Thursday, February 21, 2013

[Health] CDC: 11% of Americans daily diet from fast food

CDC: 11% of Americans daily diet from fast food
http://www.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/02/21/fast-food-makes-up-11-percent-of-calories-in-us-diet-cdc
UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that U.S. adults consumed an average of 11.3 % of fast food in 2007-2010.

4 indicted in tainted peanut butter outbreak that killed 3 Minnesotans
http://www.startribune.com/local/192312011.html
The owner of a Georgia peanut plant behind an infamous and deadly salmonella outbreak four years ago was charged Thursday with fraud and a litany of other crimes, a move hailed by relatives of three Minnesotans who died after eating tainted peanut ...

Special Report: Alabama's cool weather tornadoes
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/health/250018/126/Smithfield-recalls-38000-pounds-of-sausage
A Montgomery parent says her child's teacher went too far in teaching a Kindergarten class about slavery. "The verbal assignment was to ask your parents if you ever go back into slavery.

Hospitals, uninsured patients applaud Medicaid expansion
http://swampland.time.com/2013/02/21/florida-to-expand-medicaid-under-health-overhaul/
HOLLY HILL - Fifty-eight-year-old Brenda Hart is one of hundreds of thousands of Floridians who slip through the cracks of the health care system.

Cornell University Scientist Grow an Ear Using 3-D Printers
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4012/20130221/cornell-university-scientist-grow-ear-using-3.htm
(Photo : Lindsay France/Cornell University Photography ) Mechanical engineer Larry Bonassar holds a fabricated ear printed with a 3D printer in his lab at Cornell University's Weill Hall.

Study: Bullying Has Lasting Effects
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/study-bullying-has-lasting-effects/?id=144184
A new study finds that time doesn't always heal the wounds caused by bullying. Researchers have found that young victims are more likely to have anxiety disorders, depression and suicidal thoughts as adults than children who aren't bullied.

LA Asks for Federal Help With TB Outbreak
http://fox40.com/2013/02/21/persistent-strain-of-tuberculosis-claims-victims-on-l-a-s-skid-row/
LOS ANGELESâ€"Los Angeles County health officials have asked federal officials for help to contain a worsening tuberculosis outbreak among the homeless in its downtown area.

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