Soda with Sugar Could Be Taxed
According to results from a Field Poll that were released this week, there is a large majority of voters in California who believe that sodas...
Healthy Food Standards For American Schools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has put forward a new set of guidelines for foods sold in schools. Snacks bought in American schools should contain...
Hypertension is a Health Concern
Hypertension, or raised blood pressure levels, is a health concern for two out of every three Americans aged over 65. A health condition not so...
Two Big Rule Changes to Improve Food Safety – FDA
Two big rule changes are on the way and they will change forever the American system of food production. It is the FDA, or Food and...
Twitter and Facebook Can Get Across a Healthy Message
Teenagers with a weight or lifestyle problem can be helped to change behavior through social media. Parents and counsellors, using the modern technology of communication,...
Doctors under Obamacare
A lot has been written and said about the Affordable Care Act, which is beginning to come into full force. But a much ignored effect is...
FDA Incident Reports Link Deaths to High Energy Drinks
Are quick energy boost drinks potentially harmful to health or even lethal? Anybody who uses those small 5-hour energy shots, ‘Monster’ or ‘Rockstar’ should be...
Activity Interventions Not Working on Obesity
Nothing the Brits are doing about their obesity epidemic, that is ruining the lives of so many of their (and) our young people is having...
Fewer Calories Does Not Mean a Longer Life?
For a quarter of a century a group of rhesus monkeys were half-starved to see if lean and hungry would mean a longer life. The...
Supreme Court to Decide What Is Patently Obvious
It is fast approaching D-day in the Supreme Court between Big Pharma and the Indian government. Starting this Wednesday the court will hear the summary...
