AP - Maine officials are advising consumers to avoid eating lobster tomalley after tests revealed high levels of toxins in some lobsters. -- read full article
AP - The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll — it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.
AP - Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow — like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium soda.
Reuters - Some cancer patients may find
that putting their emotions down in writing helps improve their
pain and general well-being, a study suggests. -- read full article
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- It's one step forward, one
step back in the search for treatments against Alzheimer's disease. -- read full article
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Exercise is good for you during any stage of
life. But among pregnant women, it can offset some common problems. -- read full article
AFP - Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.
AP - It's OK to eat all kinds of tomatoes again, the U.S. government declared Thursday — lifting its salmonella warning on the summer favorites amid signs that the record outbreak, while not over, may finally be slowing.
AP - The tomato scare may be over, but it has taken a toll — it's cost the industry an estimated $100 million and left millions of people with a new wariness about the safety of everyday foods.
AP - Plans for a large-scale trial of a potential AIDS vaccine are being dropped in favor of a smaller, more focused study, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Your odds of surviving
cancer depend on which country you live in. And, in the United States, it
also depends on whether you're black or white, a new study finds. -- read full article
AFP - A nearly forgotten Russian-made drug, formulated to combat hay fever, helps improve cognitive abilities in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to the results of a year-long trial published on Thursday.
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- People with certain common
genetic variations that affect their nicotine receptors seem to be at
higher risk for becoming life-long nicotine addicts if they begin smoking
before they turn 17, a new study says. -- read full article
