All cans and bottles of soda and juice drinks that have sugar added and 75 or more calories per 12 ounces may soon have health warnings in California. A state lawmaker and medical experts have proposed a first-in-the-nation bill seeking safety warning labels, similar to those on cigarette packs, on the cans and bottles of all sugary drinks and sodas sold in California. The label would read: … [Read more...]
Death Toll Due To Flu In California Jump To 243
The flu death toll in California continues to climb at an alarming rate. Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health, confirmed that 243 people in the state have died from the flu for the 2013-14 flu season. The California Department of Public Health says 41 Californians died from the flu from last week. U.S. influenza activity appeared to be … [Read more...]
California To Become The First State To Seek Warning Labels On Sugary Drinks
In accordance with a proposal announced by a state lawmaker; California would become the first state in the country to entail warning labels on sodas and other sugary drinks. According to Dr. Harold Goldstein, of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, “Soda and other sugary drinks are the number-one source of added sugar in the American diet.” On an average American consumes 45 … [Read more...]
Arctic Whales Infected With Domestic Cat Parasite!
A cat parasite called Toxoplasma gondii has been identified in Beluga in the western Arctic, which can cause blindness in people. For the Inuit people in the region who eat the whale's meat, the discovery by University of British Columbia scientists has prompted a health advisory. The free movement of pathogens is the result of the warming of the Arctic according to researchers. In the past the … [Read more...]
Industrial chemicals exposure may affect your child’s mental condition
A new research which is first of its kind has exposed some of the glaring truth about health hazards of the industrial chemicals. The study has picked some of the industrial chemicals that they term as dangerous and associated them to serious health issues in children like cognitive disorders, ADHD(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), Autism, and dyslexia. These dangerous industrial … [Read more...]
Soaring food prices to affect people with Type 2 Diabetes!
According to a new study, food prices are linked to blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) merged information from two giant studies to reach this conclusion. Blood sugar measures of about 2,400 adults who met a definition of type 2 diabetes were gathered by the first study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination … [Read more...]
FDA’s no to wider use of Johnson & Johnson’s Xarelto drug
In a major setback to drug maker Johnson & Johnson, the US Food and Drug Administration has rejected its drug application for a third time. The firm has sought permission from the agency to expand use of the blood thinner Xarelto to reduce dangerous blood clots and related problems in patients with coronary artery disease. But much to the disappointment for the company, the FDA rejected its … [Read more...]
ADA struggles with High Cavity Rate in Children with Fluoride Toothpaste
The American Dental Association is suggesting that parents inculcate the habit of brushing teeth in their children with fluoride toothpaste as soon as their first tooth come in. This new guidance extensities the use of fluoride toothpaste for young children. To help prevent decaying of tooth, the CSA recommends that parents use a daub of fluoride toothpaste (or an amount about the size of a … [Read more...]
Cold, chickenpox may increase stroke risk in children
Several new studies have suggested that common infections, such as a cold or chickenpox, may increase the risk of stroke in children. One of the studies found that childhood vaccines appeared to offer some protection against childhood stroke and also according to news stroke in children is still quite rare. According to Fullerton, the director of the Pediatric Stroke and Cerebrovascular … [Read more...]
Proved- Mobile Phones Not A Reason Behind Cancer
An independent 11-year study finds that the cell phones pose 'no risk to health' and do not raise the risks of childhood cancer or leukemia. UK study by independent research group MTHR has found no proof of mobile phones having any "biological or adverse health effects". The results were published in the second Mobile Telecommunications and Health Report on Tuesday. The group was involved … [Read more...]
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