Health Mar 21 Nursing Home Outbreaks Lay Bare Chronic Industry Problems Burgeoning coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes in Washington, Illinois, New Jersey and elsewhere are laying bare the industry’s long-running problems, including a struggle to control infections and a staffing crisis that relies on poorly paid aides who can't afford to…
Health Feb 14 Coronavirus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals Experts say wild animals can carry unknown viruses and that human contact with them needs to more carefully managed as the world's population grows.
Health Feb 04 Nutrition labels may not be as precise as they seem, research suggests Calorie counting can be a simple way to help maintain a healthy weight — don't eat and drink more than you burn. And the calorie labels on food packaging seem like an immutable guide to help you track what you…
Health Nov 22 U.S. officials warn against eating romaine grown in Salinas, California NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday told people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, because of another food poisoning outbreak. The notice comes almost exactly one year after a similar outbreak led to a blanket…
Nation Oct 16 Trump rule may mean 1 million kids lose automatic free lunch The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released details of an analysis that found that as many as 982,000 children could be affected by the change. About half would have to pay a reduced price of 40 cents for school lunch…
Education May 02 With Trump rollback, school lunch could get more white bread The Trump administration has rolled back a rule that required foods like pasta and bread be made with whole grains.
Health Apr 02 FDA says it’s exploring CBD’s uses. Does it work — and is it legal? Products containing CBD are already in stores and sold online, so it's easy to believe there must be something special about the ingredient. But the claims are largely unproven and quality control standards don't exist.
Nation Nov 15 Farm animals may soon get new features through gene editing A company wants to alter farm animals by adding and subtracting genetic traits in a lab.
Nation Jul 18 Soon, your soy milk may not be called ‘milk’ The Food and Drug Administration signaled plans to start enforcing a federal standard that defines "milk" as coming from the "milking of one or more healthy cows."…