School Milk Does No Body Any Good

Original Article By: Kathy Pollard We should be supporting farmers with subsidies to grow food that helps, not hurts our kids. Our local paper kindly covered our Pennsylvania Representative Glenn Thompson’s Listening Session at the Pennsylvania state farm show last week. School milk was a topic of interest, with advocates pushing sugary chocolate milk on our […] Read More

Delayed Calorie Disclosure Rule Takes Effect for U.S. Food Sellers

Source: Reuters Many restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores and movie theaters across the United States are required starting on Monday to clearly display food calorie counts as part of a push to trim expanding American waistlines and control healthcare costs. Almost 37 percent of U.S. adults are obese, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […] Read More

Should Women Older Than 65 Be Screened for Cervical Cancer? A New Study Says Yes

Source: New Orleans Health & Health Care More women older than 65 are being diagnosed with cervical cancer than ever before. Now experts are calling for updated cancer screening guidelines that include older female patients. Dr. Sarah Dilley, co-author of a new study that underscores the need for updated guidelines, said she decided to pursue the study after noticing many of the patients […] Read More