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November 20, 2014

New FDA Egg Rules Could Prevent Thousands of Illnesses

The Food and Drug Administration says egg safety rules that just took effect could prevent thousands of cases of salmonella poisoning each year.

November 20, 2014

FDA to Review First of Three New Weight Loss Drugs

Dieters, doctors and investors get their first extensive look at the first of a trio of new weight loss drugs this week.

November 20, 2014

Experimental Drug Boosts Weight Loss

An experimental obesity drug, taken along with formal counseling on lifestyle changes, may spur greater weight loss than counseling alone, a new study finds.

November 20, 2014

Best Way to Fight Flab Is Quickly, Study Says

A controversial weight-loss study found the best way to shed flab is to do it fast, The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

November 20, 2014

New Diet Drug Called Safe and Effective in Study

The results of a two-year study of a new weight loss drug, published in Thursdays New England Journal of Medicine, show that lorcaserin aids in weight loss and is safer than many other diet drugs.

November 20, 2014

Kellogg Cites Packaging Chemical in Cereal Recall

Kellogg Co. said Wednesday that higher-than-normal amounts of certain chemicals in its package liners caused the unusual smell and flavor that prompted a recall of 28 million boxes of its cereal in late June.

November 20, 2014

Sitting May Be Dangerous for Your Health

A group of scientists and health experts are gathered at Stanford University to discuss the dangers of sitting.

November 20, 2014

Snack Attack: Schools Try to Get the Junk Out

It's not hard to figure out that stocking school vending machines with sugary sodas and salty, fatty snacks is a bad idea. Replacing those culinary culprits with something more nutritious is tougher.

November 20, 2014

Bagged Lettuce Recalled Due to Possible E. Coli Contamination

Some of the bagged lettuce produced by Salinas-based Fresh Express is being recalled because of concerns of possible E. coli contamination.

November 20, 2014

Vivus' Weight-Loss Drug Faces Key U.S. Test

The first potential U.S. prescription weight-loss pill in more than a decade could move closer to market on Thursday if it can overcome safety hurdles that have plagued diet drugs for years and led to tepid sales.