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(HealthDay)—Tobacco retailers are generally adherent to all provisions of the Tobacco Control Act, according to a study published in April issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Preventing Chronic Disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-adherence-high-tobacco-provisions.html Health Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:30:02 EST news284918915 (AP)—Impending across-the-board budget cuts could mean fewer government food safety inspections and higher prices for meat at the grocery store. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-white-house-food-safety.html Health Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:33:05 EST news279822778 Federal regulators say a Florida company has been marketing an untested inhaled formula as a flu remedy in violation of drug safety regulations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-fda-company-unapproved-flu-remedy.html Medications Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:02:44 EST news278683358 (Medical Xpress)—The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has found evidence of horsemeat in ground meat marketed as beef (meat from cows) and sold in grocery stores in Ireland and the UK. The agency stressed that the findings pose no health risk, but does call into question how well regulations regarding meat processing are being observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-horsemeat-ground-burger-sold-uk.html Health Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:30:01 EST news277554049 Researchers and students at the Tulane Prevention Research Center mapped the Orleans Parish food environment this fall in their annual study of food stores and fast-food outlets. And for some of those stores, they also looked at what's on the shelves. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-food-areas-lack-access.html Health Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:48:24 EST news274524499 (AP)—Kroger is recalling spinach sold at grocery stores in 15 states due to possible Listeria contamination. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-kroger-recalls-spinach-listeria.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:27:30 EST news267280046 (Medical Xpress)—The federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) pays at least $2 billion annually for sugar-sweetened beverages purchased in grocery stores alone, according to a study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-federal-food-billion-annually-sugar-sweetened.html Health Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:24:12 EST news267089044 (Medical Xpress)—With the debate over medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles still in full fury, Bridget Freisthler, an associate professor of social welfare at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, has found that there are far fewer dispensaries open for business in the city than officials claim.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-marijuana-dispensaries-la.html Health Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:22:49 EST news266145762 (AP) -- A yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been linked with an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia, federal health authorities said Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-tuna-linked-salmonella-outbreak-states.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:40:28 EST news253600816 Retail pork products in the U.S. have a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA) than previously identified, according to new research by the University of Iowa College of Public Health and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-high-mrsa-bacteria-retail-meat.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:54:39 EST news246304441 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine the source of contaminated cantaloupe blamed for a multistate listeriosis outbreak. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-fda-cdc-listeriosis-outbreak-source.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:52:27 EST news235277476 (Medical Xpress) -- Will people eat healthier foods if fresh fruits and vegetables are available in stores near their homes? Will they eat less fast food if restaurants are not in their neighborhoods? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-magic-bullet-diet-stem-obesity.html Health Thu, 14 Jul 2011 07:09:52 EST news229846125 A survey of wine drinkers conducted by the University at Buffalo School of Management has found that 54 percent say they are opposed to a New York State proposal to sell wine in supermarkets. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-majority-consumers-oppose-wine-supermarkets.html Health Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:14:35 EST news227456062 Drug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria linked to a wide range of human diseases, are present in meat and poultry from U.S. grocery stores at unexpectedly high rates, according to a nationwide study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-nationwide-meat-poultry-widely-contaminated.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:57:33 EST news222065841