Overall, U.S. obesity rates are unchanged, but obesity rates in young children ages 2 to 5 declined significantly from 2003/2004 to 2011/2012, officials say. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in the ...
On Feb. 10, 2014,Listeria monocytogenes,a bacterium that can cause human illness,was isolated from a sample of Cuajada en Terron (Fresh Cheese Curd) collected by representatives from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...
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On Feb. 10, 2014,Listeria monocytogenes,a bacterium that can cause human illness,was isolated from a sample of Cuajada en Terron (Fresh Cheese Curd) collected by representatives from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer ...
Carter’s, Inc., the largest branded marketer in the United States of apparel exclusively for babies and young children, reported its fourth quarter and fiscal 2013 results. “Carter's achieved its 25th consecutive year of ...
Antibiotics are often prescribed for young children who have upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) in order to prevent complications, such as ear infections and pneumonia, however, a new evidence review in The Cochrane Library found no ...
Tags: URIs, Prevent Complication, Antibiotics, low-income country
After crossing 3,400 miles of the Pacific Ocean last year to inspect a tuna canneryon American Samoa,a U.S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA)inspector asked for copies of some records from the StarKist Co. "Charlie the Tuna,"the company's ...
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Loveable Australian celebrity Chrissie Swan has launched her own women’s fashion range exclusively to Big W - The Chrissie Swan Avella collection. Avella offers an affordable yet stylish selection of apparel for women in sizes ...
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When Louis Pasteur developed and patented the process of pasteurization in the 1860s, it had nothing to do with milk. He was more concerned with keeping beer from spoiling. But, by the turn of the century, this method of preservation had ...
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Halilit is to launch the Imaginabox product line in the UK at Toy Fair next week. Distributed exclusively by the firm in the UK and Ireland, the simple re-usable kits turn any cardboard box into a car, train, aeroplane, cradle or oven ...
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Animin, virtual pets that exist in the real world through augmented reality, will be debuting at Toy Fair next week. The product has been developed by a group of AR tech specialists, digital artists and games developers at Figure Games in ...
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Frequent colds are a normal part of young children's lives, but sometimes a stuffy nose becomes a more severe lung infection. Now, a new study clarifies some of the factors that put certain kids at greater risk. The study, published ...
Tags: kids health, frequent colds, human rhinoviruses, common cold, risks
A small study by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College in India reveals high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) infection among young children, troubling rates of disseminated ...
This is the CES of the wearable gadget. And, while there are all sorts of technologies you can wear-after all, earbuds are wearable-the big explosion is in fitness trackers. The first wave of these small gadgets, worn on a wrist, clipped on ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Food Stamps Cuts Will Lead to Higher Health Costs: Critics Cuts to the food stamp program could lead to bigger health bills for the ...
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Never mind girls and boys—adults who refuse to grow up are being increasingly targeted by a toy industry promoting adolescence as a lifestyle choice, say industry watchers. Among the "Smart-Tech" toys at this week's Hong Kong Toys & ...
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