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'Pizza vegetable' controversy is hot potato
A law blocking new regulations of tomato paste, spuds and salt in school meals causes a stir.
If you've been following the headlines recently, you could be forgiven for thinking that pizza is now considered a vegetable in the cafeterias of American...Tags: Iron (dietary supplement), Drugs and Medicines, Agriculture, Foods and Beverages, Susan Collins
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Alleviating season allergy symptoms naturally
It's hard to feel upbeat about spring weather if you suffer from seasonal allergies. While other people can spend all day outside without a sniffle, you can barely look at a field of grass or an oak tree without turning into a watery, miserable mess....Tags: Vitamin C, Drugs and Medicines, Health, Vitamin B6, Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Plumper lips without a trip to the doctor
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFuller, plumper lips can be achieved by numerous methods, with varying degrees of permanence, without resorting to implants or fillers. Lip-enhancing colors and glosses line the shelves of beauty stores. They're popular because, for well under $20,...Tags: Vitamin C, Marketing, Food and Drug Administration, Neiman Marcus, Drugs and Medicines
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Your Stylist: Repairing hair from the summer heat
All The RageMy hair is in tip top shape at the moment. It’s not fried from sun or chlorine. Nor is it crunchy and brittle from salt water. I’m not bragging. It’s quite the contrary actually. My mid-back length strands are in...... -
Rosalyn Yalow dies at 89; Nobel winner helped revolutionize medical diagnostics
Physicist Rosalyn S. Yalow, who shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the development of a medical diagnostic test that revolutionized patient care and led to a new understanding of diabetes and a host of other diseases, died May 30 in...Tags: Applied Physics, Physiology, City University of New York, Science and Technology, Nobel Prize Awards
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Be wary of products touting FDA certification
If you're shopping for a pill or gadget to trim your waistline, grow your hair or generally make you feel better, you probably take comfort in the words "FDA approved" or "FDA registered."
Even in a time of widespread distrust of government, most...Tags: Hair and Nails, Science and Technology, Services and Shopping, Harvard Medical School, Drugs and Medicines
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Green tea sets weight-loss industry abuzz
Like all industries, the herbal weight-loss business moves in cycles. Less than a decade ago, the stimulant herb ephedra was one of the stars of the scene. It sped up metabolism and weight loss, but it also raised the heart rate and, in some cases, caused...Tags: Physiology, Science and Technology, Health, Hormones and Metabolism, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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The Healthy Skeptic: Male fertility supplements are no magic path to fatherhood
The average man produces hundreds of billions of sperm cells in his lifetime. Only a minuscule fraction of those little guys ever manage to swim far enough and fast enough to fertilize an egg. Successful sperm must be strong. It stands to reason then that...Tags: Vitamin C, Folic Acid, Providence (Providence, Rhode Island), Vitamin B6, Health
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Weight-loss regimens can harm skin
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIt's almost February, and with luck and willpower, maybe you're still sticking with that New Year's diet resolution. Or maybe you're still gearing up to start. But although the right diet may help you gain a svelte figure, the wrong one might be a...Tags: Acne, Glucosamine, Personal Service, Foods and Beverages, Mediterranean Diet
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Holistic nutrition is weak on science, strong on selling supplements
"Holistic nutrition." You may not know the term, but you've surely heard its claims. Among other things, holistic nutritionists (or HNs, as they call themselves) may teach that fluoride and pesticides are lethal, that most diseases and detrimental...Tags: Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Crime, Law and Justice, Event Planning
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Your weekly ScamWatch
Money & CompanyA roundup of alleged scams, frauds and cons to watch out for: Online holiday shopping – The Federal Trade Commission cautions consumers to use extreme care when making online purchases during the holidays. Consumers should confirm a seller’s... -
California a cornucopia of natural beauty products
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAs families sit down at the table Thursday to give thanks for a bountiful feast, we can also give thanks for the bounty of California, where the harvest is diverse and year-round. And — more thanks — many of California's abundant crops and...Tags: Biotechnology, Skin Damage, Stress, Vitamin B2, Behavioral Conditions
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