Hungry? Stay Away from the Supermarket
For years, diet gurus have been advising people not to shop for food when they are hungry, and new data would suggest that this is sage advice. In a recent study, hungry participants purchased more...
View Article19 Wounded at Mother’s Day Parade Shooting
An apparent flare-up of street violence at a New Orleans, Louisiana, Mother's Day Parade turned what should have been a joyful family event into a horrific scene of carnage. For reasons unknown, two or...
View ArticleBoat Carrying Cyclone Evacuees Capsizes off Burmese Coast
A boat carrying about 100 people being evacuated ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, which is expected to hit western Burma later in the week, capsized on Monday, and at least 50 of the passengers are feared...
View ArticleDeadly New Coronavirus Capable of Passing from Person to Person
The hospital roommate of a man infected with novel coronavirus (NCoV)—a SARS-related virus first identified last year and already linked to 18 deaths—has contracted the illness himself, intensifying...
View ArticleWrigley Pulls Caffeine Gum Out of Consideration for FDA
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerns about the impact of caffeine on children and teens has prompted Wrigley to temporarily halt the production, sale, and marketing of its new Alert Energy...
View ArticlePrepackaged Diet Foods Linked to Greater Weight-Loss Success
When it comes to dieting, prepackaged, portion-controlled food plans may be the way to go. In a recent study, dieters on a structured diet plan consisting of five pre-packaged meals each day along with...
View ArticleUN Advocating Bugs as Food
In many parts of the world, insects are an accepted part of the cuisine, and it would behoove Westerners to welcome bugs into their diets as well. A report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization...
View ArticleRestaurants Ruinous for Waistlines
Fast food has gotten a bad rap, but regular restaurant fare fares no better when it comes to nutritional value. In fact, researchers found that meals from small US restaurants are 18 percent more...
View ArticleTrained Honeybees Could Lead the Way to Land Mines
Wars may end, but the dangers they pose to civilian populations can persist for generations. In the nearly two decades since the Balkan wars were brought to a close, land mines left over from the...
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