USDA allows more meat, grains in school lunches
(AP)—The Agriculture Department says it's making permanent rules that allow schools to serve larger portions of lean meat and whole grains in school lunches and other meals.
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China denies vaccine killed babies: report
China's health authorities have found no link between a hepatitis B vaccine and the deaths of 17 children shortly after they were immunised, state media reported Friday.
Jan 3, 2014
Doctors experienced with using EHRs say they add value for patients
A new study in Health Services Research finds nearly three-quarters of physicians using electronic health records (EHRs) in 2011 said there were clinical benefits when patients' medical histories were kept in digital files. ...
Jan 3, 2014
Five minute saliva test to identify smokers rolled out to health schemes
Smokers who need extra incentives to quit the cigarettes this new year should take note that even private health insurance premiums may be reduced if they can prove they have stopped for good – and with the aid of a pioneering ...
Jan 3, 2014
Painful foot osteoarthritis affects one in six over 50s
New research from Keele has shown painful foot osteoarthritis to be more common than previously thought, impacting one in six UK adults over the age of 50 - more than 3.5 million. The large-scale study has shown the disease ...
Jan 3, 2014
New study to ensure justice for life prisoners across globe
In the first study of its kind researchers are to examine life imprisonment on an international scale. The work will be led by Professor Dirk Van Zyl Smit – an expert in penal law and life imprisonment at The University ...
Jan 3, 2014
Genetic mutation causes lupus in mice
Yale researchers have identified a genetic mutation that leads to lupus in mice. The discovery could open the way for development of therapies that target the mutation. The study appears in Cell Reports.
Jan 3, 2014
Recurrent ovarian cancers respond to cancer vaccine after 'reprogramming' with decitabine
Treatment with the drug decitabine prior to administration of chemotherapy and a cancer vaccine yielded clinical benefit for women with recurrent ovarian cancer, suggesting that this combinatorial chemoimmunotherapy may provide ...
Jan 3, 2014
