The UK’s obesity issue shows no signs of abating as people pile on the pounds, indulging in fast food and sugary treats, and put their health at risk.

The e-learning solutions provider, Ominplex, has announced results for 2009/10 that show that its annual revenue rose by 35 per cent in the last year.

People and organisations have up to and including 31st July to give their view on the draft British Standard BS 11000 - on collaborative business relationships.

One of the UK’s newest and brightest stars in the e-learning sector, The Safety Train, has re-located its operations to Sheffield, thanks to Learning Light’s advice and guidance.

Training specialist, Illumine, has found that its speed reading courses are not only helping to improve delegates’ reading speeds but also helping them overcome the stress of ‘information overwhelm’.

According to an article in the Daily Mail, the true costs of gastric bands (fitted to help people lose weight) include brittle bones, depression and suicide.

Fabrizio Cardinali, CEO of Giunti Labs, has presented a five point plan to ensure economic competitiveness through worker competency in the face of global economic challenge and change.

Researchers from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London studying the fate of 318 women undergoing IVF have discovered that almost half of these women were overweight or obese.

David Patterson, of Learning Light, is a keynote speaker at the IADIS International ‘Conference e-Learning 2010’, being held in Freiburg, Germany, from 26th to 29th July.

Effective collaboration is the key to gaining sustainable competitive advantage – not just within the private sector but throughout the economy, including the education sector.

Penelope Howard, obesity specialist and the founder of the Howard’s Way very low calorie diet (VLCD), has expressed horror and amazement at the findings of a recently published weight-related study.

Giunti Labs is adding its expertise to that of specialists at the University of Oxford to help to reduce problems associated with pre-eclampsia in pregnant women in the developing world.

The draft British Standard BS 11000 Collaborative business relationships is now out for public consultation.

“Omniplex and Bloomfire – it’s a chocolate and peanut butter story!” smiles Bloomfire’s CEO, Josh Little

Plateau Systems, a provider of enterprise-class SaaS solutions for talent management, has expanded its iContent solution to include best-in-class content authoring and publishing capabilities.

Plateau Systems, a provider of enterprise-class SaaS solutions for talent management, has announced Plateau Foundation, the talent management industry’s first platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solution.

In just 16 weeks, Kelly Whistance, a 23 year old student, lost 53 pounds in weight, thanks to the Howard’s Way very low calorie diet (VLCD).

Plateau Systems, a leading provider of enterprise-class SaaS solutions for talent management, has published the Spring 2010 release of Plateau Talent Management Suite version 6 (TMS V6).

Giunti Labs - the leading learning and mobile content management solution provider – has been given a ‘Learning Impact Leadership Award’ at this year’s IMS Learning Impact Awards, held in Long Beach

Howard’s Way dieter, Kim Day, has maintained her weight loss for some ten years – thanks, at least in part, to Howard’s Way’s ‘free for life’ maintenance support.