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(AP)—New York City is asking appeals judges to reinstate a ban on supersized sodas and other sugary drinks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-nyc-appeals-soda-size-limit.html Health Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:11:41 EST news283705895 (AP)—A judge struck down New York City's pioneering ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, handing a defeat to health-minded Mayor Michael Bloomberg and creating confusion for restaurants that had already ordered smaller cups and changed their menus. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-nyc-sugary-drinks-size.html Health Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:19:04 EST news282241130 A new U.S. government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged drink industry has surged in popularity in convenience stores, bars and on college campuses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-er-tied-energy.html Health Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:26:51 EST news277536399 (HealthDay)—U.S. teens are much less likely to buy cigarettes if they are hidden from view, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-cigarettes-kids.html Addiction Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:10:01 EST news273753335 The British government was to announce plans on Wednesday for a minimum alcohol price of £0.45 ($0.72, 0.56 euros) in England and Wales in an attempt to restrain an infamous binge-drinking culture. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-binge-drink-britain-unveils-minimum-booze.html Health Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:29:58 EST news273310189 (AP)—An Ohio ice cream maker is voluntarily recalling some of its peanut-butter flavored products because of possible salmonella contamination. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-ohio-ice-cream-maker-recalls.html Health Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:09:27 EST news269179759 (AP)—New York City cracked down on the sale of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks Thursday in what was celebrated by some as a groundbreaking attempt to curb obesity but condemned by others as a blatant intrusion into people's lives by a busybody mayor. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-nyc-big-sugary-eateries-theaters.html Health Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:22:20 EST news266757726 (HealthDay)—New York City's controversial proposal to regulate restaurant sales of large sugary drinks is coming to a head, with the city's Board of Health scheduled to decide the measure's fate on Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-nyc-soda-decision-thursday.html Health Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:10:01 EST news266666053 Two articles recently published in Malaria Journal shed new light on the quality of antimalarial medicines circulating in countries in the Amazon Basin in South America. Researchers from the Promoting the Quality of Medicines (PQM) program, a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), in conjunction with country partners, coordinated these studies in the context of the Amazon Malaria Initiative (AMI). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-reveals-extent-poor-quality-antimalarial-medicines.html Medications Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:56:52 EST news263048186 The use of the synthetic stimulants collectively known as "bath salts" have gained popularity among recreational drug users over the last five years, largely because they were readily available and unrestricted via the Internet and at convenience stores, and were virtually unregulated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-synthetic-salts-brain-cocaine.html Addiction Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:22:28 EST news262279276 Synthetic marijuana, which is sold openly in shops and gives smokers a high, was banned Thursday across New York after being linked to serious health risks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-york-law-stubs-synthetic-marijuana.html Health Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:36:08 EST news252261356 If you live in neighborhoods with access to grocery stores, healthy food, parks and a pleasant walking environment, you're more likely to be in ideal cardiovascular health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-people-neighborhoods-healthy-features-heart.html Health Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:20:01 EST news250949177 Most convenience stores have a wide variety of chips, colorful candies and bottles of sugar-sweetened carbonated beverages. While shoppers can buy calorie-heavy foods wrapped in pretty packages in these locations, what they usually can't find are the fresh produce, whole grains and low-fat dairy products necessary for a healthy diet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-healthy-foods-low-income-black-neighborhoods.html Health Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:01:10 EST news249235262 (AP) -- The University of New Hampshire has backtracked on its just-announced plan to stop selling energy drinks on campus, saying it needs more time to study the idea and gather input from students. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-university-nh-energy.html Health Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:53:03 EST news236285527 As the weather gets warmer, many parents will turn to pools to keep their family cool. Due to their low cost and ease of use, portable pools - which include wading pools, inflatable pools and soft-sided, self-rising pools - have become an increasingly popular alternative to expensive in-ground pools or water park visits. While portable pools can be a great way for children to cool off during hot summer days, a new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital has found that these pools may be more dangerous than many parents realize. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-portable-pools-risky-in-ground.html Health Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:19:21 EST news227762311