Mind and Body - Page 727

November 20, 2014

Is Genetically Altered Fish OK to Eat? FDA to Decide

U.S. health officials are set to rule on whether a faster-growing, genetically engineered fish is safe to eat in a decision that could deliver the first altered animal food to consumers' dinner plates.

November 20, 2014

Weight Loss Surgeries in England Jump Tenfold

The number of weight-loss surgeries in England jumped more than tenfold from 2000 to 2007, a new study says.

November 20, 2014

Federal Agents Descend on Egg Farms for Second Time

Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, the two Iowa farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall, have been visited by federal agents again.

November 20, 2014

Many Cancer Drug Treatments Cost $100G a Year

Cancer patients, brace yourselves. Many new drug treatments cost nearly $100,000 a year, sparking fresh debate about how much a few months more of life is worth.

November 20, 2014

Minnesota Couple to Sue Over Tainted Eggs

A southern Minnesota couple has notified a pair of Iowa egg companies at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall that they intend to sue.

November 20, 2014

Are BPA- Laced Dental Sealants Safe?

Just had a dental filling? You might be chewing on bisphenol A (BPA), a common plastics ingredient that could have harmful effects on your health.

November 20, 2014

Donated Kidney Wasted After Airline Refuses to Carry It On Board

Doctors in the Philippines were forced to throw away a donated kidney after an airline refused to allow the organ on board, Agence-France Presses reported.

November 20, 2014

AP Exclusive: Back to Work After Salmonella Case

The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business.

November 20, 2014

Long-Term Weight Loss May Be Harmful to Health

Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis

November 20, 2014

FDA Warns of Deadly Side Effect With Imaging Drugs

Federal health regulators are warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease.