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The Case Against the Pink Slime
A meat processing company has filed a lawsuit in South Dakota over claims that an ABC News Reporting story qualifies as libel. In this report, the news agency called a product made by Beef Products Inc (BPI) “pink slime.” The fast... More of this article »
Apple Acquires Beddit As Its Health Products Portfolio Grows
Beddit, a Finnish firm that makes software and hardware for tracking sleep, has announced that it has been acquired by Apple. Terms of the deal including whether Apple intended to incorporate Beddit’s technology into its products... More of this article »
Proposed Rules In California Unveiled
Proposed plans on how the medical marijuana industry in California will be regulated have been unveiled. The proposed regulations lay out the standards that have to be met by marijuana enterprises seeking to be licensed by the state.... More of this article »
Pharmacies Sued By Cherokee Nation Over Opioid Crisis
Walgreens and CVS Health are among the drug firms that have been sued by Cherokee Nation over allegations that the drug companies failed to take adequate action that would have prevented the opioid prescription painkillers from becoming... More of this article »
Childhood Pets Can Reduce Risk for Allergy and Obesity
A brand new study out of the University of Alberta, in Canada, suggests that exposing very young children to pets, early in life, might improve their eventual health outcomes down the road. While some existing studies have certainly... More of this article »
Flu Death Stats Underscore Importance of Getting Vaccinated
In the United States, flu-related deaths are not very common, though they do occur. Typically, the only people who die from complications related to the flu are those with weakened immune systems (babies, the elderly, and chronically... More of this article »