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FDA issues safety alert on diabetes drug
The widely prescribed diabetes drug Avandia is linked to a greater risk of heart attack and possibly death, a new scientific analysis revealed, and the U.S. government issued a safety alert Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration urged diabetics taking the pill to talk to their doctors, but stopped short of forcing a sharper warning label […]
Nutrition Standards Urged for School Food
Millions of children soon could be saying goodbye to regular colas, candy and salty snacks during school hours.
Concerned about the rise of obesity in young people, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine to develop a set of standards for foods that would be available in schools.
The Institute responded Wednesday with a two-tier system designed to […]
15 Health Risks TV Poses Our Children
WATCHING too much TV poses 15 heath risks to children including obesity and premature puberty, a psychologist claimed yesterday.
Dr Aric Sigman said spending hours slumped into front of the small screen was ‘the greatest unacknowledged health threat of our time’.
He wants official daily viewing limits, with youngsters under three not allowed to watch any TV […]
Study: Breast-feeding won’t deter obesity
While breast-feeding has many benefits, it won’t prevent a child from becoming fat as an adult, says a new study that challenges dogma from U.S. health officials.
The research is the largest study to date on breast-feeding and its effect on adult obesity.
“I’m the first to say breast-feeding is good. But I don’t think it’s the […]
Obesity down in sugar-free schools: Swedish study
Stockholm schools that banned sweets, buns and soft drinks saw the number of overweight children drop by six percentage points in four years, a Karolinska Institute study published on Monday showed.
The number of overweight or obese six-to-10-year-olds dropped from 22 to 16 percent in the 10 Stockholm schools that participated in the study by banning […]