National School Lunch Program Heavily Influenced by Lobbyists

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/tVfAWbitBTs&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Every wonder how the mystery fish sticks or tater tots ended up in your school's lunch program: think politics, think lobbyists. $10 billion is … [Read more...]

Mother’s Personality Affects Eating Habits of Children

Editor’s note: The following post was originally published on Green and Clean Mom. “Green & Clean Mom can inspire you to try a little harder, be a catalyst for change and to offer you some new tips and news on how to be the green, sexy and sassy mom…I know you are!” A study … [Read more...]

Teen Gets 2-Week Suspension for Taking Her Birth Control Pill

Zero Tolerance policies often include everything under the sun: prescriptions, over-the-counters, and of course the illegal junk. But when a Fairfax County, Virginia mom got word that her daughter would receive a two-week suspension for the birth control pill, she was … [Read more...]

$75 Million Settlement From Pfizer Over Illegal Drug Trials

Drug company giant Pfizer has agreed to settle out of court - to the tune of $75 million - in the case of its unlicensed medical trials on Nigerian children during a meningitis outbreak in 1996, which led to 11 deaths and serious injuries such as organ failure and brain damage in … [Read more...]

Obesity Risk Reduced With Water Fountains in Schools

A study of about 3000 children in 32 schools in Germany found that installing water fountains, giving the children refillable water bottles, and using teaching lessons promoting the health benefits of water consumption reduced the risk of being overweight by 31%. … [Read more...]