http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Loopholes in industry self-regulation allow food companies to continue to reach large numbers of children with advertising for unhealthy products—such as fast food, candy, and cookies—during "tween" programs and popular children's holiday specials. The study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity is published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-industry-self-regulation-junk-food-ads.html Health Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:06:10 EST news282294363 (AP)—Germany's most populous state is toughening a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, closing loopholes in its five-year-old restrictions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-germany-populous-state-toughens.html Health Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:03:06 EST news273416549