By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
A conservative group called out the Coca-Cola Co. on Wednesday for lobbying to keep soda and candy eligible for purchase with food stamps, asking why the company expects taxpayers to pay for poor Americans' unhealthy purchases from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.
The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest issued a press release last week comparing sugary soda, such as Pepsi, to a "ruthlessly efficient bioweapon."
Taco Bell has pulled a television ad after receiving complaints that it mocks vegetables and people who eat them.
The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing more grains and meat in children's meals.
As criticism of sugary sodas intensifies, Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper are rolling out new vending machines that will put calorie counts right at your fingertips.
McDonald's restaurants across the country will soon get a new menu addition: The number of calories in the chain's burgers and fries.
Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?
Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?
If the mad cow found in California has you wondering about food safety, well, there are plenty of problems that pose serious risks to the food supply. But mad cow disease shouldn't be high on the worry list.
Children in California will still be able to get toys with their Happy Meals.
Next week, the FDA will be holding a hearing about letting consumers buy commonly used prescription drugs without a prescription, signaling FDA recognition that empowering consumers to make health care choices is the key to better health at a lower cost. The agency's proposal is a refreshing departure from the usual administration's practice of expanding government's role in our daily lives. Yet so-called consumer groups that want the government to tell Americans how to eat, what cars to drive and what medicines to take are opposing even this small step toward medical freedom.
Two studies this week raised gnawing worries about the safety of vitamin supplements and a host of questions. Should anyone be taking them? Which ones are most risky? And if you do take them, how can you pick the safest ones?
Avoid foreign produce. Wash and peel your fruit. Keep it refrigerated. None of these common tips would have guaranteed your safety from the deadliest food outbreak in a decade, the one involving cantaloupes from Colorado.
Avoid foreign produce. Wash and peel your fruit. Keep it refrigerated. None of these common tips would have guaranteed your safety from the deadliest food outbreak in a decade, the one involving cantaloupes from Colorado.
As many as 14 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, health officials say _ a death toll that would make the food outbreak the deadliest in more than a decade.
