US campuses deny trays to hungry students to cut cafeteria costs July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The cafeteria tray is being elbowed out of US university canteens as campuses change the way students collect their food and look for savings in tough economic times. | |
FDA warns against eating lobster liver July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The government warned consumers Monday not to eat the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of lobsters, saying it may be contaminated with a toxin. | |
First national study of diving-related injuries August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
If it's at the Olympic Games or at the neighborhood pool, diving is one of the fastest growing sports in this country. Every day millions of people do it and every four years during the Olympics, billions of people watch ... | |
Japanese diet rich in fish may hold secret to healthy heart July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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If you're fishing for ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, you might start with the seafood-rich diet typically served up in Japan. According to new research, a lifetime of eating tuna, sardines, salmon and other fish ... | |
 NYC adds double dutch rope jumping as school sport July 27, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The popular urban street pastime called double dutch, in which competitors jump between two ropes twirled eggbeater-style, is getting more recognition, becoming an officially sanctioned sport in New ... | |
AIDS-hit Swaziland population drops July 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
The population of the AIDS-riven kingdom of Swaziland, already one of the smallest countries in Africa, has fallen by around a fifth in the last decade, figures showed Friday. | |
Study suggests 86 percent of Americans could be overweight or obese by 2030 July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Most adults in the U.S. will be overweight or obese by 2030, with related health care spending projected to be as much as $956.9 billion, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the ... | |
Flu vaccine may not protect seniors well August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A Group Health study in the August 2 issue of The Lancet adds fuel to the growing controversy over how well the flu vaccine protects the elderly. | |
 California bans restaurants from using trans fats July 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus. | |
 FDA: Avoid jalapenos from Mexico, not US July 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- Only jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico are implicated in the nationwide salmonella outbreak, the government announced Friday in clearing the U.S. crop. | |
Congress sends Bush bill banning lead in toys August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The Senate on Thursday passed and sent to the White House legislation that bans lead from children's toys and seeks to ensure that chemicals posing possible health problems will not end up on toys and articles that ... | |
Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system July 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that ... | |
 Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks July 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. | |
 ER docs: Don't text and walk, skate or cook July 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- The warning came too late for Barack Obama's adviser: Don't walk and text at the same time. Obama aide Valerie Jarrett fell off a Chicago curb several weeks ago while her thumbs were flying on her ... | |
 Food industry bitten by its lobbying success July 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The food industry must drop any remaining opposition to electronic record-keeping and back an effective system for tracing contaminated food to its source, a lawmaker investigating food safety said ... | |
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