Nestle, on health kick, moves into milk allergy testing
Nestle (NESN.S), the world’s biggest food company, is stepping up its push into medicine with a global deal worth up to 100 million euros ($111 million) to develop and market an experimental...
Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food
As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and livestock who eat them, scientists...
This Is What Happens To Your Body When You Don’t Eat Enough Salt
Across the United States, roughly 80 million adults are at greater risk for heart disease and stroke because of high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. But while nearly all Americans...
California now allows HIV-Positive Organ Donation and Transplantation
On May 27, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1408, a new piece of legislation that protects surgeons who transplant organs from HIV-positive donors into HIV-positive patients from being...
Medical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to Zika
More than 100 medical experts, academia and scientists on Friday have called for the Rio Olympic Games to be postponed or moved because of fears that the event could speed up the spread of the Zika...
Celiac Disease from another perspective
The Lebanese Society for Celiac disease (wheat allergy) organized a seminar at the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut. The seminar tackled the medical and therapeutic aspects of the...
Injuries, too few work hours prompt home health aides to quit
Preventing on-the-job injuries and providing enough work to those who want it are good first steps to retain valuable home health care aides, according to a U.S. study. Based on a national survey of...
Programs to reduce drinking may not work on fraternity members
College students who are in so-called Greek letter organizations seem to be immune to programs that work for other students to reduce the use and abuse of alcohol, according to a new review of...
