Health experts are wrestling with how solid scientific findings should be before guidance is issued, how to address biases that might skew conclusions and whether the pleasure we get from eating should be considered.
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Taco Bell pulls beef from some stores over quality concerns
Affected locations are in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and elsewhere.
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California woman hospitalized with mercury poisoning after using face cream from Mexico
This is the first case of mercury poisoning from a skin cream in the U.S., health officials say.
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From feta to American slices, a ranking of cheeses by healthfulness
Cheese lovers rejoice! Research is starting to suggest dairy fats may have a neutral-to-positive effect on the heart.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes
Cookbook review: Please give us more of the excellent writing in ‘Extra Helping’
Along with the prose, Janet Reich Elsbach’s new cookbook contains recipes intended to sustain new parents, new neighbors, ill and recovering patients and the grief-stricken.
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Maine Med’s research institute awarded $1.3 million NIH grant to study obesity
The federal grant will be used to conduct of a study of a specific type of gene in hopes of developing new ways to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mail-order DNA tests can be fun, but they’re not medical advice
If you’re worried about your cancer risk, you need a geneticist – not a DIY kit.
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Maine veterans can now get urgent care without VA referrals
Provisions of the MISSION Act get veterans access to more convenient care.
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Commentary: It’s not your fault that you eat so much sugar
Consumers don’t even want all this cloying sweetness. Manufacturers made the decision for them.
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Scientists say they found a cure for HIV in some mice
The researchers eliminated HIV in nine of 23 mice that were modified so their immune systems better mimicked those of humans.