Bacteriophage treatment decontaminates infant formula

A phage showed strong anti-microbial activity against a type of food-borne bacterium that often kills infants after infecting them via infant formula. Phages are viruses that infect only bacteria.

New AAP report targets lack of adequate food as ongoing health risk to US children

Nation’s pediatricians release policy statement stressing the importance of federal, state and local nutrition programs to help combat the immediate and potentially lifelong impact of food…

What does ‘healthy obese’ really mean?

Researchers conclude that terminology such as ‘metabolically healthy obese’ or ‘unhealthy lean’ do not accurately reflect health or predict future risks.