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Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:19:00 +0200

.::FDA: Avoid jalapenos from Mexico, not US (AP) ::.

AP - Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:57:18 +0200

.::Tracing tomatoes from field to fork a new system (AP) ::.

AP - When there's an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid-response system already exist. But nobody has quite figured out how to put them together to operate seamlessly in the vast American marketplace.

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:07:06 +0200

.::California becomes first state to ban trans fats (AP) ::.

AP - California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:14:28 +0200

.::AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success (AP) ::.

AP - One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it."

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:45:42 +0200

.::Congress OKs $48B for global AIDS fight (AP) ::.

AP - The House voted Thursday to triple money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world, giving new life and new punch to a program credited with saving or prolonging millions of lives in Africa alone.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:29:24 +0200

.::ADHD children have greater risk of being overweight (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased risk for being overweight, regardless of whether or not they are currently receiving medications for the condition.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:47:25 +0200

.::Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases (HealthDay) ::.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- The drug that turned around the sex lives of many older men has proven in a small trial to also help women on antidepressants who experience sexual dysfunction.

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:02:08 +0200

.::Clinical Trials Update: July 25, 2008 (HealthDay) ::.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:33:47 +0200

.::Delaying motherhood linked with more c-sections (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - The increase in the rates of cesarean sections reported by many countries appears to be associated, in part, to more and more women deciding to have children later in life, according to a report in the current issue of PLoS Medicine.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:48:42 +0200

.::Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers (HealthDay) ::.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- When the elderly woman first arrived at Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, Md., some of the staffers were skeptical when they saw she had brought her cat along.

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:25:35 +0200

.::Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass index (Reuters) ::.

Reuters - A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower survival rates in women with breast cancer, according to a report in the July 10th issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.