The food industry in many low- and middle-income countries is dominated by the informal sector. Numerous micro and small businesses, which are not legally registered and mostly compete on the basis of price, handle much of ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Despite overall national declines in smoking, Americans who live in the South and Midwest are still much more likely to smoke, and smoke more, than those living in other states, a new report shows.
Jul 5, 2023
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Over the past two years, rural Greene County in northeastern Tennessee has collected more than $2.7 million from regional and national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors. But instead of helping people ...
May 18, 2023
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Local governments are increasingly adopting policies that earmark taxes for mental health services, and approximately 30% of the U.S. population lives in a jurisdiction with such a policy, finds a new analysis published in ...
Apr 18, 2023
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During the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and some local governments may have underreported the percentage of Americans who experienced food insecurity by up to ...
Apr 12, 2023
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A ban on selling junk foods from store entrances, aisle ends and checkouts should continue after a new study found the plans were largely backed by the British public and food industry.
Mar 14, 2023
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Since being first introduced into Australia in 1953 improve dental health, water fluoridation has been shown to reduce tooth decay by 26–44% in children and adolescents and by 27% in adults.
Mar 6, 2023
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Americans have less medical debt now than they did a couple years ago, possibly because of policies and programs that gave more people access to health insurance and relief funds.
Feb 15, 2023
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An attempt to block California's flavored tobacco ban was stopped Monday when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Dec 13, 2022
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A family planning program built on the principle that local government involvement and investment can ramp up family planning services for the urban poor added more than two million new clients in 10 countries in its first ...
Nov 15, 2022
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