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No conflict of interest here: PepsiCo lobbyist to help rewrite nutrition policy for children
2015-01-14 12:01:57| Beverages - Topix.net
A top lobbyist for food and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc. who was formerly a top aide to Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts is taking over as the Agriculture Committee's chief of staff as it prepares to rewrite federal child nutrition policy. Joel Leftwich, a native of Wellington, Kansas, worked for Roberts, R-Kan., as deputy staff director for the committee before becoming senior director for PepsiCo's public policy and government affairs team in March 2013.
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Air pollution will scar health of London's children
2015-01-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: In the 14 years I have been representing Londoners at City Hall, the problem of air pollution has rarely been off the top of the political agenda. Of all the environmental challenges the capital currently faces, air pollution is by far the most deadly. In the year 2000, when city government was restored, we knew that exposure to air pollution was associated with serious health conditions like asthma. Fourteen years and a great deal of scientific research later, we now know that diesel exhaust...
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With 15 Children Dead, CDC Declares Flu Epidemic
2014-12-30 17:21:13| Biotech - Topix.net
The number of states reporting a high amount of "influenza-like" illness activity has increased from 13 to 22 since last week's report from the agency, with outbreaks in every region of the country. Hospitalizations also climbed this week, with both seniors and kids younger than 4 accounting for the highest rate of hospitalizations.
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FAA cautions children, real estate agents in drone safety campaign
2014-12-23 17:17:32| Real Estate - Topix.net
The Federal Aviation Administration has indicated again that it considers real estate photography captured by drones to constitute commercial use of the unmanned aircraft, implicitly reiterating that the practice is illegal without special authorization from the FAA. "Professional real estate or wedding photography" was cited as an example of commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems , the FAA's technical term for drones, on a website recently launched by the FAA in partnership with drone trade groups to promote safe operation of the aircraft.
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2 Preschool-Age Children in VA Dead from Flu
2014-12-22 23:54:33| Biotech - Topix.net
According to media outlets, information about the deaths was reported Monday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. A Virginia Department of Health spokesman said the children were age 4 or under.
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