Seattle - On Dec. 10, 2008 Roberta Wagner of the FDA issued a warning letter to Muhtar Kent, President and CEO of Coca-Cola. This letter states that Diet Coke Plus is misbraneded because it does not meet the criteria to make a nutrient content claim. The letter further states that “FDA does not consider it appropriate to fortify snack foods such as carbonated beverages.” Wagner gave Coca-Cola fifteen working days to take corrective action. Read the rest of this entry »
Sens. Tom Harkin and Charles Grassley are playing key parts in the effort to rewrite the nation's health care laws, a top legislative priority for President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Congress.
The leading roles illustrate the clout that Iowa's U.S. Senate duo has amassed as they begin their 25th year together.
"They are really one of the longest-lasting, most effective, split-party delegations and make for a pretty potent combination," Read the rest of this entry »
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commissioned by the intelligence community, highlights the testing of
new psychoactive chemicals for interrogation and other applications:
after the Army and CIA scandals of the middle 1970s, and a vastly more
sensitive attitude on these matters appears to have prevailed, although
some insist that secret experiments should continue. (emphasis mine)
The
report notes that both the intelligence community and military authorities are generally Read the rest of this entry »
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A national magazine has named Madison the No. 1 place in American for men, while a second magazine names the city No. 8 in the U.S. for women.
Men's Health magazine ranked cities based on 38 factors, including cancer rates, air quality and the number of gym memberships. It ranked Wisconsin's capital No. 1 overall, and No. 7 for best quality of life for men.
Women's Health magazine says Madison is No. 8 in America Read the rest of this entry »
The University of Minnesota men's hockey team will have to forge onward without its head coach.
The unknown illness that has Don Lucia sidelined will keep him home next weekend when the Gophers play the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
Lucia, 50, looking slightly fatigued, addressed the media Saturday night during the Gophers' 3-2 overtime victory over Northeastern in the championship game of the Dodge Holiday Classic at Mariucci Arena, Read the rest of this entry »
HARARE (AFP) — Zimbabwe's high court on Friday refused a request by a top rights activist detained on accusations of plotting to overthrow the government to be taken to hospital for treatment after alleged torture -- contradicting an earlier order by the same court.
"The judge (Alphius Chitakunye) made the incredible order that if she should be taken to hospital it would be for purposes of examination otherwise she would be treated in prison," Read the rest of this entry »
You say you're tired of dieting, you've had enough, and this is the year you're going to do it once and for all. You're finally going to lose those 30, 60 or 80 pounds for good. Nice, but what do you do, what's going to be different from what you've done in prior years? It's so simple, right? All you have to do is eat less and exercise more. Well, not exactly. Here are a few hard realities to consider before you start.
You think you can really lose Read the rest of this entry »
Men's Health Magazine has just released its rankings of the best cities for men to live in this year.
Turns out Hartford's not half bad. Out of 100 cities, the Capitol City ranked 25 overall.
Health: This included male death rates from heart disease and cancer.
Habitat: The city's standard of living, assessing crime, job growth and air quality.
Fitness: This was a study of how hard and how often men worked out.
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TEHRAN – National Police Chief Brigadier General Esmaeil Ahmadi Moqaddam said on Sunday that every day three tons of drugs are discovered in Iran.
He said drug production is on the rise in Afghanistan and is currently two times more than demand. Unfortunately foreign troops and other responsible authorities have failed to curb drug cultivation in the country, he added.
“Reports say more than eight million Afghans will suffer an unprecedented Read the rest of this entry »
But one habit endures: Obama has gone to the gym, for about 90 minutes a day, for at least 48 days in a row. He always has treated exercise less as recreation than requirement, but his devotion has intensified during the past few months. Between workouts during his Hawaii vacation this week, he was photographed looking like the paradigm of a new kind of presidential fitness, one geared less toward preventing heart attacks than winning swimsuit competitions. Read the rest of this entry »