http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Food & Health Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2013 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:36 GMT Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:36 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/Traffic-Pollution-Makes-Good-Cholesterol-Go-Bad-353872.shtml A person's breathing in emissions released by motor vehicles translates into their good cholesterol going bad, argues a research whose findings are made available to the public in the online edition of the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

The study also says that, all things considered, such emissions need a... (read more)]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Traffic-Pollution-Makes-Good-Cholesterol-Go-Bad-353872.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Traffic-Pollution-Makes-Good-Cholesterol-Go-Bad-353872.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Eco-Friendly-LED-Lights-Can-Make-People-Go-Blind-Researchers-Say-353411.shtml An investigation carried out by Spanish researchers has revealed that there is one noteworthy dark side to LED lights. Thus, environmental benefits aside, it appears that LED lights can negatively affect humans and make them go blind.

The Spanish researchers explain how, as far as they can tell, the light emitted by ... (read more)]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 08:08:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Eco-Friendly-LED-Lights-Can-Make-People-Go-Blind-Researchers-Say-353411.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Eco-Friendly-LED-Lights-Can-Make-People-Go-Blind-Researchers-Say-353411.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toxic-Waste-Sites-in-Developing-Countries-Could-Spark-a-Public-Health-Crisis-351688.shtml India, the Philippines and Indonesia are currently home to 373 toxic waste sites. A new study documents their impact on public health and says that, all things considered, such sites might just be more dangerous than malaria and air pollution.

The researchers who conducted this investigation argue that, i... (read more)]]> Wed, 8 May 2013 20:21:02 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toxic-Waste-Sites-in-Developing-Countries-Could-Spark-a-Public-Health-Crisis-351688.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Toxic-Waste-Sites-in-Developing-Countries-Could-Spark-a-Public-Health-Crisis-351688.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Exposure-to-Traffic-Pollution-Ups-Heart-Disease-Risk-Researchers-Say-346473.shtml A team of researchers speaking as this year's EuroPRevent congress in Rome have described the effect that fine particle pollution has on people.

Thus, the scientists drew attention to the fact that long-term exposure to this type of air pollution ups an individual's risk of developing a heart disease at some poin... (read more)]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Exposure-to-Traffic-Pollution-Ups-Heart-Disease-Risk-Researchers-Say-346473.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Exposure-to-Traffic-Pollution-Ups-Heart-Disease-Risk-Researchers-Say-346473.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pediatric-Cancers-Mostly-Affects-Infants-Exposed-to-Air-Pollution-While-in-the-Womb-344375.shtml A team of researchers speaking at the latest meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (i.e. April 6-10, Washington DC) maintain that air pollution toys with the health of infants while they are still in the womb.

More precisely, these specialists claim that, according to their invest... (read more)]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pediatric-Cancers-Mostly-Affects-Infants-Exposed-to-Air-Pollution-While-in-the-Womb-344375.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pediatric-Cancers-Mostly-Affects-Infants-Exposed-to-Air-Pollution-While-in-the-Womb-344375.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Traffic-Pollution-No-Different-to-Passive-Smoke-in-Terms-of-Asthma-Risk-339479.shtml Today's issue of the European Respiratory Journal witnessed the publication of a new study stating that the air pollution caused by intense road traffic is no different from passive smoke as far as one's risk of developing asthma is concerned.

More precisely, the study claims that, as investigations have shown... (read more)]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:21:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Traffic-Pollution-No-Different-to-Passive-Smoke-in-Terms-of-Asthma-Risk-339479.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Traffic-Pollution-No-Different-to-Passive-Smoke-in-Terms-of-Asthma-Risk-339479.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Headcount-for-Dead-Pigs-in-Shanghai-River-Rises-to-Over-2-200-336146.shtml Earlier today, the news broke that nearly 1,200 dead pigs had showed up in Shanghai's Huangpu River without anyone's being able to provide a satisfactory explanation concerning this incident.

Recent news says that the headcount for these rotting animals amounts to nearly 2,200, which is why the people living in this pa... (read more)]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:54:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Headcount-for-Dead-Pigs-in-Shanghai-River-Rises-to-Over-2-200-336146.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Headcount-for-Dead-Pigs-in-Shanghai-River-Rises-to-Over-2-200-336146.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Roughly-1-200-Dead-Pigs-Found-Floating-in-a-Shanghai-River-335954.shtml Following its coming face to face with an unprecedented air pollution spike, China must now figure out a way to keep water quality in Shanghai well under control.

