The FDA could respond as soon as next week to filings for stevia-based sweeteners that Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo hope to use in their drinks, Beverage Digest reported Friday. Beverage Digest, a trade publication, cited unnamed sources in both the sweetener and beverage industries. Atlanta-based Coca-Cola has been working with Merisant, a food products company, on a sweetener called Truvia. PepsiCo, based in Purchase, N.Y., has been working with Whole Read the rest of this entry »
ScienceDaily (Oct. 9, 2008)
— Infants born more than one week past their due dates have a higher risk of both impaired health and death, according to two new studies by authors from the University of California’s San Francisco and Berkeley campuses.
The studies compared more than 2.5 million normal-weight births from healthy pregnancies of 37 to 42 weeks gestation, the range that is considered to be full-term.
The two studies focused Read the rest of this entry »
TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists believe they have found out why diet and exercise affect a women's chance of breast cancer after she's past menopause, a new study says.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found that cutting calories and exercise affect pathways to mTOR, a molecule that integrates energy balance with cell growth and can contribute to various human diseases when it is not functioning properly.
The research Read the rest of this entry »
9:35am UK, Friday November 14, 2008
Investigations are continuing today into the deaths of two young boys who were allegedly killed by their mother.
is to investigate Greater Manchester Police's response to calls made in the hours before the killings.
Romario Mullings-Sewell, two, and his three-month-old brother Delayno were stabbed to death at their home in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.
Their 21-year-old mother, Jael Mullings, is being held Read the rest of this entry »
By day, Ryan McCoy, a Topeka West High School educator, is a mild-mannered language arts teacher. But this evening, he will transform into a fire-juggling daredevil.
No, McCoy isn't moonlighting as Topeka's masked crusader, but rather will be just one of the many performers in "Faculty Follies," a show starring 50 of Topeka West's most talented faculty members. The event will start at 7:30 p.m. today in the Topeka West auditorium. Admission is $5 Read the rest of this entry »
The nation's financial crisis and tight credit markets have started to affect hospitals across the country, including some of the wealthiest medical centers in the Chicago area.
Although Advocate Health Care has more than $1.6 billion in cash on its balance sheet, the
-based hospital operator is holding onto its reserves to brace for an increase in the number of patients who cannot pay their bills. It also is preparing to deal with an increase Read the rest of this entry »
Some states are taking steps to make the medical industry discard pharmaceutical waste more safely. Among them:
Minnesota encourages incineration of an expanded list of drugs.
Washington state lists almost all pharmaceuticals as dangerous waste to give its regulators more power to force safer disposal.
North Carolina makes nursing home pharmacies take back unused controlled drugs and sends inspectors to verify their destruction in incinerators. Read the rest of this entry »
Jessica Simpson rushed to hospital early on Sunday morning after her best friend was injured by paparazzi.
The 'Come On Over' singer accompanied hairdresser Ken Paves to Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai hospital after he was hit in the face by a photographer's camera following dinner at the city's Madeo restaurant.
Ken was attempting to shield Jessica, 28, from the hoards of paparazzi outside the eatery when he was accidentally struck, causing blood Read the rest of this entry »
In a coordinated air and ground attack, Senator
is charging that his Republican rival for the presidency, Senator
, would make $882 billion in “drastic cuts to
” to pay for his health care proposal.
That assertion, which could resonate among elderly voters in swing states like Florida, is being angrily disputed by the McCain campaign. Mr. McCain’s top domestic policy adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, said Friday that the Democrat’s Read the rest of this entry »
, goes to a
, takes a supplement like fish oil or uses some other alternative treatment, according to a new government survey that for the first time included questions regarding children’s use of complementary medicine.
Natural, non-vitamin products are the most common alternative therapies used by children, with almost 4 percent taking a supplement like echinacea, fish oil, flaxseed oil, herb pills, prebiotics or probiotics, according Read the rest of this entry »