http://www.oxha.org Alliance Alerts from the fourth quarter of 2007. daily 1 2007-10-03T12:45:27Z http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-12-21.9782250944 ‘Active’ computer games are insufficient substitute for sport No publisher katycooper Europe Business / industry Physical activity/inactivity Youth and children 2007-12-21T11:22:24Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-12-20.6933121839 Absenteeism associated with obesity costing the US $4.3billion per year No publisher marisapulaski North America Obesity Workplace health promotion 2007-12-20T13:53:31Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-12-19.6711116260 San Francisco mayor wants a levy on stores selling soda to offset health-care costs of obesity No publisher marisapulaski North America Business / industry Government action Obesity 2007-12-19T12:39:56Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-12-17.2226898014 American Cancer Society publishes its first report on worldwide cancer toll No publisher marisapulaski Global NGO action 2007-12-17T11:37:38Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-12-13.1389647908 Global food companies announce plans to halt advertising junk food to kids under 12 No publisher marisapulaski Europe Business / industry Product marketing Obesity Youth and children 2007-12-13T13:59:30Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-12-11.4858473633 Being in good physical form seems to protect men and women from getting a stroke No publisher marisapulaski Europe Science / research Physical activity/inactivity 2007-12-11T11:13:16Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-12-07.4929991414 Large new study shows link between children’s weight and risk of heart attack as adults No publisher marisapulaski Europe North America Obesity Science / research Youth and children 2007-12-07T14:27:40Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-12-05.2107215958 The Lancet launches new series of chronic disease articles No publisher marisapulaski Smoking Global Economics Science / research 2007-12-05T15:11:00Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-12-03.9166800270 Cancer prevention, including healthy diet, at centre of new agenda No publisher marisapulaski Europe Obesity Personal behaviour 2007-12-03T14:30:42Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-11-30.2154140792 The study which helped discover heart disease risk factors celebrates its 60th anniversary No publisher marisapulaski North America Science / research Community action 2007-11-30T14:21:33Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-11-28.3339872476 Department of Health and Human Services to target overweight children No publisher marisapulaski North America Obesity Youth and children 2007-11-28T15:24:58Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-11-26.8781445480 Awareness-raising of a growing problem No publisher katycooper Business / industry NGO action Obesity Asia Youth and children 2007-11-26T14:56:52Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-11-21.4349799499 Consensus created by health experts offers a global prescription No publisher marisapulaski OxHA Global Physical environment Science / research Grand Challenges (chronic disease) Government action 2007-11-22T12:21:52Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-11-19.3958805635 More and more children are becoming overweight and at risk of disease No publisher marisapulaski Obesity Youth and children Asia 2007-11-22T12:22:24Z Alert http://www.oxha.org/alliance-alert/2007-q4-oct2013dec/alert.2007-11-13.1356149908 New report suggests guiding principles for public health No publisher katycooper Obesity Business / industry Government action Ethics Smoking 2007-11-13T15:25:01Z Alert