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How safe is food you buy at farmers' markets?
(HealthDay)—You might love getting fresh produce at your local farmers' market, but you should wash everything thoroughly when you get home.
Nov 29, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Different outdoor professions carry different risks for skin cancer
One of the main risk factors for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), the most common cancer worldwide, is solar ultraviolet radiation. A new Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology study has found that ...
Jun 6, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health information in rural areas is best delivered face-to-face, study shows
Mental health is a concern in rural areas, as farmers cope with stress and uncertainty due to economic and environmental conditions. Often, there are no mental health providers in the local community. Public health programs ...
Dec 2, 2019
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Health
Philippines raises tobacco, alcohol taxes
The Philippines Thursday raised tobacco and alcohol taxes in a reform President Benigno Aquino hailed as helping to liberate "more Filipinos from the vices of smoking and drinking".
Dec 20, 2012
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Health
Study exposes historical barricades to health in tobacco-growing states
The major tobacco-growing states lag behind the rest of the nation in adopting measures effective in reducing tobacco use. Consequently, these five states—Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee—are ...
Jun 24, 2015
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Dutch organic farmers feel duped in tainted eggs scandal
Dutch farmers producing organic eggs, supposedly free from insecticides, joined a chorus of outrage Friday over the growing tainted-egg scandal, claiming they were duped by the suppliers of a reputedly natural pesticide.
Aug 11, 2017
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Farmers market vouchers may boost produce consumption in low-income families
Vouchers to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets increase the amount of produce in the diets of some families on food assistance, according to research led by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and ...
Jul 24, 2014
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Health
US proposes sweeping new food safety rules (Update)
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 ...
Jan 4, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bill under debate would limit farm antibiotics in Oregon
For decades, farmers have routinely fed antibiotics to livestock to fatten up the animals and protect them from illnesses amplified by confined conditions.
Apr 25, 2015
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Health
Cash incentives spur poor to buy healthier foods
(HealthDay)—A recent program encouraged healthy eating by offering extra spending power to poor people who get government assistance to buy food. The only catch: They had to purchase healthier types of food at farmers' ...
Nov 22, 2013
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