health

Lawyers will benefit from Alabama’s new state policy. There will be lawsuits. - In an effort to promote health by financial penalty, Alabama will be penalizing people whom the state deems as “fat”:
“…The state has given its 37,527 employees a year to start getting fit _ or they’ll pay $25 a month […]

Intel has demonstrated a working model for wireless transmitted electricity. One of the major concerns is security:
“…”The trick with wireless power is not can you do it; it’s can you do it safely and efficiently,” Intel researcher Josh Smith said in an online video explaining the breakthrough.
“It turns out the human body is not […]

It is a sad reminder of how dangerous it is to leave a dog in a car. A police officer is facing criminal charges:
“…Officer Paul Hubka faces one misdemeanor count of leaving a dog in a closed car in a high temperature causing death. If convicted, he could face up to six months in […]

Kids really don’t have a chance. A review of the calorie counts shows what is consumed with a fast food meal for children:
“The first comprehensive report on kids’ meals at popular fast-food and chain restaurants finds the servings are far too high in calories for a single meal.
In fact, some of meals contain more […]

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is “a not-for-profit environmental research organization dedicated to improving public health and protecting the environment by reducing pollution in air, water and food.” The EWG has posted a list of fruits and vegetables with the highest pesticide load. The top five on the list are:

peaches
apples
sweet bell peppers
celery
nectarines

link: […]

For some time now, many school districts have not allowed peanut products on the school grounds. That means that standard items like a peanut butter sandwich or any kind of peanut / chocolate products were banned items. It seems that a professional sports venue is taking people’s adverse reaction to peanuts seriously:
“…Not in […]

One of the ways to give your dog and your dog’s veterinarian the best chance at overcoming a medical problem is early detection. If you can detect a problem with your dog’s health in its early stages, the veterinarian is given a decided advantage.
What complicates the problem of early detection is that your dog […]

The customers at the fast food chains in New York will have a difficult time avoiding the calorie count of what they will be eating. The calorie counts will be posted on the menus. The numbers might surprise some people:
“… the truth may be hard to swallow _ like 1,130 calories for a […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making an educated best guess. The FDA has listed tomatoes as a safe product again, in spite of the fact that people still are becoming ill with salmonella.
“…The source of the outbreak still isn’t known — and 20 to 30 reports of the illness […]

A group in Pittsburgh has a very unique way of managing the issue of security of their pet food. They cook for their pets. The way that it is arranged is a tribute to community enterprise. In the area, there are nine families involved in this project.
This means that each […]