Government must ban trans fats
Trans fats impact the obesity epidemic and banning them will help curb health problems.
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USC scientists receive grant to study effects of smoking
USC’s Keck School of Medicine was granted $20 million to research the use of tobacco.
FDA must reverse unfair blood donation policy
Banning men who have been sexually active with other men is unlawful and discrimatory.
The FDA approves USC-developed ‘bionic eye’ system
The retinal prosthesis system, approved on Feb. 14, is capable of restoring partial vision.
Plan B needs to be more accessible in colleges
A college in Pennsylvania creates a controversial Plan B vending machine. for students on campus.
Nutritional info not widely available on campus
Nearly 60 percent of Americans exceed the suggested daily sodium intake, according to the FDA.
Despite prevalence of food dyes, panic is mostly unfounded
Like it or not, food dyes are everywhere. All you need to do is take whatever package of tasty snack food is in your hand, flip to the ingredients list and voilá, there they are: Food Drug & Cosmetics Blue No. 1, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5 and others, forming a veritable rainbow of […]
FDA requires new, graphic cigarette advertising
Federal agencies hope to reduce the smoking rate by 12 percent by 2020.