22
Oct/11

Doctors ask McDonald’s to stop targeting kids

by Lara Rowallan under Health Consultant

PORTLAND — More than one-third of all of children in the United States are overweight or obese, and a group of local doctors is calling on McDonald’s to help be a part of solution.

The group, called Corporate Accountability International took out a full page ad in the Portland Tribune today, saying in bold print: “Stop marketing junk food to kids.”

“Ronald McDonald is the ‘Joe Camel’ of the 21st century,” said Dr. Mark Donohoe, “and material which is inherently deceptive to our young people buys customers from cradle to grave.”

About 16,000 health professionals from around the country signed the open letter, including 50 from Portland.

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21
Oct/11

Gill South: Dem bones

by William Purves under Health Tips

Well, I’ve just been photocopied. Er, sorry, I’ve just had a bone density scan in at Auckland City Hospital. It really sounded just like a photocopier as it glided over my body. Apparently the machine is called a bone densitometer, which sounds like something you’d find in Batman’s Batcave. It was utterly painless and something I’ve been meaning to do, as there is a bit of osteoporosis in my family. It being Better Bones Week this week, I thought I’d have a check-up.

Thankfully, the diagnosis is that I am completely normal for a woman my age in both my spine and hips. But just wait until menopause, I’m told by the technician, Lauren Purvis, from the Bone and Joint Research Group.

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17
Oct/11

Bagged Salads Recalled Over Salmonella Fears

by Leah Samson under Health News

A producer of bagged salad leaves has issued a voluntary recall of various salad blends over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration announced.

Taylor Farms Retail of California is recalling 3,265 cases of salads following a random test on a finished package of spinach by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, the FDA said.

There have been no reported illnesses attributed to the recalled items, according to the FDA.

The products were distributed in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Puerto Rico and sold in various retail supermarkets, the FDA said.

The recall affects several salad blends under the brands Fresh Selections, H-E-B, Marketside, and Taylor Farms. Read more…

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16
Oct/11

Panel Gets Earful Of Advice On Taming The Federal Deficit

by William Purves under Health Tips

Among the messages to the super committee members: caution. Meanwhile, Democratic governors expressed fears about deep cuts in federal aid to their states, especially regarding Medicaid and other entitlement programs. Hospital advocacy groups also carried a similar message about treading lightly in regard to trimming Medicaid funding.

The Associated Press: Lawmakers Advise Super Committee To Be Cautious Congress flooded its super committee with a jumble of advice Thursday about taming the government’s out-of-control debt, with top agriculture lawmakers readying a bipartisan plan to pare food and farm aid while others urged an aggressive hunt for savings coupled with warnings against cutting cherished programs. Mo

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