.html Chemistry Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:34:02 EST news209032424 In Hungary, as in many parts of the world, toxic bauxite sludges created during aluminium production are stored in the open air. Prolonged rainfall probably pushed the collection pond to its limits. The dam failure has now caused the biggest environmental catastrophe in Hungary's history. http://phys.org/news206184549.html Space & Earth Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:30:16 EST news206184549 Young girls who drink soda have less healthy diets through adolescence than their peers who do not drink soda, according to a Penn State study. http://phys.org/news195216771.html Medicine & Health Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:53:17 EST news195216771 (PhysOrg.com) -- Efforts to curb childhood obesity through school vending machine restrictions and making soft drinks more expensive with low levels of additional taxation have had a negligible effect, to date, on the waistline of America’s youth, a new study led by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The paper appears online in Health Affairs. http://phys.org/news189847776.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:20:02 EST news189847776 Small sales taxes on soft drinks in the range currently in force in some states are insufficient to reduce consumption of soda or curb obesity among children, according to a new RAND Corporation study. http://phys.org/news189317331.html Medicine & Health Thu, 01 Apr 2010 05:30:02 EST news189317331 The city of Amsterdam is to be prosecuted over the dumping of toxic waste by a ship in Ivory Coast in 2006, the Supreme Court has ruled in a decision made available Wednesday. http://phys.org/news187465635.html Space & Earth Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:10:01 EST news187465635 Would you choose to receive a small amount of money today or a larger sum next month? We know that it is worth it to wait longer for a larger reward, but sometimes the temptation for the smaller, immediate reward becomes too great and we simply cannot resist it. Selecting the immediate reward is known as "future discounting" and often suggests a lack of self-control. http://phys.org/news183659611.html Medicine & Health Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:33:56 EST news183659611 (PhysOrg.com) -- A study carried out in 1994 by advocacy group CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) found that popcorn being sold by cinema chains in the US was high in saturated fat and calories, and a new survey has found that not much has changed in the intervening years. The study found a medium serve of popcorn sold in US cinemas can contain up to 1,200 calories, and that's without the topping. http://phys.org/news178186997.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:30:01 EST news178186997 Supermarkets could increase their sales of related items, such as chips and soft drinks, by moving the items closer to each other in their stores, according to research by Ram Bezawada, assistant professor of marketing in the University at Buffalo School of Management. http://phys.org/news177171548.html Other Sciences Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:19:31 EST news177171548 (PhysOrg.com) -- Current state taxes and levies on soft drinks are slowing consumption and resulting in slimmer waistlines, but the effect is generally small in magnitude, newly published research by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The study appears in the journal Contemporary Economic Policy. http://phys.org/news174915906.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:10:01 EST news174915906 (AP) -- Fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students, the federal government said in a report released Monday. http://phys.org/news173966616.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:20:07 EST news173966616 Three years after a ship dumped toxic waste in Ivory Coast, residents of a village off the main city of Abidjan are still traumatised by untimely deaths they say are linked to poisoning. http://phys.org/news172591777.html Space & Earth Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:19:11 EST news172591777 (PhysOrg.com) -- While health officials have long suspected the link between obesity and soda consumption, research released today provides the first scientific evidence of the potent role soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages play in fueling California’s expanding girth. http://phys.org/news172427268.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:28:27 EST news172427268 Presenting a united front in the war on obesity, diabetes and other nutrition-related disorders, seven of America’s leading public health and economics experts are urging passage of taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). http://phys.org/news172342585.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:10:01 EST news172342585 A Florida man who cracked open an ice cold can of Pepsi "indeed" found dismembered remains of a frog, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. http://phys.org/news171210250.html Other Sciences Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:40:01 EST news171210250 (AP) -- The federal government is trying to find a location to store the nation's excess mercury deposits, with seven states being considered. But the government is quickly finding out that very few people want the stuff. http://phys.org/news167632577.html Space & Earth Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:36:41 EST news167632577 Reducing sugar intake by the equivalent of one can of soda per day and increasing fiber intake by the amount equivalent to one half cup of beans per day appears to improve risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes in Latino adolescents, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://phys.org/news158254857.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:41:17 EST news158254857 Soda is loaded with more calories, sugar and chemicals than many people realize. Here are nutritionists' tips for cutting it out. http://phys.org/news154357203.html Medicine & Health Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:00:15 EST news154357203 Women who drink two or more cans of soda pop per day are nearly twice as likely to show early signs of kidney disease, a recent study has found. http://phys.org/news153406612.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:57:33 EST news153406612