FDA overhauls nutrition labels on food
Lydia Wheeler - 05/20/16 10:07 AM EDT
Food producers will be forced to list a percent daily value for added sugar.
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Dems call for changes to child nutrition bill
Lydia Wheeler - 05/16/16 04:11 PM EDT
The changes, they say, will cut low-income and minority students off from meal programs.
The wrong way to reduce drug prices
Sherzod Abdukadirov, contributor - 05/11/16 07:30 AM EDT
We must reduce the cost of developing drugs, not implement price controls.
Frozen vegetable recall expands to over 40 brands
Lydia Wheeler - 05/10/16 11:18 AM EDT
More than 300 frozen vegetable and fruit products may be contaminated with listeria.
Feds limit cigar, e-cigarette sales
Lydia Wheeler - 05/05/16 09:43 AM EDT
The administration released a long-awaited final version of a sweeping new rule.
House Dem 'outraged' over listeria outbreak
Tim Devaney - 04/29/16 02:39 PM EDT
Dole Food Company is coming under fire over accusations it covered up contaminated salads.
Senate Dems call for powdered caffeine ban
Tim Devaney - 04/25/16 03:29 PM EDT
The FDA says one teaspoon of caffeine is equivalent to drinking 28 cups of coffee.
FDA moves to ban human shock devices
Tim Devaney - 04/22/16 11:55 AM EDT
The devices are often used to help people break bad habits.
FDA launches campaign against smokeless tobacco
Tim Devaney - 04/19/16 11:09 AM EDT
The campaign will target white, male teenagers in rural areas, who are twice as likely as to use...
CDC: 3M young people used e-cigs in 2015
Lydia Wheeler - 04/14/16 01:01 PM EDT
One in 4 high school students used tobacco, with e-cigs being the popular product.
Hillary Clinton could win the e-cig vote
Tim Devaney - 04/07/16 03:52 PM EDT
Thirty-one percent of electronic cigarette smokers back Clinton.
Dem calls on MLB to ban chewing tobacco
Tim Devaney - 04/04/16 12:08 PM EDT
Rep. Frank Pallone said smokeless tobacco shouldn't be accepted as part of the game.
GOP repurposes EPA pesticide bill for Zika
Timothy Cama - 05/17/16 10:51 AM EDT
Democrats balked at the move, calling it a "brazenly political act."
FDA: Gum, toothpaste may be dangerous for dogs
Tim Devaney - 05/12/16 02:20 PM EDT
A sugar substitute known as xylitol that is often used as a sweetener in gum is dangerous for dogs.
FDA to evaluate 'healthy' food labels
Lydia Wheeler - 05/10/16 01:28 PM EDT
The agency said Kind snacks can once again use the word.
DeLauro to FDA: Shutdown Dole facility linked to listeria outbreak
Lydia Wheeler - 05/06/16 02:11 PM EDT
One American and three Canadians died as a result of the outbreak.
FDA campaign targets LGBT smokers
Tim Devaney - 05/02/16 02:46 PM EDT
The FDA announced a $35 million campaign aimed at preventing LGBT youth from smoking.
FDA should ban powdered caffeine, Dems say
Tim Devaney - 04/26/16 03:31 PM EDT
Swallowing one teaspoon of pure caffeine is as powerful as drinking 28 cups of coffee.
CDC: E-cig ads led to increased youth smoking rates
Tim Devaney - 04/25/16 02:46 PM EDT
“Kids should not use any type of tobacco product, including e-cigarettes,” CDC Director Tom Frieden...
House panel approves agriculture, energy spending bills
Timothy Cama - 04/19/16 07:19 PM EDT
The committee approved bills to fund the Agriculture and Energy departments and the Army Corps of...
FDA officials to visit tobacco farms
Tim Devaney - 04/15/16 03:37 PM EDT
The move comes as the Obama administration cracks down on many tobacco products.
Litigants fear short-handed Supreme Court might skip case
Lydia Wheeler - 04/11/16 11:24 AM EDT
Many think the eight justices would split 4-4 on a home healthcare workers case.
NFL players to push Congress for diabetes funding
Tim Devaney - 04/06/16 12:34 PM EDT
They're asking for funding for diabetes research, prevention and treatment.
Senate Dem picks fight with NFL
Tim Devaney - 03/24/16 04:00 PM EDT
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is challenging the deep pockets of the National Football League (...