This is because, as of recently, dead pigs have been showing up in the waters of the Huangpu River, which happens to run precisely through said urban area.
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As previously reported, said girl's parents had recently filed a laws... (read more)]]> Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:18:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lawsuit-Against-Monster-Energy-Beverage-Is-Without-Merit-Company-Says-334521.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lawsuit-Against-Monster-Energy-Beverage-Is-Without-Merit-Company-Says-334521.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dead-Bird-Found-in-Tesco-Salad-Bag-331619.shtml It may very well be that feasting on salads is good for one's health, yet one couple from Yate, Gloucestershire has recently discovered that so-called healthy meals can sometimes make one's stomach turn.

Long story short, James and Jasmine Waston merely wished to enjoy a romantic meal together, and purchased a bag of Tesco salad, which they plann... (read more)]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dead-Bird-Found-in-Tesco-Salad-Bag-331619.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dead-Bird-Found-in-Tesco-Salad-Bag-331619.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/38-000-Pounds-of-Sausages-Recalled-by-Smithfield-Packing-Co-331593.shtml On Thursday, the Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service in the United States went public with the news that a total of 38,000 pounds (17,236.5 kilograms) of sausages were to be recalled.

As they explained at that time, the main drive behind this recall was the suspicion that the sausages might contain... (read more)]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/38-000-Pounds-of-Sausages-Recalled-by-Smithfield-Packing-Co-331593.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/38-000-Pounds-of-Sausages-Recalled-by-Smithfield-Packing-Co-331593.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stressed-Tomatoes-Are-Tastier-More-Nutritious-331552.shtml It is no news that organic tomatoes taste better than run-off-the-mill ones, not to mention the fact that they are more nutritious. According to a new research, this is because of the stress they are exposed to during their growth period.

The specialists who took the time to investigate this issue explain that, whereas regular tomatoes... (read more)]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stressed-Tomatoes-Are-Tastier-More-Nutritious-331552.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Stressed-Tomatoes-Are-Tastier-More-Nutritious-331552.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kellogg-s-Issues-Special-K-Cereal-Recall-Warns-About-Glass-Shards-in-Packages-331245.shtml Following their coming to suspect that some of the Special K Red Berries cereal packages made available to customers in the United States might contain glass shards, the Kellogg Company has decided to issue a voluntary recall of these products.

Presently, the company is asking that people who have purcha... (read more)]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:44:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kellogg-s-Issues-Special-K-Cereal-Recall-Warns-About-Glass-Shards-in-Packages-331245.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kellogg-s-Issues-Special-K-Cereal-Recall-Warns-About-Glass-Shards-in-Packages-331245.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ministers-and-Diplomats-Feast-on-Ugly-Fruits-and-Vegetables-331154.shtml On February 19, several ministers and diplomats taking part in the United Nations Environment Programme annual summit got the chance to indulge in a four-course dinner prepared with fruits and vegetables rejected by various supermarkets on account of their being ugly.

As explained by the people who organized this meal, th... (read more)]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ministers-and-Diplomats-Feast-on-Ugly-Fruits-and-Vegetables-331154.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ministers-and-Diplomats-Feast-on-Ugly-Fruits-and-Vegetables-331154.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Meat-Consumption-in-Rich-Countries-Is-Destroying-the-Planet-330740.shtml According to a new report made public by researchers working with the United Nations Environment Programme, the people living in countries whose economy is satisfactory, to say the least, eat so much meat that their diet can be argued to wreak havoc on the environment.

The specialists who pieced together this research mai... (read more)]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:31:02 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Meat-Consumption-in-Rich-Countries-Is-Destroying-the-Planet-330740.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Meat-Consumption-in-Rich-Countries-Is-Destroying-the-Planet-330740.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Roadkill-Set-to-Go-on-the-Menu-in-Montana-330719.shtml As reported on several occasions, not wasting food is part and parcel of a green-oriented lifestyle. Apparently, lawmakers in Montana are well aware of this, hence their rolling out a bill saying that people living in this American state must be allowed to consume roadkill whenever they see fit.

