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Senate
steroid hearing animates DSHEA reform call
NutraIngredients-USA Share    
A prominent member of the Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School says DSHEA needs urgent reform because
it is holding the FDA back from ensuring that dietary supplements are safe. Responding in the New England Journal of Medicine to the recent Senate sub-committee on contaminants, Pieter A. Cohen, M.D, said the 1994 Dietary Supplements and Health Education Act (DSHEA) was the wrong regulatory model and should be amended or scrapped.
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FDA mandates rapid reporting for tainted foods
Food and Drug Administration Share
The Food and Drug Administration has launched a
new electronic food registry for rapid reporting of food-borne illnesses. Food companies must report to the new Reportable Food Registry within 24 hours any findings of contamination that show "a reasonable probability that a food article will cause severe health problems or death to a person or animal." More
Schools mix nutrition with academics to fight obesity
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Share
In Atlanta, E. Rivers Elementary School is just one of many
metro schools where gardening and nutrition mix with academics in an effort to encourage healthy lifestyles and combat obesity. Although childhood obesity appears to have hit a plateau elsewhere, excessive weight gain continues to plague Georgia children, said Lindsay Bishop, program manager for health behavior at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. More
NASFT: Nearly half of population purchase specialty foods
Supermarket News Share
Specialty coffees, cheeses, chocolates and olive oils are the items most commonly sought by consumers of specialty foods, who account for 46 percent of the U.S. population, according to research by the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade. Also gaining momentum are specialty cold
beverages, meats, bread, and prepared foods. More
Get back to business planning fundamentals
the National Association of Women Business Owners Share
In a recession, it's important to know what adjustments to make to your business plan.
Here are three fundamentals to remember. More
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Low levels of vitamin D found in breast cancer patients
WTSP-TV Share
Breast cancer patients undergoing treatment, may want to have their Vitamin D levels in their blood checked. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center tested 166 women going through breast cancer treat and found 70 percent had low levels of Vitamin D in their blood. More
Medications that block folic acid in pregnancy double risk of congenital malformations in fetus
Science Daily Share
Pregnant women are advised to take vitamin supplements containing
folic acid as part of their routine pre-natal care. Now, a new study warns that taking medications that reduce or block the actions of folic acid during the first trimester of pregnancy increase the risk that the growing baby will develop abnormalities. More
Alternative medicine use increasing for patients suffering with chronic rhinosinusitis
American Academy of Otolaryngology via EurekAlert! Share
A new study suggests that a growing segment of patients are turning to complementary and alternative medical therapies to help treat the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis.In a paper presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck
Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting & EXPO in San Diego, researchers sought to explore the pattern of complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with a prior diagnosis of CRS at a rhinology outpatient clinic in Aberdeen, Scotland. More
Green tea may curb risk of some cancers
Reuters Share
Drinking green tea may lower your risk of
developing certain blood cancers, but it will take about five cups a day, according to a study from Japan. Drinking green tea has been associated with lower risk of dying and heart disease deaths, Dr. Toru Naganuma, at Tohoku University School of Medicine in Sendai, Japan told Reuters Health in an e-mail correspondence. More
Both sides now: Inside the chamber of commerce debate
GreenBiz.com Share
There's been a lot of coverage in recent days about the companies defecting from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over disagreements with the organization's stand on climate change. At Shelton we haven't been privy to the behind-the-scenes conversations on this or all the stated (and not stated) reasons for both sides of the argument. More
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Turn over a new leaf: Vegan diets are moving more solidly into mainstream
The Baltimore Sun Share
There's a new food trend simmering, but if you want to give it a try, you'll have to revise your
grocery list. Meat, poultry and fish? Out. Milk, cheese, eggs and dairy of any kind? Gone. Oh yes, and that bear-shaped container of honey in your cabinet? History. Instead, you'll be stocking up on fresh fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts and soy products, all mainstays of a vegan diet. But forget the things you've heard about this type of cooking being boring and tasteless. Vegan gourmet is in, and that's no tofu baloney. More
Why natural dental care is becoming a vital element to your overall health
Alternative Health Journal Share
You know that dental care
is imperative to a beautiful smile – and that a beautiful smile makes an excellent first impression. Well-cared-for teeth tend to indicate a well-cared-for body. But now it is becoming much more common knowledge that there are many more benefits to good oral hygiene than just avoiding the dentist's drill. More
Water drinkers may have better diets
Reuters Share
People who get much of their daily liquids from plain water rather than other beverages may have healthier diets overall, a study suggests. Using data from a
national health survey of more than 12,000 Americans, researchers found that people who drank more "plain water" tended to eat more fiber, less sugar and fewer calorie-dense foods. More
Putting
America's diet on a diet
The New York Times Share
Last year, an Associated Press article designated the
Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area as the unhealthiest in America, based on its analysis of data collected in 2006 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half the adults in these five counties (two in West Virginia, two in Kentucky and one in Ohio) were obese, and the area led the nation in the incidence of heart disease and diabetes. The poverty rate was 19 percent, much higher than the national average. It also had the highest percentage of people 65 and older who had lost
their teeth — nearly 50 percent. More
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