Increase in physical activity lags despite calls to step it up during the 2012 Olympics

Ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in London four years ago, researchers reported that physical inactivity was a global pandemic that required urgent action. With the 2016 Games looming, University of California San Diego School of Medicine investigators report little change in activity levels worldwide. Physical inactivity contributes to an estimated 5.3 million deaths each…

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7th Circuit rejects argument that sexual orientation is covered under Title VII

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected the argument that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation. In the case considered by the court, the plaintiff, Kimberly Hively, had argued that she was denied full-time employment and promotions based on her sexual orientation. “We are…

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