Consumer’s Role in Food Safety
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Aug 17 11
Starting in the thirteenth century, English bakers worked under laws that controlled the quality and price of bread. There followed a succession of laws…
Food and Drug Administration - Regulation of food safety
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Aug 17 11
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was initiated in 1906 when Congress passed the Food and Drug Act and charged the agency with prohibiting…
Developing Food Safety Measures
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Aug 17 11
Over time, as the food supply was transferred more and more from local farm families into the hands of food producers and merchants, more…
Overview of Food Production
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Aug 17 11
Colonial America was a farming society. As of 1776, 90% of Americans were farmers. Today, less than 1% of Americans claim farming as their…
History of food safety
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Aug 17 11
It is likely that the first prehistoric people to enjoy a meal of roasted meat were delighted at how much better it tasted compared…
Introduction to food safety
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Aug 17 11
Food safety was far from dance instructor Stephanie Smith’s mind as she enjoyed the hamburger her mother prepared for dinner one fall Sunday in…
A faster, cheaper way to diagnose TB
• Tuberculosis • Aug 17 11
Researchers have discovered a faster, cheaper method for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). A major barrier in TB prevention, especially in developing countries, is…
Scientists show how gene variant linked to ADHD could operate
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 17 11
A study using mice provides insight into how a specific receptor subtype in the brain could play a role in increasing a person’s risk…
Experts redesign common microbe to fight drug-resistant bacteria
• Infections • Aug 16 11
Researchers in Singapore have re-engineered a harmless strain of bacteria to fight another common, drug-resistant microbe that spreads in hospitals and is deadly to…
Can oral care for babies prevent future cavities?
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Aug 16 11
New parents have one more reason to pay attention to the oral health of their toothless babies. A recent University of Illinois study confirms…
Want to keep your exercise resolutions? New research offers pointers
• Public Health • Aug 16 11
Sticking with an exercise routine means being able to overcome the obstacles that invariably arise. A key to success is having the confidence that…
More evidence that caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • • Skin Care • Aug 16 11
There might be a time when instead of just drinking that morning cup of coffee you lather it on your skin as a way…
Positive impact of growing public awareness of obesity epidemic
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 15 11
Increasing public awareness of the childhood obesity epidemic may be contributing to evidence of overall reductions in body mass index (BMI), a measure of…
Toronto researchers first to discover new genetic clue in the development of rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Aug 15 11
Scientists at Mount Sinai Hospital, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Toronto, University Health Network and McGill University have obtained significant new…
Scientists highlight link between stress and appetite
• Dieting • • Neurology • Aug 15 11
Researchers in the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine have uncovered a mechanism by which stress increases food…
Electronics that stick and stretch like a temporary tattoo
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • Aug 11 11
Engineers have developed a device platform that combines electronic components for sensing, medical diagnostics, communications and human-machine interfaces, all on an ultrathin skin-like patch…
Intestinal protein may have role in ADHD, other neurological disorders
• Neurology • Aug 11 11
A biochemical pathway long associated with diarrhea and intestinal function may provide a new therapeutic target for treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) other…
After-hours care affects emergency department use in Leduc
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Aug 11 11
Access to health care and the usage of emergency departments are popular topics in the news.
David Jones, a graduate student in the University…
Dark beer has more iron than pale beer
• Food & Nutrition • Aug 11 11
A team of researchers from the University of Valladolid (Spain) has analysed 40 brands of beer, discovering that dark beer has more free iron…
Teething an unlikely cause of serious symptoms
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Aug 10 11
High fevers and other potentially serious symptoms in infants should not be written off as normal signs of teething, according to a new study.
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Junk food still stars in TV ads seen by kids
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Aug 10 11
Children are seeing fewer sugary, fatty foods advertised on TV, but unhealthy fare still makes up the bulk of food commercials they see, a…
Health spending more complex than Medicare shows
• Public Health • Aug 10 11
Communities known for paying the most on healthcare may not be spending as much as once thought, according to new data released on Wednesday.
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York U researchers zero in on protein that may help treat obesity, diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Aug 09 11
A newly-identified protein may hold the key to keeping appetite and blood sugar in check, according to a study by York University researchers.
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U. Iowa research team finds new genetic cause of blinding eye disease
• Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 09 11
Combining the expertise of several different labs, University of Iowa researchers have found a new genetic cause of the blinding eye disease retinitis pigmentosa…
Resistance training can help smokers kick the habit, according to Miriam Hospital study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 09 11
Resistance training, or weight lifting, can do more than just build muscle: it may also help smokers kick the habit, say researchers from The…