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Who can say it's healthy? The FDA has a new definition for food labels

NPR Health

At a time when more than half the American diet comes from processed, packaged foods, the FDA has new rules aimed at helping people make healthier choices in the grocery store. Image credit: Hispanolistic)

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These chemicals may lurk in your personal care products

NPR Health

We definitely have. Ever scan the ingredient list of your favorite personal care products like shampoos or lotions and think, what are these complicated chemicals? And are any of them bad for me? So today, Gina talks to Life Kit 's Marielle Segarra about some of the top chemicals of concern, including parabens and phthalates.

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Redefining net zero will not stop global warming

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The science of net zero, developed over 15 years ago, does not include these natural carbon sinks in the definition of net human-induced CO2 emissions. Yet governments and corporations are increasingly turning to them to offset emissions, rather than reducing fossil fuel use or developing more permanent CO2 disposal options.

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Are plants intelligent? It depends on the definition

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Goldenrod can perceive other plants nearby without ever touching them, by sensing far-red light ratios reflected off leaves. When goldenrod is eaten by herbivores, it adapts its response based on whether or not another plant is nearby. Is this kind of flexible, real-time, adaptive response a sign of intelligence in plants?

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Readers share wishes for 2025: Be kind to each other and Earth! Learn from birds!

NPR Health

If even one of these wishes comes true, the world will definitely be a better place! We asked our readers to make a wish for 2025.

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To curb antimicrobial resistance, government may include antibiotics in definition of new drug

The Hindu

If brought into the new drug bracket, manufacturing, marketing and sale of antibiotics will be documented; patients will be able to buy antibiotics on prescription only

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Study Challenges the Current Definition of Obesity

Mercola

Overhauling the Definition of Obesity Researchers of a study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology are now calling for a shift in how obesity is diagnosed and treated. However, it has well-known flaws, such as failing to measure fat distribution and overall metabolic health.