by Hannah Rank | Aug 11, 2016 | Health
Recent high-profile e-coli outbreaks and a damning government investigation have spurred renewed efforts to speed up Food and Drug Administration recalls of unsafe food. “The food recall process [is] too slow and unduly exposes countless Americans to food that...
by Ruojing Liu | Aug 8, 2016 | Health
Nine items offered at major chain restaurants across the United States may look tasty, but they are high in calories, saturated fat and sodium, a food advocacy group warns. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a nonprofit based in Washington focusing on...
by Ruojing Liu | Jul 28, 2016 | Health
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated Albany’s Wadsworth Laboratory as one of seven regional labs to tackle the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. The state Health Department’s Wadsworth Center Bacteriology Laboratory...
by Danielle Prieur | Jul 21, 2016 | Health, Topics
WASHINGTON—An instant urine test which can detect two of the most common chemicals used to “cut” crack-cocaine in South America should be available within the next two months. Similar to most urine tests, a health care professional collects a sample in a cup, but the...
by Iacopo Luzi | Jul 8, 2016 | Health
WASHINGTON – La asistencia sanitaria para las personas con enfermedades mentales cambiará en Los Estados Unidos. Mas fundos, mas ayuda y mas comunicación con los familiares de los pacientes. Es esta la ley que se aprobó el 6 de Julio en la Cámara de...
by Ruojing Liu | Jun 28, 2016 | Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up efforts to get hospitals and doctors to create better systems to reduce antibiotic resistance caused by overprescribing, a top CDC researcher said Tuesday. A recent study showed that about 30 percent of...
