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First Lady Asks Food Companies To Get Going On Healthy Products According to Reuters, First Lady Michelle Obama wants U.S. food manufacturers to put more effort into producing more health-friendly foods. The first lady would like for the industry to re-package foods to make healthier snacks and ideal choice for kids, while President Obama promotes initiatives against childhood obesity. ...

Army Begins First New Work Out Routine In 30 Years According to The Associated Press, the basic training regimen for newly recruited U.S. army soldiers has been revamped to add abdominal strengthening to its 30-year-old routine. A new series of sprints and core-muscle toning exercises will replace bayonet drills and five-mile runs as suggested by combat veterans in recent years. ...

Study Shows Cigarette Ads Appealed To Teen Girls According to WebMD, a recent national survey showed that after Camel No. 9 campaigned in many top women's periodicals many teen girls identified the cigarette company as their favorite brand. The advertisement based study showed that 44 percent of girls averaged age 15 could identify the brand which uses a pink camel in its ads. ...

House Democrats Look To Vote On Health Despite Abortion Opposers According to The Associates Press, Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Reps will look to reach a vote on President Barack Obama's health reform bill without gathering support from their anti-abortion counterparts. The group acknowledges that the issue brings a major obstacle into the bill's passage and is not willing to take the matter ...

Transportation Departments Says Highway Deaths Lowest Since 1950s According to The Associated Press, the Transportation Department released a report today showing the total number of deaths on highways at 33,963 for 2009. In 2008, the tally reached 37,261, nine percent higher than last year's numbers. The latest report showed 2009 as having the lowest numbers since 1954. ...

Food Maker Expands Recall On Possible Salmonella Carrying Products According to The Associated Press, popular spice manufacturer McCormick has announced that it will expand its current recall on products that have a possibility of spreading salmonella. No illnesses have been reported due to the McCormick products, as french onion dip mix, gravy mix, corn bread stuffing, and vegetable dip are on t ...

Study Shows Varying Sleep Habits By Ethnicity According to WebMD, a new national survey shows that varying sleep patterns according to ethnicity, although all groups seem to lack the recommended hours of sleep. Blacks reported 6 hours and 14 minutes of sleep on workdays, as Hispanics reported 6 hours and 34 minutes. Asians showed 6 hours and 48 minutes while Whites had 6 hours a ...

Patient Deaths Bring Select Medical Investigation By Senate According to BusinessWeek, the Senate Finance Committee announced yesterday its investigation into claims that Select Medical Holding Corp. provides substandard treatment at some hospital locations. Long-term care hospitals are being looked into as deaths of seriously ill patients are alleged over poor service by the provider. Recent shares in the company have r ...

Obama Pinpoints Insurers, Looks To Speed Health Reform Passage According to The Washington Post, President Barack Obama spoke to health insurance on Monday urging them to swiftly find a compromise in order to advance health care reform. Obama also target Democrats saying that they should be looking to pass the reform in the next three weeks. ...

Supreme Court To Hear Worries Of Parents Over Vaccine Side Effects According to CNN, an appeal from parents who have concerns over the side effects on their children vaccines have will be heard by the Supreme Court. The hearing will look into the protection laws of vaccine manufacturers and decide whether they can be filed lawsuits against by parents whose children have yielded negative effects. ...