The US government has urged communities to participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative providing direct technical support to build strong local food systems as part of a community's emerging economic action plans. Under ...
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The North Carolina Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that would make child-resistant packaging and warning labels mandatory for liquids used with electronic-cigarette vaporizers. Once approved, the law that would be effective from 1 ...
Peru, Belarus and Taiwan have imposed a temporary ban on beef product imports from Canada, over the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak. Earlier this month, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of ...
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Commercial toddler food in the US contains sodium and sugar levels that are far beyond the permissible limits, setting an early preference among children for salty and sugary products, according to a study by Centers for Disease Control and ...
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The EnterMedics Maestro Rechargeable System weight loss treatment device is effective although scientists are unclear why. The FDA has approved the first weight-loss device since 2007, giving obese adults an alternative to dieting and ...
US federal officials have found a link between strains of Listeria bacteria found in a California apple processing plant and the ones responsible for an outbreak that took lives of seven people and left several people sick in 2014. ...
The debate around raw milk continues after dairy company Mountain View Farm recalled its Organic Bath Milk product. The recall came after the product was implicated in the death of a three-year-old child, who had consumed it. ACCC to ...
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When we first reported on Elizabeth Holmes, the 30-year-old CEO of the secretive blood-testing firm Theranos, we hadn’t heard much about her. Now, she’s seemingly everywhere. A recent New Yorker article was likely the longest ...
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The private hospital sector is an emerging part of China’s healthcare market, and is expected to maintain double-digit growth over the coming years, driven by regulatory changes, market demand and capital investments. Specialty ...
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People over 50, rejoice! The FDA has approved a non-invasive test for colorectal cancer, and it may not take years to obtain. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist David Ahlquist co-invented the test, Cologuard, which detects the presence of ...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today unveiled a new graphic that will be available to appear on insect repellent product labels. The graphic will show consumers how many hours a product will repel mosquitoes ...
The electronic cigarette industry has become a booming industry . This innovative product is a hit with smokers, especially to those who want to quit . In the United States , the report released last month by the CDC (Centers for Disease ...