The bill has only recently been passed by th... (read more)]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:13:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Roadkill-Set-to-Go-on-the-Menu-in-Montana-330719.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Roadkill-Set-to-Go-on-the-Menu-in-Montana-330719.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nestl-Recalls-Beef-Ravioli-and-Beef-Tortellini-Containing-Horse-Meat-330664.shtml On February 18, Nestlé, the world's biggest food company, went public with the news that it was to recall several of its products on account of their containing horse meat.

Despite the decision to pull these dishes off supermarkets and store shelves, the company wished to make it quite clear that initiatin... (read more)]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:57:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nestl-Recalls-Beef-Ravioli-and-Beef-Tortellini-Containing-Horse-Meat-330664.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nestl-Recalls-Beef-Ravioli-and-Beef-Tortellini-Containing-Horse-Meat-330664.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Air-Pollution-Fosters-Higher-Cardiac-Arrest-Risks-330478.shtml This February 18, two statisticians working with the Rice University went public with the news that people who, for one reason or another, spend considerable amounts of time exposed to high levels of air pollution are more likely to experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.

Their statements concerning the ways in which environmen... (read more)]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Air-Pollution-Fosters-Higher-Cardiac-Arrest-Risks-330478.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Air-Pollution-Fosters-Higher-Cardiac-Arrest-Risks-330478.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/E-Coli-Concerns-Prompt-Baby-Spinach-Recall-329494.shtml The US Food and Drug Administration recently went public with the news that Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. was to recall several of its Organic Baby Spinach products.

Apparently, the main drive behind the decision to pull these products off supermarket shelves across the US was the fact that, according to several investigations, these products... (read more)]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:35:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/E-Coli-Concerns-Prompt-Baby-Spinach-Recall-329494.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/E-Coli-Concerns-Prompt-Baby-Spinach-Recall-329494.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Coca-Cola-Killed-Mother-of-Eight-Coroner-Finds-328881.shtml A recent coroner's report states that, by the looks of it, Coca-Cola played a major part in the death of a 30-year-old mother of eight named Natasha Harris.

Despite the fact that the woman's death occurred back in February 2010, it took a while for all the required medical investigations to be conducted and for the coroner to reach th... (read more)]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:28:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Coca-Cola-Killed-Mother-of-Eight-Coroner-Finds-328881.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Coca-Cola-Killed-Mother-of-Eight-Coroner-Finds-328881.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Glass-Shards-in-Ravioli-Prompt-Lean-Cuisine-Recall-328685.shtml Only recently, Nestlé Prepared Foods Company has made it public news that, following its receiving a total of three complaints from customers, it has decided to voluntarily recall two production codes of its Culinary Collection Mushroom Mezzaluna Ravioli.

The production codes targeted by this recall are 2311587812 and 23125... (read more)]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:23:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Glass-Shards-in-Ravioli-Prompt-Lean-Cuisine-Recall-328685.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Glass-Shards-in-Ravioli-Prompt-Lean-Cuisine-Recall-328685.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kickstart-Mountain-Dew-Rolls-Out-New-Breakfast-Drink-328657.shtml Only yesterday, PepsiCo Inc. went public with the news that it intended to soon start marketing a so-called Mountain Dew breakfast drink.

Official information made available to the general public says that this new beverage, which is to be referred to as Kickstart, will feature the Mountain Dew flavor most people are all too fam... (read more)]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:37:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kickstart-Mountain-Dew-Rolls-Out-New-Breakfast-Drink-328657.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Kickstart-Mountain-Dew-Rolls-Out-New-Breakfast-Drink-328657.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Air-Pollution-Linked-to-1-in-20-Cases-of-Pre-Eclampsia-328058.shtml While some researchers are busy arguing that air pollution can cause women to give birth to smaller children, others maintain that the very same environmental issue can be linked to one in twenty cases of pre-eclampsia.

This second study into how air pollution affects pregnant women was published in the online version of the B... (read more)]]> Fri, 8 Feb 2013 18:41:02 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Air-Pollution-Linked-to-1-in-20-Cases-of-Pre-Eclampsia-328058.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Air-Pollution-Linked-to-1-in-20-Cases-of-Pre-Eclampsia-328058.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Horse-Meat-Found-in-Findus-Brand-Lasagna-327755.shtml Information recently made available to the general public says that the Findus brand lasagna marketed in Great Britain contains one highly controversial ingredient: horse meat.

