Health
Some Lay’s Smokey Bacon flavour potato chips recalled over salmonella fears
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume some potato chips because the products may be contaminated with salmonella.
It says the foods contain dry powder and paste hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), ingredients which have been recalled in the U.S. ... Monday , March 15, 2010
Arteries, cholesterol improve soon after smokers quit, even if they gain weight, study finds
ATLANTA - Quitting smoking can turn back time.
A year after kicking the habit, smokers’ arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that can set the stage for heart disease, according to the first big study to test this.
The improvement came even though smokers gained an average of 9 pou... Monday , March 15, 2010
Sony boss asks theatres to offer healthier snacks at movie concession stands
LAS VEGAS - The head of Sony Pictures has suggested that movie theatres offer healthier snacks to help fight obesity and give audiences a broader range of food choices.
Michael Lynton told theatre owners at their annual ShoWest convention Monday that a survey by the studio found that two-t... Monday , March 15, 2010
Signs of malignant melanoma on the skin
The five warning signs that a spot or lesion on the skin is a possible melanoma are designated by the first five letters of the alphabet:
-Asymmetrical in shape
-Border: irregular or with ragged edges
-Colour: more than one colour; may be variations of red, pink, brown, black, white or b... Monday , March 15, 2010
What is that spot? Skin heir to variety of benign growths with age
Many try to hide it, but it’s a fact of life that we wear our age on our skin. Wrinkles, lines, creases - all the badges of existence that our outer selves are heir to eventually show their faces over time.
And among those reminders of piled-up birthdays are a number of spots and growths, ... Monday , March 15, 2010