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3. Although There Is No Known Link Between Food Coloring And ADHD, Wider Safety Issues Remain When University of Maryland psychologist Andrea Chronis-Tuscano testified before a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing last March, it changed her mind about possible risks of artificial food coloring for children, and drove her to look more closely at the products in her own pantry that she feeds her kids....
4. Pitt Study Examines Environmental Risk Factors For Childhood Autism The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) has launched a multi-year study to help identify environmental and other factors that may put children at risk for developing conditions within the autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)....
5. Share of Cost, Brand Castle, LLC Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Egg In Icing Of Licensed Rice Krispies Treats Holiday Village Kit Share of Cost, Brand Castle, LLC Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Egg In Icing Of Licensed Rice Krispies Treats Holiday Village Kit...
6. Share of Cost, Study Shows Promise For New Drug To Treat Fragile X The first drug to treat the underlying disorder instead of the symptoms of Fragile X, the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability, shows some promise according to a new study published in the January issue of Science Translational Medicine. Researchers from Rush University Medical Center helped design the study and are now participating in […]...
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8. Dietary Issues In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can demonstrate feeding problems, food refusal, and limited food preferences from infancy, but energy intake and growth are not affected…...
9. Share of Cost, Reality outPACEs Energy Dept.’s green retrofitting program Maryland homeowners who want federal help to add energy-efficiency improvements are going to have to wait for a while, as Cody Calamaio reports in the Montgomery County, MD Gazette.  The same holds true for would-be green home repair projects around the country. The federal program, called Property-Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE, was introduced as part […]...
10. ACSM Issues New Guidelines On Quantity And Quality Of Exercise The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has just released new recommendations on the quantity and quality of exercise for adults, definitively answering the age-old question of how much exercise is actually enough. The position stand, titled “Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory, Musculoskeletal, and Neuromotor Fitness in Apparently Healthy Adults: […]...
11. Texas Share of Cost, Axanum And Expanded Nexium Indication Rejected By FDA Texas Share of Cost, Axanum And Expanded Nexium Indication Rejected By FDA: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA has denied approval of AstraZeneca’s Axanum (aspirin plus esomeprazole magnesium) and an expanded indication for AstraZeneca’s Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium). AstraZeneca received a CRL (Complete Response Letter) for the new drug application for Axanum tablets, as well […]...
12. Share of Cost, ASGS Issues Position Statement Supporting Transoral Fundoplication For Select GERD Patients EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today announced that the American Society of General Surgeons (ASGS) recently issued a position statement in support of transoral fundoplication for the surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflex disease (GERD)....
13. Recent Releases In Global Health Lancet Examines Health Workers Lost To International Organizations A Lancet Comment discusses how developing country doctors and nurses who are recruited by in-country international organizations, research institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can “prevent government-trained doctors and nurses from contributing to their [national health service] NHS....
14. Daley could lend voice to oft-ignored rich, connected Chicagoans Barack Obama named William Daley his new Chief of Staff yesterday. While Daley has held many titles — like Commerce Secretary for Bill Clinton — he is arguably best known, at least in Chicago, as brother and son of Richard M. Daley and Richard J. Daley, who have combined to serve as Chicago’s Mayor for […]...
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