Although some of the frozen lasagna sold by said brand is argued to only contain about 5% horse meat, it seems that in certain cases, the horse meat amounts to a who... (read more)]]> Fri, 8 Feb 2013 07:18:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Horse-Meat-Found-in-Findus-Brand-Lasagna-327755.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Horse-Meat-Found-in-Findus-Brand-Lasagna-327755.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-Exposed-to-Air-Pollution-Deliver-Smaller-Babies-327583.shtml According to a new research whose findings were published only yesterday in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives, women who spend a considerable amount of time exposed to various levels of air pollution risk giving birth to smaller children.

What worries the specialists who have investigated this issue first... (read more)]]> Thu, 7 Feb 2013 21:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-Exposed-to-Air-Pollution-Deliver-Smaller-Babies-327583.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-Exposed-to-Air-Pollution-Deliver-Smaller-Babies-327583.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/London-Marathoner-Died-After-Using-Now-Banned-Supplement-325561.shtml Back in last year's April, a 30-year-old marathoner collapsed in the proximity of the Buckingham Palace and passed away without anybody ever getting a chance to do anything about it.

Following a thorough investigation carried out by a coroner, it has now been revealed that Claire Squires' death can be linked to her using a d... (read more)]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:23:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/London-Marathoner-Died-After-Using-Now-Banned-Supplement-325561.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/London-Marathoner-Died-After-Using-Now-Banned-Supplement-325561.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Climate-Change-Expected-to-Foster-More-Severe-Flu-Seasons-325009.shtml According to a new study published only yesterday in PLOS Currents: Influenza, climate change is quite likely to foster more severe flu seasons.

Furthermore, the study claims that the global shifts in weather patterns will also toy with the flu seasons' onset, meaning that this medical condition could soon debut earlier tha... (read more)]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:43:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Climate-Change-Expected-to-Foster-More-Severe-Flu-Seasons-325009.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Climate-Change-Expected-to-Foster-More-Severe-Flu-Seasons-325009.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Despite-Ground-Beef-Recall-16-People-Still-Get-Sick-with-Salmonella-324770.shtml It was only last week when two Michigan retailers, Gab Halal Foods and Jouni Meats, Inc., decided that roughly 1,000 lbs. of ground beef must be recalled on account of their possibly being contaminated with salmonella.

The country's Food Safety and Inspection Service says that the ground beef recalled by Gab Halal... (read more)]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:47:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Despite-Ground-Beef-Recall-16-People-Still-Get-Sick-with-Salmonella-324770.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Despite-Ground-Beef-Recall-16-People-Still-Get-Sick-with-Salmonella-324770.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gatorade-Ditches-Ingredient-Which-Doubles-as-a-Flame-Retardant-Chemical-324301.shtml Following an online petition started by a teenage girl from Mississippi, PepsiCo was left with no choice except agree to ditch a highly controversial ingredient from its Gatorade sports drink.

As previously reported, the so-called disgusting ingredient which made headlines only a few weeks ago is known as brom... (read more)]]> Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:20:00 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gatorade-Ditches-Ingredient-Which-Doubles-as-a-Flame-Retardant-Chemical-324301.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/Gatorade-Ditches-Ingredient-Which-Doubles-as-a-Flame-Retardant-Chemical-324301.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru) http://news.softpedia.com/news/84-of-the-Fish-We-Eat-Contains-Unsafe-Mercury-Levels-320854.shtml The Biodiversity Research Institute in Maine has recently issued a new report stating that, according to some of its most recent investigations, as much as 84% of the fish people buy and/or consume on a regular basis is tainted with unsafe levels of mercury.

As the specialists who investigated this issue explain, mercury polluti... (read more)]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/84-of-the-Fish-We-Eat-Contains-Unsafe-Mercury-Levels-320854.shtml Food & Health http://news.softpedia.com/news/84-of-the-Fish-We-Eat-Contains-Unsafe-Mercury-Levels-320854.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Laura Sinpetru)