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In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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All 50 US States Have Confirmed Swine Flu Cases
June 2, 2009 – 7:31 am | 6 Comments

Schools all across the United States are on the verge of closing but, this time, it’s for the summer holidays and not the swine flu.  That doesn’t mean swine flu is no longer cause for …

CDC Rethinking School Closings for Swine Flu
May 4, 2009 – 10:20 pm | 7 Comments

Earlier today, Dr. Richard Besser announced the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is rethinking its current recommendation for closing schools when students or faculty become sick with the H1N1 influenza virus.  Besser …

CDC: Americans Consume Too Much Salt
April 11, 2009 – 3:56 pm | 5 Comments

According to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most Americans consume too much salt for optimum health.  Almost 145 million adults (69%) are considered medically sensitive to salt, …

Rocket Fueled Baby Formula ‘Safe’ Says Industry Council
April 5, 2009 – 8:46 pm | 11 Comments

The rocket fuel in powdered baby formula is ‘safe,’ according to Haley Curtis Stevens, spokesperson for the International Formula Council, which represents the infant formula industry.  Stevens says the recently published study from the US …

Food Isn’t Always Source for Salmonella Outbreaks
January 27, 2009 – 5:26 am | 2 Comments

Think of Salmonella infection and most people think about food.  The current outbreak of infection traced to peanut butter and last year’s tomato scare put food-borne outbreaks in the headlines but food isn’t always the …

CDC: Sleeping with Parents Raises Risk of Infant Death
January 26, 2009 – 9:03 pm | 4 Comments

The February issue of the journal, ‘Pediatrics,’ carries a report from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warning parents against sleeping with their babies.  The warning is based on a nationwide study of …

Drug-Resistant ‘Superbug’ Infections Rising Alarmingly in US Children; Ears, Neck, Head Especially Vulnerable
January 20, 2009 – 7:27 am | No Comment

Research scientists from Emory University issued a report on Monday, January 19, that the number of children in the United States becoming infected with the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the so-called drug-resistant ‘superbug,’ is rising …

Peanut Butter Recalled in Latest Salmonella Scare
January 13, 2009 – 12:38 am | 3 Comments

King Nut Companies, an Ohio-based regional distributor of peanut butter, has announced it is recalling two lines of peanut butter it ships, but does not manufacture, in response to the news that officials at the …

Latest Salmonella Outbreak Affects 42 States; Source Unknown
January 8, 2009 – 11:55 pm | 3 Comments

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating salmonella outbreaks in 42 states that may be linked but the original source of contamination is still unknown.  Problems began as early as September …

Americans Embrace Alternative Medicines, Especially for Pain
December 10, 2008 – 10:54 pm | 7 Comments

Close to 38% of the adult American population turns to complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) for treating what ails them and a growing number of parents allow their children to use them, too, according to …