http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and leafy greens. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fda-issues-food-safety.html Health Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:46:42 EST news276521867 From soup to nuts, supermarket shelves teem with products trumpeting their reduced-salt status. Not in the cheese cooler, though. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-scientists-salt-flavor-cheese.html Health Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:00:01 EST news275583541 Want your children to be healthier snackers? A new Cornell study finds that serving children combined snacks of vegetables and cheese led them to eat 72 percent fewer calories—and be just as satisfied as those who were served only potato chips. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-combo-snacks-cheese-vegetables-kids-calories.html Health Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:30:02 EST news274972288 New research from CASH (Consensus Action on Salt and Health) at Queen Mary, University of London, has revealed the unnecessarily high levels of salt in a staple of the country's shopping baskets – cheese. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-reveals-cheese-saltier-seawater.html Health Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:16:05 EST news273402956 (AP)—U.S. health officials say imported Italian ricotta cheese tainted with listeria bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses including at least one death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-incidents-tainted-ricotta-cheese.html Health Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:58:14 EST news266741884 (HealthDay)—Packing nutritious and fun school lunches can help children achieve and maintain a healthy weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-school-lunches-healthy-fun.html Health Sun, 02 Sep 2012 06:10:01 EST news265778852