July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

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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Experts Say Beef Recall Contains Minimal Risk
February 19, 2008 – 6:16 pm | No Comment

Food safety experts are now saying that the health risks from the latest beef recall are minimal. In what is the largest such recall in U.S. history, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered California-based Westland/Hallmark …

Largest Beef Recall in US History
February 17, 2008 – 6:24 pm | One Comment

A whopping 143 million pounds of beef has been recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The meat comes from Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company, a California slaughterhouse recently investigated for animal-abuse. …