Health
FDA introduces new food defense rule
(HealthDay)—A new rule to protect the nation's food supply from terrorism has been introduced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Friday.
Dec 21, 2013
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Experts hope sugar, salt are next on FDA target list
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has moved to banish most trans fats from the nation's diet, some public health advocates are hopeful that two other beloved ingredients - sugar and salt - will be subject to similar ...
Nov 12, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Egg handling hygiene to reduce food poisoning
Careful and hygienic handling of eggs through the supply chain, and in the kitchen, is vital for reducing Australia's outbreaks of salmonella poisoning, according to University of Adelaide research.
Oct 31, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New mobile technology can test for agricultural pathogens in Africa
A University of Colorado Boulder faculty member will travel to Africa later this month to test a mobile smartphone technology developed by his team to rapidly detect and track natural carcinogens, including aflatoxin, which ...
Aug 22, 2013
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Health
Hitting the gym may help men avoid diet-induced erectile dysfunction
Obesity continues to plague the U.S. and now extends to much of the rest of the world. One probable reason for this growing health problem is more people worldwide eating the so-called Western diet, which contains high levels ...
Aug 20, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Call for better sugary foods import data as obesity rises
Better collection of data on food sugar levels will provide ammunition for the ongoing battle against rising obesity according to researchers at The University of Western Australia.
Jul 22, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People attribute minds to robots, corpses that are targets of harm
As Descartes famously noted, there's no way to really know that another person has a mind—every mind we observe is, in a sense, a mind we create. Now, new research suggests that victimization may be one condition that leads ...
Jun 17, 2013
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Health
Rat meat sold as lamb in latest China food scandal
(AP)—Chinese police have broken up a criminal ring accused of taking meat from rats and foxes and selling it as lamb in the country's latest food safety scandal.
May 3, 2013
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Health
China beefs up law to fight food safety scandals
(AP)—China's top court has issued guidelines calling for harsher punishment for making and selling unsafe food products in the latest response to tainted food scandals that have angered the public.
May 3, 2013
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Medications
FDA: Purveyors of phony botox targeting U.S. practices
(HealthDay)—Medical practices that purchase Botox may unwittingly be purchasing a fraudulent product not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for sale in the United States, according to an April 26 drug safety ...
Apr 29, 2013
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