Childhood Food Allergy In The US Affects 8 Percent Of Children Under 18

A national study of food allergies in the US, the largest of its kind, finds that more children have food allergies than previously reported…

Your Heart Is Worth Your Grain Of Salt

In India, salt is not only an important ingredient on the kitchen shelf, it is also ingrained in our cultural psyche. There are many phrases in the vernacular Hindustani language which reflect its importance “you cannot be disloyal to someone whose salt you have eaten”; if you are loyal to a person you are called namak halaal (loyal), else one is namak haraam (disloyal)…

Gluten Detection Kit Granted Performance-Tested Methods Status By AOAC

ELISA Technologies, Inc., announced that its EZ Gluten® Test Kit has earned Performance-Tested MethodsSM (PTM) certification from the AOAC Research Institute (AOAC RI).

Soda Consumption Down Among American High School Students

24% of US high school students drank at least one soda per day in 2010, compared to 29% in 2009; an indication that nutritional awareness among teenagers has improved considerably, a CDC report has revealed. Sugary beverages have long been associated with America’s high childhood obesity rate…

Hitting The Streets: Health System Offers More Than Words In Fight Against Obesity, Indiana University Health

INDIANAPOLIS – With childhood and adult obesity rates on the rise, hospitals and health systems are starting to notice it might not be enough to simply provide educational information about healthier living. Now, they are realizing it will take more innovative approaches and hitting the streets to reach some of the unhealthiest neighborhoods…

FDA: California Seafood Handler Enters Into Consent Decree

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and San Diego-based Ocean Harvest Inc., an outlet for salmon, tuna, and other fresh fish intended for raw consumption, and Ocean Harvest president, Minkyu Park, recently signed a consent decree of permanent injunction.

First Diagnostic Test For Hereditary Children’s Disease

A breakthrough in genetic research has uncovered the defect behind a rare hereditary children’s disease that inhibits the body’s ability to break down vitamin D. This discovery has led researchers to develop the first genetic and biochemical tests that positively identify the disease

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

Could This Bacterial Predator Be Harnessed To Mop Up Biofilms? Some new research on a bacterial predator that feeds on other bacteria may lead to new ammunition against biofilms.

Got Chocolate Milk? Not Anymore Say Jamie Oliver, LA Schools

Chocolate milk, strawberry milk, corn dogs and chicken nuggets are on the way out of LA schools.

Allergy Fears From New Foods

People who suffer from – or have a genetic predisposition to – allergies may face new risks from GM foods and new varieties of fruit and vegetables, say experts from France and Austria today. The challenge for scientists is to assess the risk and prevent the numbers of people with food allergies increasing…

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