News tagged with organic food


Package inserts overstate diagnostic TB tests' accuracy

Clinicians and laboratory professionals often rely on manufacturers' package inserts to assess the accuracy of diagnostic medical tests. However, package inserts frequently greatly overstate such tests' accuracy, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Test approved to help treat common infection in transplant patients

(HealthDay) -- The first DNA test to help doctors treat a common viral infection in people who have had a solid organ transplant has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Medications created Jul 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infants can't distinguish between large and small groups: study

Human brains process large and small numbers of objects using two different mechanisms, but infants have not yet developed the ability to make those two processes work together, according to new research from the University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Weight-loss surgery increases alcohol use disorders over time

Adults who had a common bariatric surgery to lose weight had a significantly higher risk of alcohol use disorders (AUD) two years after surgery, according to a study by a National Institutes of Health research consortium.

Addiction created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

WHO's Chan raises funding squeeze concern

Funding pressures and the rise of chronic illnesses such as heart disease are the top "danger zones" for global health in 2012, the head of the World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, said on Monday.

Health created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

There's something healthy in the state of Denmark

The people of Denmark are not only concerned about what they eat, but they are willing to pay more tax to eat healthier and make more informed eating choices. The results of this study come at a time when healthy eating and ...

Health created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Of food supply risks, mad cow's not high on list

(AP) -- If the mad cow found in California has you wondering about food safety, well, there are plenty of problems that pose serious risks to the food supply. But mad cow disease shouldn't be high on the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Organic foods may be an unsuspected source of dietary arsenic

As people seek healthier dietary regimens they often turn to things labeled "organic." Lurking in the background, however, is an ingredient that may be a hidden source of arsenic—an element known to be ...

Health created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research prevents eco-fraud

In recent years, the growing demand for organic food products has led to the faking of food and fraud. Headed by the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, a European research project will now develop ...

Health created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA orders safety studies of women's surgical mesh

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is ordering medical device manufacturers to study safety complications with surgical mesh widely used to repair women's pelvic problems.

Medications created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New report highlights need for action on health in the aftermath of war

Countries recovering from war are at risk of being left to their own devices in tackling non communicable diseases, leaving an "open door" for exploitation by alcohol, tobacco and food companies, health experts warn.

Health created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US urges shorter treatment for TB

US health authorities on Thursday urged a 12-week drug regimen for people with latent tuberculosis as an effective alternative to the current nine-month regimen which many people do not finish.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Everolimus prolongs progression-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine tumors

Combination treatment with everolimus, an inhibitor of the mammalian target rapamycin (mTOR), and octreotide has shown to improve progression-free survival for patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors and a history of ...

Cancer created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China prepares for big entry into vaccine market

(AP) -- The world should get ready for a new Made in China product - vaccines.

Medications created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New study may lead to better, safer drug for diabetes

A Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) study published recently in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals that a natural fatty acid can serve as a regulator of blood sugar levels, which may have important applications ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0