Month: November 2014

LONDON (Reuters) – Almost three-quarters of fresh chickens sold by British retailers were found to have traces of a potentially fatal food-poisoning bug, a food watchdog warned on Thursday and said major grocers they were not doing enough to tackle the problem. Tackling the campylobacter bug, the most common form of food poisoning in Britain, affecting an estimated 280,000 people a year, is the Foods Standards Agency’s (FSA) number one food safety priority and it is leading a campaign to bring together the whole food chain to deal with the problem. …
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For years, fat was considered a dietary no-no. Low-fat … It also helps us with weight maintenance and weight loss by making us feel full, which actually …
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It's simple to stick to your diet when you're cooking at home, but when your schedule forces you to make food choices out in the real world, suddenly …
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… accomplish different things and offer their own unique benefits besides weight loss. … This diet, like most, is equally supported as it is criticized. It is supported because the train of thought is that eating natural foods in its most basic …
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I was told by a deputy that a nutritionist is consulted and the food served meets the guidelines for a healthy diet. I am confused how any nutritionist …
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By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Despite major advances in treating and preventing HIV, Europe and Central Asia have failed to tackle the epidemic, with some 136,000 people becoming newly infected with the incurable AIDS virus last year, health officials said on Thursday. Figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) showed 80 percent more new HIV cases in 2013 compared to 2004, meaning a crucial target to reverse the tide of AIDS in the region will be missed. …
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By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Former International Cricket Council chief Jagmohan Dalmiya has called on the game’s administrators to work on upgrading safety standards to ensure that incidents like the shock death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes never happen again. Hughes, wearing a helmet, was struck on the neck by a short-pitched delivery when batting in a domestic match on Tuesday, with the force of the blow piercing his vertebral artery and causing blood to gush into his brain. He died in hospital on Thursday aged 25. …
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GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least three wounded people have been infected near Damascus with a tropical disease spread by flies that had never before been reported in Syria, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The outbreak of myiasis, also known as screw worm, stems from deteriorating water and sanitation conditions. While not life-threatening, its presence is an indicator of how bad health conditions have become, according to the global health body. …
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