Among the reform recommendations from a presidential task force is to give the FDA the power to recall food products.WASHINGTON -- A presidential task force today recommended a series of reforms to improve the safety of food and consumer products imported to the United States, including giving the Food and Drug Administration the authority to recall food products.
The presidential commission is also to call for certification of suppliers and for more U.S. inspectors abroad.An advisory commission created in response to concerns about recalls of dangerous toothpaste, dog food and toys will recommend to President Bush that the Food and Drug Administration be empowered to order mandatory recalls of products deemed a risk to consumers, an administration official said Monday.
Leaders hope governor will back the proposal to raise the tobacco tax by $2 a pack to finance insurance subsidies for low-income families.SACRAMENTO -- Seeking elusive common ground with Gov. ArnoldSchwarzenegger, the Legislature's Democratic leaders will propose today to raise the tobacco tax by $2 a pack as part of their latest strategy to extend health insurance to most Californians.
A suit filed by the victim's children says she died after staff ignored her as she writhed on the hospital floor.The children of Edith Isabel Rodriguez, the woman who died earlier this year after writhing in pain on the waiting room floor of Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital, filed a $45-million lawsuit against Los Angeles County on Monday, alleging negligence, medical malpractice and wrongful death.
Parents who seek help for behavioral problems are increasingly likely to walk away with a prescription for powerful drugs. But some experts counsel caution.KATIE'S middle child "has always had a lot going on in her head," says her mother. And much of it has been a mystery to Katie, who has coped with her daughter's escalating tantrums, combative behavior, bouts of fearfulness and just-plain-oddity since the 11-year-old was a toddler.
A full-tilt revival in ballroom dancing is emerging, bringing with it benefits that go beyond learning the fox trot.The schmaltzy strains of "Moon River" flow from the speakers as couples start to waltz in a studio in Santa Monica. Under a mirrored ball, they glide across the hardwood floor with perfect posture, silently mouthing the rhythm: one, two, three; one, two, three.
We all know: A good attitude prolongs a patient's life. But a new study contradicts that widely accepted belief.Hoping to strengthen their stressed-out immune systems, many people with cancer join support groups, attend yoga classes or take other steps to lift their moods.
Back straight, head up, hands shoulder-width apart, toes taut, chin to floor -- then push up. You don't have to do a world record 1,033 push-ups in 23 minutes, as Jack LaLanne did in 1956 -- or 10,507 in a row, the current record set in 1980 by Japan's Minoru Yoshida -- to know that push-ups are among the most basic, powerful and practical strength exercises. They work the core as they blast chest, shoulder and arm muscles. Although simple push-up bars that raise your hands several inches off the ground have been around for years, preventing wrist hyperextension and allowing deeper dips, a new generation of more sophisticated devices have arrived, claiming to ramp up the safety and challenge of this venerable, formerly body-only exercise.
As you move your body through different series of exercises, you'll find a variety of tight spots that need special attention. At the end of your workouts, when your body is warm and pliable, try a variation of this twisting squat. You may find it difficult to do in the beginning, but as you practice it you'll be surprised by how limber your body will get.
