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'Great For You' Icon Launched By Walmart

After a year of promising a new "front of the pack" label that will help customers distinguish between healthy and unhealthy foods, Walmart, the nation's largest super-market chain, has followed through with an easy way for shoppers to find healthier, more nutritious options - the 'Great For You' icon...

Breathalyzer Device Identifies Glucose Metabolism Problems Accurately

According to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism, a "breathalyzer"-like technology, currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, may help diagnose diseases in the future. The study shows a simple, but sensitive technique, that can identify normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a fast analysis of exhaled air or blood...

Umbilical Cord Cleansing Vital For Newborn Health And Survival

Two recent studies published in The Lancet indicate that cleansing of the umbilical cord during childbirth could substantially reduce the risk of infection and rate of mortality in babies in developing countries...