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China finds problems with kids’ snacks

BEIJING (AP) Chinese inspectors found excessive amounts of additives and preservatives in dozens of children’s snacks and seized hundreds of bottles of fake human blood protein from hospitals, officials said Tuesday.
China’s dismal health and safety record Д both within and outside its borders Д has increasingly come under the spotlight as its goods […]

Study: Chocolate reduces blood pressure

CHICAGO Here’s some good and bad news for chocoholics: Dark chocolate seems to lower blood pressure, but it requires an amount less than two Hershey’s Kisses to do it, a small study suggests.
The new research from Germany adds to mounting evidence linking dark chocolate with health benefits, but it’s the first to suggest […]

China plans new oral care regulations

BEIJING (AP) China is crafting new safety rules for oral care products, state media reported Wednesday, apparently propelled by international alarm over toothpaste producers’ use of a potentially toxic chemical found in antifreeze.
Numerous countries have stopped imports of Chinese-made toothpaste in recent months for containing diethylene glycol, or DEG, which is also used […]

Reasonable fear or bridge phobia?

After last week’s bridge collapse in Minneapolis, experts predict an increase in the number of people with sweaty palms and a pounding heart as they drive over bridges.
“I think people will certainly become more afraid, especially of large bridges with huge spans,” says John Townsend of AAA. “The bridge in Minneapolis had a very […]

Study: Quarantines Work Against Pandemics

By Coco Masters
On the medical front, the U.S. has never been particularly good at prevention. The tack, usually, is to patch people up as they get sick, rather than keeping them from falling ill to start. But no Band-Aid is sufficient to handle a lethal pandemic, which some experts say is inevitable if […]