UN: Number of hungry people declines
By FRANCES D'EMILIO 2010-09-14T19:08:32ZROME (AP) -- The number of chronically hungry people in the world dipped considerably below the 1 billion mark - the first drop in 15 years - thanks partly to a fall in food prices after spikes that sparked rioting a few years ago, U.N. agencies said Tuesday.... hosted.ap.org |
Infant Sleep Positioners Pose Suffocation Risk, F.D.A. Says
The agency, which has never approved the positioners as safe, said that they caused 12 deaths in the past 13 years and should no longer be used. feeds.nytimes.com |
Drug Maker From China Pleads Guilty
GeneScience Pharmaceutical and its chief executive pleaded guilty to charges of illegally distributing human growth hormone in the United States. feeds.nytimes.com |
Sounds terrible - why airline food tastes so bland
Background noise has been shown to affect the perceived flavour intensity of foods, in an affirmation of airline foods' notorious blandness. bbc.co.uk |
Well: The Small Print of Medical Credit Cards
Patients may assume medical credit cards are simple payment plans and not credit cards that entail fees and interest rate increases and have an impact on credit scores. feeds.nytimes.com |