Jun 17 Q&A: What are trans fats and why are they unhealthy? By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — You may not even know you are eating them, but trans fats will soon be mostly gone from your food. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will require food companies to phase them out over the… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 9:05 Why does almost half of America’s food go to waste? Roughly 40 percent of food produced in America never makes it to the table. Whether it rots in the field, is trashed at the supermarket, or thrown out at home, NPR’s Allison Aubrey looks at why good food is being… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 4:29 FDA orders elimination of trans fats within next three years By PBS News Hour The FDA has ordered the complete removal of trans fats from foods within the next three years. Dr. Walter Willett the Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health discusses the effect this will… Continue watching
Jun 16 Health insurance still not covering labor and delivery for some women By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News Having a baby is a common women’s health event, yet insurance coverage isn’t always assured. Continue reading
Jun 16 Why are tons of fresh produce dumped in landfills every day? By Allison Aubrey, NPR As part of a collaborative report with the PBS News Hour, NPR's Allison Aubrey looks at efforts to cut food waste. Continue reading
Jun 16 FDA moves to phase out unhealthy artificial trans fats By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Scientists say there are no health benefits to trans fats, which are used in processing food and in restaurants, usually to improve texture, shelf life or flavor. They can raise levels of "bad" cholesterol and lower "good" cholesterol, increasing the… Continue reading
Jun 15 How young is too young for a bikini? By Wendy Thomas Russell Should I let my 9-year-old daughter wear a bikini? On the one hand, I wanted to support my kid’s choice of clothing. I certainly didn’t want to make her self-conscious about her body, not when puberty was around the corner. Continue reading
Jun 14 South Korea’s economy takes hit as MERS outbreak persists By Kenzi Abou-Sabe, Hari Sreenivasan The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak currently playing South Korea is believed to be the largest outbreak of the virus that has ever occurred outside of Saudi Arabia, where MERS is thought to have originated. Continue reading
Jun 14 Senate bill renews debate over expanded access to contraception By Rialda Zukic Democratic Sen. Patty Murray's introduction of the Affordability is Access Act this week has renewed debate nationwide about birth control access and affordability. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 9:29 Why testing an Ebola vaccine isn’t so easy By PBS News Hour In Sierra Leone and Liberia, where the Ebola epidemic has been a nightmare, the promise of a vaccine offers hope. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on the challenges of conducting experimental drug trials there and the desperate need to find… Continue watching