http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Primary and secondary school students are five times as likely to be high consumers of sugar-sweetened drinks, such as soft drinks, if these drinks are available in their homes, according to a University of Sydney study published in the journal Preventive Medicine today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-soft-home-consumption-school-children.html Health Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:30:04 EST news282815871 (AP)—Diners will have to wait a little longer to find calorie counts on most restaurant chain menus, in supermarkets and on vending machines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-fda-menu-thorny-issue.html Health Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:30:01 EST news282286961 (HealthDay)—The days when U.S. children can get themselves a sugary soda or a chocolate bar from a school vending machine may be numbered, if newly proposed government rules take effect. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-chips-sodas-healthier-fare-school.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:00:05 EST news279175067 Almost all candy, high-calorie drinks and greasy meals could soon be on a food blacklist in the nation's schools. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-aim-junk-foods-schools.html Health Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:05:19 EST news279007509 (AP)—The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make school snacks healthier, a move that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-school-snacks-healthier.html Health Fri, 01 Feb 2013 11:08:10 EST news278939284 (AP)—People nervously waiting around in New York City hospitals for loved ones to come out of surgery can't smoke. In a few months from now, they can't have a supersized fast-food soda. And soon, they won't even be able to get a candy bar out of the vending machine or a piece of fried chicken from the cafeteria. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-york-city-hospitals-junk-food.html Health Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:56:15 EST news267728166 (AP)—A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on the display of tobacco products in stores, handing a defeat Friday to the Philip Morris company. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-norway-court-tobacco.html Health Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:26:05 EST news266840757 U.S. laws strictly curbing school sales of junk food and sweetened drinks may play a role in slowing childhood obesity, according to a study that seems to offer the first evidence such efforts could pay off. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-junk-food-laws-curb-kids.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 13 Aug 2012 03:41:20 EST news264048047 (HealthDay) -- Although fewer middle and high schools in the United States make sugary sodas available to students today, other sweet beverages, particularly sports drinks, are still widely available, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-sugary-sports-plentiful-schools.html Pediatrics Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:30:01 EST news263492616 Sixth-graders taking part in a 10-week program that included interactive lessons to get heart smart coupled with healthier food and beverage options in the cafeteria and vending machines had marked reductions across all cardiovascular risk factors, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session. The Scientific Session, the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, brings cardiovascular professionals together to further advances in the field. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-heart-healthy-lessons-food-disease.html Cardiology Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:00:01 EST news251975692 About half of all public and private elementary school students could buy food in one or more competitive venues on campus (vending machines, school stores, snack bars or a la carte lines) by the 2009-2010 school year and sugary foods were available to almost all students with access to these options, according to a report published in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-survey-elementary-school-student-access.html Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:23 EST news247755963 Cigarette vending machines were banned in England on Saturday, a move the government hopes will cut the numbers of children smoking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-cigarette-vending-machines-england.html Health Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:12:43 EST news236707957 (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