U.S. dietary guides criticized for potential harm
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NEW YORK  - Some researchers are questioning whether national guidelines advising Americans to eat a low-fat diet have had the unintended consequence of feeding the current obesity epidemic.
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U.S. lawmakers criticized the Food  and Drug Administration's monitoring of the risks of the  antibiotic Ketek (Sanofi-Aventis) and some other prescription  drugs on Tuesday.
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A group of teachers, authors and psychologists warn junk food, targets and marketing are harming children.
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A U.S. panel of nutrition experts on Friday proposed new federal dietary guidelines that acknowledged a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of recommending that overweight Americans eat less sugar.
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A panel of nutrition experts proposed new US dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.
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The Food and Drug Administration came under withering criticism by a House panel yesterday for its handling of recent food-safety violations, and the Bush administration later disclosed plans to establish a working group to review the safety of food and other imports.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration offered new guidance to the food industry on Monday to try to keep fresh-cut vegetables safe but admitted it is still not clear how lettuce, tomatoes and other foods get contaminated in the first place.
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New guidelines are warning people of the dangers of not choosing their plastic surgeons carefully enough.
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By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- The new federal dietary formula may offer sweet rewards for following its guidelines, an idea that's not settling well with nutritionists...
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Dangerous levels of lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in some herbal remedies from India that are sold in the United States, researchers are warning.
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WASHINGTON - US authorities worry terrorists could target foodstuffs in an attempt to sicken or kill hundreds, maybe thousands of people.
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A new presidential report on cancer takes on not only tobacco companies but the food industry while calling on the federal government to "cease being a purveyor of unhealthy foods" and switch to policies that encourage Americans to eat vegetables and exercise.
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A panel of nutrition specialists proposed new US dietary guidelines yesterday that acknowledge a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped
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A national health advocacy group and dozens of scientists called on the government Friday to re-evaluate its new cholesterol guidelines, questioning whether there was sufficient evidence to justify
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Should added sugars be considered a health hazard? Until this month, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee was evenly divided.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to buy or consume dietary supplements sold as &quot;Actra-Rx or Yilishen,&quot; which are being promoted for treating erectile dysfunction and enhancing male sexual performance.
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NEW YORK  - Claims for the cancer-preventing potential of tomatoes and lycopene should be sharply limited, the US Food and Drug Administration has concluded.