Temple in the News
In an effort to reduce the risk of liver damage resulting from overuse of acetaminophen, found in Tylenol, the drugmaker will soon cap the product's daily dose recommendation at 3,000 milligrams...
August 4, 2011
When it comes to preventing childhood obesity, perhaps the most important area to target is influencing what goes on in the home. Jennifer Orlet Fisher, director of Temple's Family Eating Laboratory...
August 4, 2011
At universities across Tokyo, executives struggling to meet a government demand for 15-percent cuts in electricity use have set classroom temperatures at a muggy 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees...
August 4, 2011
Roxborough was one of more than 15,000 communities nationwide to participate in the 28th annual National Night Out. According to Temple criminologists Jerry Ratcliffe and Ralph Taylor, it is this...
August 3, 2011
Mom always said to eat your vegetables, and with good reason: researchers at Temple's Lung Center are studying whether or not broccoli sprouts, in capsule form, can help control COPD, which includes...
August 2, 2011
Colleges and universities send out a barrage of online recruitment materials, but because of the high stakes environment for both schools and potential students, overwhelmed families are checking the...
August 2, 2011
Hanna Segal, a British psychoanalyst who helped change child psychology in the United States by explaining and popularizing play therapy techniques taught by seminal psychoanalytic thinker Melanie...
August 1, 2011
Profits on Merck & Co.'s top seller, Singulair, are expected to fall dramatically next year when the company's patent expires, prompting the New Jersey-based company to announce its lay off of...
August 1, 2011
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture scrapped its long-standing food pyramid in favor of the new "Choose My Plate." Instead of adhering to calorie guidelines, "Choose My Plate"...
August 1, 2011
Past research in the area of consumer behavior has tended to focus on the unconscious influence of role models and celebrities on adolescents and the influence of children on family purchases. But a...
August 1, 2011