So much for the adage, ‘All things in moderation.’ Researchers at the University of Calgary have found that people who consume a single, high-fat meal are more prone to suffer the physical consequences of stress than those who eat a low-fat meal.
Published this month in the Journal of Nutrition, the study looked at the […]
BANGKOK, Thailand: The United States and China want to change a draft report written by hundreds of the worlds leading climate change researchers to downplay its conclusion that quick action can limit the catastrophic effects of global warming.
The two countries also raised doubts that immediate moves could stabilize greenhouse gas levels and limit the […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking savored weightlessness, flipping in the air after years of being able to make only tiny facial movements. But he hopes it is only the appetizer.
“Space, here I come,” Hawking said Thursday after going on a two-hour jet flight that creates 25-second bursts of weightlessness for its passengers […]
The National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine released a report recommending nutrition standards be established for “competitive” foods in the school environment, such as a la carte cafeteria items, vending machines and school stores. The National Dairy Council (NDC) applauds the overall recommendations outlined in the report, which promote the consumption of nonfat and […]
By AP/ANDREW BRIDGES
(WASHINGTON) A painkiller proposed as a successor to Vioxx should not be approved, a panel of federal health advisers recommended Thursday.
The nonbinding 20-1 vote was on the prescription drug Arcoxia, made by Merck & Co., Inc.
A Food and Drug Administration drug safety expert had told the panel the drug […]
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