Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
An initiative to get sugary drinks out of U.S. schools has begun to work, with diet beverages and smaller portions replacing some full-size, full-calorie varieties in school vending machines, organizers said on Monday.
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Sunday, March 7th, 2010
The field is abuzz with the word "prevention," but how to pull off this vaunted goal? It's been held back by a strange Catch-22 of cost, time, and biomarker validation. That might change with a bold initiative led by Eric Reiman, Pierre Tariot, and others at the Banner Alzheimer's Institute. ...
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
An initiative to reduce salt intake among Americans could save thousands of lives, as well as billions of healthcare dollars. According to new research, a combined effort made by the United States government and the food industry to reduce American salt consumption by just 10 percent could prevent as many ...
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
First Lady Michelle Obama hit the nail on the head when she said: “We all know the numbers; one in three of America’s kids are overweight or obese. And they didn’t get that way by themselves.” A number of factors have contributed, including habits and patterns in family life and ...
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Saturday, February 20th, 2010
National Imaging Associates (NIA), a Magellan Health Services (Nasdaq:MGLN) company, today applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its leadership and progress in addressing the issue of radiation overexposure through its Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Radiation Exposure from Medical Imaging. This multi-pronged initiative targets the utilization of ...
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