Los Angeles approved a one-year ban yesterday on new fast-food restaurantsin the city’s Southside, blocking entry of businesses that don’t meet thecity’s nutritional specifications.
Among the restrictions, incoming restaurants cannot have "a limited menu, items prepared in advance or prepared or heated quickly…or food served in disposable wrapping or containers."
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to avoid eating tomalley in American Lobster (Maine Lobster), regardless of where the lobster was harvested, because of potential contamination with dangerous levels of the toxins that cause Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). American lobster, also known as Maine lobster, are harvested from the […]
Although usually not a problem, functional ovarian cysts are a problem common to many women. Ovarian cysts can be cancerous however most are not. Most functional ovarian cysts present no obvious symptoms and no treatment is required, however there is a chance ovarian cysts can cause discomfort and some may require treatment.Ovarian Cysts, A […]
“Governor Schwarzenegger championed the state’s health today by signing the Trans Fat Bill (AB 97, Mendoza). The challenge before him now is to continue to show national leadership and commitment to health by supporting SB 1420 (Padilla), the menu labeling legislation. Simple, straightforward and actionable, SB 1420 offers Californians exactly what they’ve been […]
What causes cold sores is basically the herpes simplex virus, either type 1 or type 2. Type 1 is what causes cold sores about 81% of the time. Type 2 causes the remaining outbreaks. Both cause identical fever blister, cold sore or oral herpes sores. When not creating another cold sore, the herpes virus hides […]
Food safety advocate and attorney William Marler is calling on the Meat Industry and the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) to make the inspection reports from meat processing facilities visible and easily available to the public so that consumers - including grocery stores and restaurants - can make informed choices […]
There is no question that there are plenty of reasons for you to make sure you keep you body well-hydrated during a workout session, especially if you plan to be pushing and testing your limits. A quick look on the store shelves confirms the fact that there is a lot of choice when it comes […]
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that regular consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fruit drinks is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes in African-American women. These findings appear in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Type 2 diabetes, a leading cause of […]
Consuming large quantities of fish loaded with omega-3 fatty acids may explain low levels of heart disease in Japan, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health slated for the Aug. 5 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and available online at 5 p.m. […]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced its final scientific opinion that food from cloned cattle and pigs is safe, and there are no implications of animal cloning on the environment. Key findings of the EFSA Scientific Committee are: - There is no indication that differences exist in terms of food safety […]