It’s not just sugary foods and drinks that are bad for your teeth, other nasties contribute to dental decay.

01.Introduction
Until 1996, the health of Australian kids’ teeth was improving, but since then tooth decay has been on the rise. On average, six-year-old children now have two decayed or filled baby teeth, while 15-year-olds have two decayed, missing or filled permanent teeth. Experts particularly blame our increasing consumption of sugary snacks and drinks, including fruit juices; on average, Australians drink about 113L of soft drink per year, an increase of 240% over 30 years. But there are many other foods and drinks that are potentially harmful for teeth.

Monday June 21, 2010

By Ernest Scheyder

BURAS, La. (Reuters) - BP Plc estimates that a worst-case scenario rate for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be about 100,000 barrels of oil per day, according to an internal company document released by a senior U.S. congressional Democrat.

Its estimate of up to 100,000 barrels (4.2 million gallons/15.9 million liters) of oil per day is far higher than the current U.S. government estimate of up to 60,000 barrels (2.5 million gallons/9.5 million liters) gushing daily from the ruptured offshore well.

1. Keynote Address - The New Economic Model and the Malaysian Consumer - Dato’ Noriyah binti Ahmad
2. Competition Policy and Consumer Welfare - Prof. Dr. Rajah Rasiah
3. Strengthening Consumer Protection in Malaysia - Tuan Haji Mohamed Iqbal Mohd Shafi
4. Globalisation Case Study: Marketing to Children - Dato’ Paul Selva Raj

By Alice Park Wednesday, Jun. 02, 2010

It should come as no surprise that the typical American diet isn't exactly brimming with healthy goodness — rather, it's laden with fat, sugar and salt. And now new research published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association points to a troubling reason: TV ads for food may be skewing our decisions on what we eat in powerful ways.

Malaysia will delay plans to cut state subsidies to allay inflation fears and allow more time for public feedback, a minister said.

The government may now phase out subsidies on essential items, from flour to highway tolls, “gradually” within three to five years, Minister for Domestic Trade and Consumerism Ismail Datuk Sabri Yaakob said in a telephone interview today. New proposals will be presented to Cabinet this morning by Datuk Idris Jala and Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, both ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department, he said.