LONDON, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In their first year of entering, SRG were winners in two categories of the 2008 Recruiter Awards for Excellence. These awards are the biggest, most comprehensive and most prestigious covering the whole of the UK recruitment industry. The winning entries were for Best Candidate Care and Best Health Care/Medical Recruitment Firm

The judges' summary for Best Candidate Care Award stated that SRG had demonstrated that caring for its candidates is an important - if not the most important - business model that makes a recruiter stand out above its competitors. The judges found that SRG's processes supported candidates from start to finish of the recruitment experience.

LONDON, May 6 /PRNewswire/ --

- Landmark Global Market Research Reveals

Over 2,700 consumers and businesses from 35 countries participated in the new three-dimensional research study - Understanding Gluten and Allergen-Free Experiences of Guests & Hospitality Worldwide. The international findings deliver an innovative 360 degree view of market trends and expectations based on quantitative & qualitative insights from customers living with food allergies, coeliac / celiac and/or gluten-free diets, as well as food service providers.

It has long been known that type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity, particularly fat inside the belly. Now, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have found that fat from other areas of the body can actually reduce insulin resistance and improve insulin sensitivity.

In a study published in the May issue of Cell Metabolism, a team lead by C. Ronald Kahn, M.D. found that subcutaneous fat -- fat found below the skin, usually in the hips and thighs -- is associated with reduced insulin levels and improved insulin sensitivity.

Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).

Results of the first national survey of its kind show problem gambling -- described as gambling with three or more negative consequences (for example, gambling more than you intended or stealing money to gamble) in the past year -- occurring at a rate of 2.1 percent among youth 14 to 21. That ppercentage projects to approximately 750,000 young problem gamblers nationwide.

In addition, 11 percent of the youth surveyed gambled twice per week or more, a rate that describes frequent gambling. Sixty-eight percent of the youth interviewed reported that they had gambled at least once in the past year.

With over half of U.S. children ages 3-6 in child care centers, growing concern over childhood obesity has led physicians to focus on whether children are getting enough physical activity and a new study of outdoor physical activity at child care centers, conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, has identified some surprising reasons why the kids may be staying inside.

“It’s things we never expected, from flip flops, mulch near the playground, children who come to child care without a coat on chilly days, to teachers talking or texting on cell phones while they were supposed to be supervising the children,” according to Kristen Copeland, M.D., lead author of the study.

Over the past decades competition for fossil fuels and the concern that they are generating large quantities of contaminating gases have given rise to a growing scientific interest in the development of alternative energies.

Most current research is focused on hydrogen cells, the biggest advantages being that they do not generate contaminant gases and have water vapor as the only waste product. However, hydrogen is very expensive, both in production and distribution. It has to be kept and stored under conditions of very high pressure (more than 800 bars).

This is why hydrogen is dangerous and even more so when stored in vehicles travelling at high speed – a small crack in the storage container could have fatal consequences.

LONDON, May 6 /PRNewswire/ --

The Work Foundation today publishes a new essay that asks what is 'meaningful work', why more people seem to be seeking it, and what employers can do to make work more meaningful?

The paper argues that while thinkers and writers have long wondered at the value of work to human beings beyond providing a living, the notion of 'meaningful work' is a relatively new phenomenon that would have made little sense to our forbears of a couple of centuries ago.

PHILADELPHIA and LONDON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Participants Were Part of Conference Focusing On Increasing Importance of Research Evaluation in the New University Ranking Systems

The Scientific business of Thomson Reuters and King's College London today announced the results of a survey of representatives from 75 U.K. universities and research institutes examining key concerns about research evaluation in the new Research Excellence Framework (REF). The respondents' top concern about research evaluation in the REF -- identified by 28 percent of respondents -- is "getting accurate and verifiable data."

DUBLIN, Ireland, May 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Allergy Standards Ltd ("ASL"), the internationally recognized independent evaluator of consumer products, today announced that is has certified SmartSilk(TM) duvets, pillow covers and mattress protectors as asthma & allergy friendly(TM). SmartSilk(TM) is the first silk textile company deemed asthma & allergy friendly(TM) by ASL in partnership with the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).