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Saturday, 29 November 2008 at 4:16 pm Posted by smp

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FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 10:40 AM CST

Chemist Michael Filigenzi demonstrates how vials of liquefied pet food are placed in trays for testing for the industrial chemical melamine at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, at the University of California, Davis, campus in Davis, Calif., Monday, Nov. 18, 2008. Traces of melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S infant formula.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Two months ago, federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula. Now, however, they found a way to settle on a standard that allows for higher levels than those found in U.S.-made batches of the product.

Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 04:44 PM CST

Gen. Peter Chirarelli, vice chief of staff for the Army, accompanied by occupational therapist Eileen Hayes, tests out a driving simulator used for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients to test their reaction skills, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky. Chirarelli toured the Warrior Transition Unit, as well as medical and rehab facilities for soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)AP - Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.

Obesity fuels fears of faster diabetes rise (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 05:36 AM CST

Pedestrians wait to walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - The prevalence of diabetes worldwide will far outstrip even the sharp increase currently projected unless rising trends of obesity are controlled, health experts said on Saturday.

India minister wants all school kids to learn yoga (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 07:06 AM CST

Reuters - India's health minister on Saturday said he wants to push all school-going children to learn yoga, in the hope that it can reduce the prevalence of diseases such as diabetes and hypertension in years to come.

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