Health Oct 20 Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that peanut allergies in children ages 0 to 3 declined by more than 27% after guidance was first issued, and by more than 40% after it was expanded in 2017.
Health Oct 16 States are showing progress in reducing obesity, new report finds Cuts to federal staff and programs that address chronic disease could endanger that progress, according to a new report released Thursday.
Nation Oct 06 Government shutdown threatens WIC food program used by millions of families Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks.
Nation Oct 01 Walmart says it will remove artificial colors and other additives from store brands by 2027 Walmart says it plans to remove synthetic dyes and 30 other food additives from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027.
Health Aug 20 Walmart recalls its frozen shrimp in 13 states, citing potential radioactive contamination The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Walmart to pull three lots of Great Value brand frozen shrimp from stores after federal officials detected Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers and a sample of breaded shrimp imported from Indonesia.
Nation Aug 08 Boar’s Head plans to reopen troubled deli meat plant, but reports of sanitation problems persist Recent inspections at Boar’s Head sites in three states documented sanitation problems similar to those that led to the listeria contamination that killed 10 people and sickened dozens.
Politics Jul 14 WATCH: Rollins and RFK Jr. announce U.S. ice cream makers will stop using artificial dyes by 2028 The move is the latest voluntary effort by U.S. food manufacturers to heed calls from the Trump administration to remove synthetic dyes over potential health concerns.
Health Jul 07 Study finds children in U.S. became increasingly unhealthy over past 17 years A new study shows that the health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to experience obesity, chronic diseases and other problems.
Health Jun 25 WATCH: CDC Director nominee Susan Monarez testifies in Senate confirmation hearing Monarez told senators Wednesday that she values vaccines, public health interventions and rigorous scientific evidence, but largely sidestepped questions about widespread cuts to the agency, elimination of programs and whether she disagreed with any of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
Health May 19 The U.S. hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped.