Posted by: admin on: April 23, 2011
Adults on an average, are consuming about one and a half teaspoons of salt each day, despite links between high sodium consumption and elevated blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease. Salt – a dietary No-NO. Federal departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services recommended that adults cut back on salt, to less […]
Posted by: admin on: April 23, 2011
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved spinosad (Natroba Topical Suspension 0.9%, ParaPRO) for the treatment of head lice infestation in people aged 4 years and older. Head lice (Pediculus capitis) are spread most often by close person-to-person contact. They are very common among schoolchildren in the United States — second only to […]
Posted by: admin on: April 23, 2011
Practicing clinicians know that foodborne disease is a common reason for people to seek medical care. It is estimated that almost 48 million illnesses, more than 125,000 hospitalizations, and more than 3000 deaths occur every year because of contaminated food consumed in the United States. That’s a lot of illness. Many different agents — bacteria, […]
Posted by: admin on: April 23, 2011
By law, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dietary Guidelines for Americans are reviewed and updated every 5 years to keep our health moving forward. The new guidelines, Dietary Guidelines for America, are different from previous versions in several ways. They are addressing a nation where most are undernourished when it comes to several key […]