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WASHINGTON -- The huge salmonella outbreak from peanut butter represented a failure of the Food and Drug Administration, that agency's new chiefs declared Tuesday - one they hope to fix.

Eating dinner put a little boy on his death bed. So who's watching over our food?

They are cursed the world over for contaminating food supplies and are a huge commercial pest, but the humble flour beetle is about to play a significant role in the management of endangered species. The flour beetle -- or Tribolium castaneum -- will be the model in a major new study into the consequences of inbreeding.

As your weight elevates so does your risk for restless legs syndrome. Restless legs then creates an uncomfortable sleep problem, making a person tired the next day and craving more food – a nasty catch 22. Getting in a good weight loss pattern will eventually correct the problem, though restless legs can be caused by a build up of nerve related wear and tear whether a person is overweight or not. Nutrients like quercetin, calcium AEP, and Acetyl-l-carnitine, taken during the day, help support nerve health so there is not so much wear and tear in the nerves when a person goes to bed at night. Coral calcium tends to be the most helpful leg relaxer for sleep, taken before bed or extra as needed during the night. Any type of sleep support nutrition is likely to help and can be used in any combination towards the goal of getting a better night’s sleep. Restless legs is the result of too much nerve-related inflammation. This new study simply says that being

Understanding asthma triggers is necessary to get asthma under control and prevent asthma. Many different things may trigger your asthma. Learn about indoor and outdoor allergens, medications, foods, and other asthma triggers.

When it comes to antioxidant vitamin content, all foods are not created equal. Find out the top 20 out of 100 foods tested.

The primary objective of this workshop was to develop a comprehensive R&D roadmap that would fast-track the use of focused ultrasound technology to treat a variety of brain disorders including benign and malignant tumors, Parkinson's disease and essential tremor, stroke, and epilepsy. Participation was by invitation only, and representatives from academia, industry, NIH, and the Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation were in attendance.

Eating fish long considered 'brain food' may really be good for the old grey matter, as is a healthy dose of sunshine, new research suggests. University of Manchester scientists in collaboration with colleagues from other European centres have shown that higher levels of vitamin D primarily synthesised in the skin following sun exposure but also found in certain foods such as oily fish are associated with improved cognitive function in middle-aged and older men.

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Reducing childhood obesity may have yet another benefit: lowering the incidence of food allergies.