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Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today warned consumers not to handle or consume frozen Peanut Butter Cookie Dough distributed by Sweet Success Fundraising Inc, of Ontario, California because of potential contamination with Salmonella. The Department further recommends that any dough that has been thawed or baked should also be discarded.

Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today warned consumers not to handle or consume frozen Peanut Butter Cookie Dough distributed by Sweet Success Fundraising Inc, of Ontario, California because of potential contamination with Salmonella. The Department further recommends that any dough that has been thawed or baked should also be discarded.

CUB FOODS is voluntarily recalling five peanut butter cookie products made in its bakery departments because they may contain peanut butter that has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. The precautionary move follows a nationwide recall issued by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) of Parnell’s Pride brand peanut butter, which is used in some store bakeries.

CUB FOODS is voluntarily recalling five peanut butter cookie products made in its bakery departments because they may contain peanut butter that has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. The precautionary move follows a nationwide recall issued by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) of Parnell’s Pride brand peanut butter, which is used in some store bakeries.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) released Sodium and Salt : A Guide for Consumers, Policymakers and the Media, a science policy paper that provides policymakers, consumers, journalists and health professionals with current and scientifically accurate information and resources on sodium and salt.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) released Sodium and Salt : A Guide for Consumers, Policymakers and the Media, a science policy paper that provides policymakers, consumers, journalists and health professionals with current and scientifically accurate information and resources on sodium and salt.

Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, is urging consumers to log onto the Illinois Department of Public Health Web site to find the most recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) list of products being recalled in relation to the nationwide Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak.

Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, is urging consumers to log onto the Illinois Department of Public Health Web site to find the most recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) list of products being recalled in relation to the nationwide Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak.

Magnesium sulphate protects very premature babies from cerebral palsy, a new study shows. The findings of this Cochrane Review could help reduce incidence of the disabling condition, which currently affects around one in every 500 newborn babies overall, but up to one-in-ten very premature babies (

Magnesium sulphate protects very premature babies from cerebral palsy, a new study shows. The findings of this Cochrane Review could help reduce incidence of the disabling condition, which currently affects around one in every 500 newborn babies overall, but up to one-in-ten very premature babies (

Breakfast means ‘breaking the fast’ from the previous night after energy stores have become depleted. This essential meal provides the kick your metabolism needs to start the day and maintains energy levels. Heart Research UK says: ‘Farmhouse Breakfast Week, 25-31 January, is a great time to get into good habits and start eating a healthy breakfast.’ Cereal is a popular breakfast choice and can be made versatile and nutritious by adding fresh, dried or tinned fruit.

Breakfast means ‘breaking the fast’ from the previous night after energy stores have become depleted. This essential meal provides the kick your metabolism needs to start the day and maintains energy levels. Heart Research UK says: ‘Farmhouse Breakfast Week, 25-31 January, is a great time to get into good habits and start eating a healthy breakfast.’ Cereal is a popular breakfast choice and can be made versatile and nutritious by adding fresh, dried or tinned fruit.

Family-based lifestyle interventions that not only modify diet and physical activity but also include behaviour therapy programs can help obese children lose weight and maintain that loss for at least six months. This Cochrane Review also found that in adolescents the effect lasts for at least 12 months. Adding weight controlling drugs orlistat or sibutramine to behaviour change programs for adolescents may provide additional benefits. These findings mark a change in opinion.

Family-based lifestyle interventions that not only modify diet and physical activity but also include behaviour therapy programs can help obese children lose weight and maintain that loss for at least six months. This Cochrane Review also found that in adolescents the effect lasts for at least 12 months. Adding weight controlling drugs orlistat or sibutramine to behaviour change programs for adolescents may provide additional benefits. These findings mark a change in opinion.

Doctors are not doing enough to pick up on problems with excessive weight loss, says a Saint Louis University physician who helped draft recent guidelines to diagnose the condition called “cachexia” (kuh-kex-ee-uh). “In sick people, weight loss is an important indicator of disease and potentially impending death,” said John Morley, M.D., an endocrinologist and director of the division of geriatric medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

Doctors are not doing enough to pick up on problems with excessive weight loss, says a Saint Louis University physician who helped draft recent guidelines to diagnose the condition called “cachexia” (kuh-kex-ee-uh). “In sick people, weight loss is an important indicator of disease and potentially impending death,” said John Morley, M.D., an endocrinologist and director of the division of geriatric medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched the first phase of its work to introduce nutrition information in a range of catering outlets. The FSA wants to see more consistent nutrition information for consumers at the point they make a decision about what they eat out of home and announced that the first step will be the introduction of calorie labelling.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched the first phase of its work to introduce nutrition information in a range of catering outlets. The FSA wants to see more consistent nutrition information for consumers at the point they make a decision about what they eat out of home and announced that the first step will be the introduction of calorie labelling.

Headaches, eye haemorrhages, and sleep disruption are just some of the effects on the brain caused by ascent to high altitude. These and other effects are discussed in a Review published in the February edition of The Lancet Neurology, written by Dr Mark Wilson, Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, University College London, UK, and colleagues.

Headaches, eye haemorrhages, and sleep disruption are just some of the effects on the brain caused by ascent to high altitude. These and other effects are discussed in a Review published in the February edition of The Lancet Neurology, written by Dr Mark Wilson, Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment Medicine, University College London, UK, and colleagues.