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Report Examines Infant, Child Feeding Practices In 33 Countries

A report (.pdf), released Wednesday, on breastfeeding practices in 33 countries found that out of 78 million infants born each year, about 42 million do not receive an optimal amount of breastfeeding, IANS/Sify News reports (12/22)…

Vegetarian Diet Helps Kidney Patients Keep Toxic Phosphorous In Check

A grain-based vegetarian diet helps chronic kidney disease patients avoid accumulating toxic levels of phosphorous in their bodies, according to new research from the US…

A Tip For The Festivities: Pour Champagne Down The Side Of The Glass

Just in time for New Year’s Eve, and the arrival of the International Year of Chemistry, a study may settle that long-standing disagreement over the best way to pour a glass of champagne: Scientists in France are reporting that pouring bubbly in an angled, down-the-side way is best for preserving its taste and fizz…

KISSing A Theory Goodbye In The Link Between Puberty And Nutrition Status

The timing of the onset of puberty is linked to levels of nutrition: later onset is associated with malnutrition, while earlier onset is linked to childhood obesity…

Reducing Obesity With Designer Probiotics

Specially designed probiotics can modulate the physiology of host fat cells say scientists writing in Microbiology. The findings could lead to specialised probiotics that have a role in the prevention or treatment of conditions such as obesity…

Malaria; Could The Ingestion Of "Modified" Starch Be A New Vaccine Strategy?

There is no efficient vaccine against malaria, although nasal and oral vaccination seems to be the most promising and suitable solution in countries where the parasite Plasmodium, which causes the disease, is rife…

Eating Fried Fish Linked To Stroke If Regularly Eaten

If you regularly eat fried fish your risk of developing stroke is likely to be higher compared to people who don’t, researchers from Emory University, Atlanta wrote in the journal Neurology. Fried fish is frequently consumed in the “Stroke Belt” of the USA, which includes Alabama, Arkansas, N.

RockHard Laboratories Issues A Voluntary Recall Of Specific Lots Of The Dietary Supplements RockHard Weekend And Pandora

RockHard Laboratories has announced that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of the company’s dietary supplements sold under the brand names RockHard Weekend and Pandora specific to the following Lot Numbers: RockHard Weekend Lot Numbers: 100159 and 100260 sold as blister packs, 3ct bottles and 8ct bottles. Pandora Lot Numbers: 100378 sold as blister packs…

IMPF Voluntarily Recalls Dips & Spreads Because Of Possible Health Risk

Bright Water Seafood, Tucker, GA is voluntarily recalling its 7 ounce packages of Buffalo Krab Dip and 7 ounce packages of Southwest Krab Dip because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems…

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