Wednesday, January 08, 2003

Major retailers to test "smart shelves". Wal-Mart and Tesco team up with consumer products giant Gillette to take stock of a new technology that allows for real-time tracking of inventory levels. [CNET News.com] 5:17:59 PM    comment []

The Obesity Epidemic - The Canadian Statistics 100 years ago, infectious disease was the main threat to health. Obesity and smoking are the proncipal threats to our own health and to the ability of our health system to provide services. No reform of a health systm can not take into account the need to work upstream and help us find better ways of eating. How hard it is though to change engrained habits. 7:32:12 AM    comment []