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Dairy industry wants less labeling for artificial sweeteners in milk
lrussell@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- Artificial sweeteners are in a lot of foods and drinks we buy at the grocery store, but they could soon be showing up more in the dairy aisle. The Food and Drug Administration is considering a petition from two dairy industry trade...Tags: Beverage Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Calcium, Consumer Goods Industries, Family
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Newly-approved treatment offers hope for depression patients
ewood@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- One in ten people in the Ozarks suffer from depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For many, treating the illness requires medication. But now a breakthrough treatment is providing a new option....Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Physical Fitness and Exercise, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemical Industry
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New U.S. fears emerge over tainted compounded steroids
Reuters(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has received seven reports of illnesses in patients who took steroid injections compounded by a pharmacy in Tennessee. The FDA said full clinical information about the patients is still being...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chemical Industry, Steroids
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Blood donation is valuable, so why not pay donors?
Need more blood donors? Economists have a suggestion: Pay them. For nearly 40 years, efforts to compensate people for donating blood have been discouraged by the World Health Organization. In the United States, the American Red Cross says “all...Tags: Human Interest, American Red Cross, Finance, HIV, Argentina
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WHO to help Saudi Arabia investigate coronavirus before haj
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it would help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new SARS-like virus to draw up advice ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage, which attracts millions of Muslims....Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Islam, Diseases and Illnesses, Religion and Belief, Politics
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New bird flu may be capable of human to human spread - study
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - The new H7N9 bird flu virus can be transmitted between mammals not only via direct contact but also in airborne droplets, and may be capable of spreading from person to person, Chinese and American researchers have found. A study...Tags: Research, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Politics, Science and Technology
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New bird flu strain may be capable of spreading from human to human-study
ReutersBy Lavinia Mo HONG KONG, May 24 (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu virus may be capable of spreading from human to human and can be transmitted not only through direct contact but also through airborne exposure, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have...Tags: Research, Flu, Diseases and Illnesses, Politics, Science and Technology
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H7N9 bird flu can pass between mammals, researchers find
Scientists are gaining a better understanding of the H7N9 bird flu that has sickened more than 130 people -- and killed more than 30 -- in China and Taiwan since February. The latest research into the virus, which before this year had never been...
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Flu, China, Diseases and Illnesses, Newspaper and Magazine
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New Mexico plant shuttered for 8 months amid salmonella outbreak is making peanut butter again
Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant shuttered eight months ago after a salmonella outbreak is back in production, and company officials say their coveted natural and organic butters could be back on store shelves...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Salmonella Infection, Peanut Butter, Peanuts
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The Front Burner: Breed-specific regulation: Not new and not working
We all want to live safely, including with dogs. With that purpose in mind, we should adopt policies that have succeeded, and avoid ones that failed. Breed-specific regulation did not originate with pit bulls. Long Branch, N.J., banned the Spitz in...Tags: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Humane Society of the United States, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Litigation and Regulation
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The case for food stamps
To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps...
Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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On the Town: Burbank City Council recognizes senior volunteers, Nickelodeon partners with schools
Nickelodeon Animation Studios has formed a partnership with Muir Middle School to help get its media program running, said Carson Smith, human resources manager. Nickelodeon's media technology services team, under Director Boris Beaubien, worked with...Tags: YMCA, Arts and Culture, Relay for Life, Charity, Festive Events
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